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Old 09-15-2016, 05:24 PM
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I was driving around today........... Hard driving because old man winter is on the way. It was so nice just to pull over and reach under and make some changes front and rear.



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What kind of height adjustment do you have on those?
Is the adjustability real easy to feel or just under harder driving

Wanna get a set for my a body and raise it about 3/8" so I can get some meats back under the front
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I didn't get the adjustable shocks but QA 1 took my spring rates and custom tuned them for me. I had Konis on another car and I really like QA1. I don't really need adjustable shocks I'd probably just screw them up.
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
What kind of height adjustment do you have on those?
Is the adjustability real easy to feel or just under harder driving

Wanna get a set for my a body and raise it about 3/8" so I can get some meats back under the front
my tires 275 F and 335 rear with big brakes. My rear with the mono seemed bouncy so I was messing more with the rebound

The front you use a spanner wrench to turn the spring. rear of course is the bolt nut. I was doing shocks today with less compression and more rebound
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Man, I do I ever want a set of those things...
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I wish I would have done some more research before I purchased my Konis. I'm happy with the ride and handling but you have to take the shock off the car to change the settings.
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I wish I would have done some more research before I purchased my Konis. I'm happy with the ride and handling but you have to take the shock off the car to change the settings.

I took off Koni three way adjustable. I never like any of the three settings. They probably work great in a different setup. I just threw them in a box

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