Re: konis

[J Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

Here's  a valuable piece of advice:  When adjusting them, never run them with
the knob turned to the full stiff position.  This closes the valving, and
you'll blow them out.  I have no idea why they did it this way, they just did.

jim

Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:

> >i picked up a set of koni shocks and neuspeed springs at the junkyard
> >yesterday but i dont know much about them.....the ones on the rear are
> >yellow in color...(havent opened up the front tubes)....are these the
> >adjustable sport ones or the "heavy duty" ones?....
>
> Sports I believe, same as the ones on my car.
>
> >
> >i also got a set of front inserts with a car i bought on friday...they are
> >yellow.....on one of them the piston comes up slower than the other....i
> >assume that these are adjustable since they came with a knob.....is there
> >a way (without installing them in a car) to make sure it's adjusted all
> >the way "soft"?
>
> Full 'soft' is set by rotating the adjuster knob full counter-clockwise,
> or lefty-loosey, right? ;)
>
> >
> >thanks
> >dave
>
> ==Brett
>
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