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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 08:49 AM
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I bought a '92 from a guy who modified the suspension... bigger sways, springs, and yellow koni adjustables.

It's obvious enough how to adjust the fronts since there's ready access, but how do you access the rears? What's involved there?

I'm trying to dial it down... he had them ajusted fully firm, and it rides absolutely rock-hard... I dialed down the fronts about halfway and it made a big difference, just need to do the backs.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Don't Koni's have the internal adjustment where you collapse the shock to engage the adjuster?

For the rears this means you would have to remove the shock to achieve this.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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Check the Koni website. There is a 32 page download on adjusting the shocks there.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hernancortes
I bought a '92 from a guy who modified the suspension... bigger sways, springs, and yellow koni adjustables.

It's obvious enough how to adjust the fronts since there's ready access, but how do you access the rears? What's involved there?

I'm trying to dial it down... he had them ajusted fully firm, and it rides absolutely rock-hard... I dialed down the fronts about halfway and it made a big difference, just need to do the backs.
Remove the two bolts that secure the top of the shock mount to the frame. Compress the shock and then adjust as required.
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