Noob Question: How to Adjust Ride Height on Shocks

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Old 06-20-2009, 09:15 PM
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Noob Question: How to Adjust Ride Height on Shocks

Hello all.

Ok ive tried searching, but could not find an answer. I know on coils such as Teins, there is a tool you can use to turn it and you can adjust ride height like that.

But how would one adjust ride height on shocks such as Koni Yellows with the 3 perches or Neuspeeds with 5 perches? Does the whole strut need to come off and each time and spring re-compressed before the perch position can be changed?

I ask because i live in the great white north and while a slammed stance is nice, my car will become a plow in the winter. So adjustability is something i value

Thanks in advance, and sorry if this has already been addressed
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you have to take the shocks all the way off, it sucks.
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Yup...you'd have to diassemble them to adjust the perch. I have Eibachs and Koni Sports (Yellows) and I just set them on the botton perch in the front and middle perch in the rear....& one turn from full soft for dampening.

I'm in Ottawa with crappier roads than in T.O. and I honestly don't think that you'd want to go any lower than that. Ride would be horrible and you'd risk tearing off your spoiler in the Winter.
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