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adjustment of front shocks
I am fitting new front Koni shocks. I can adjust them (while not installed). At the current adjustment the response on rebounce shows hardly any overshoot. Is this the correct setting?
I have standard torsion bars. The car is lowered ca. 20 mm (ca. 3/4 in).
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12-24-2002, 05:38 AM
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Harry, Do you have the Sport Koni's or the regular ones? THe Sports have a small adjusting knob in the top by which you can adjust the compression or rebound, I can't remember which.
Cheers, James
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12-24-2002, 05:52 AM
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James,
I have the "street special" which are not adjustable when installed in the car. They need to be compressed fully and then rotated. Only the rebound is adjustable.
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OK, What kind of shocks do you have in the rear? Where do you do most of your driving? Track, Street etc? If you do street driving, I would set them on the softer setting. I can't remember how many revolutions you go from full soft to full hard but I would try 1/3 from full soft and see how you like it. Let me know if I can help out more. I seem to be one of the few on this board with Koni's. I really like them and I run them on the track so some of my knowledge will be a bit biased towards that application.
Happy Holidays, James
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I still have the rear standard shocks, probably Boge , but I have the Koni's already in house. I will fit these in the next weeks. The front struts turn 2.5 turns. I have them now one full turn from soft. May be too much. I will let you know.
I do not know how the weather in Boston is this period of the year, but here in the netherlands it is raining a lot so it will take some time before I can do some serious driving. Thanks
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