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Are Konis supposed to act like this?
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09-18-2009, 03:52 PM | #2 |
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that's normal. The whole concept of a shock is to dampen the spring oscillations. (basically keep the car from bouncing on the spring) so they slow down the forces of the springs acting on them. Konis have a lot of rebound damping, so it take more force to extend them than to compress them. That's why it takes so long for them to rebound on their own.
when your shocks can be extended easily, they are blown |
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09-18-2009, 10:08 PM | #3 | |
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Knowing the springs rates supplied in your coilver kit also helps. Most manufacture just put together a kit without any R&D - Good for lowering your car, but bad handling and ride. |
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09-19-2009, 07:33 AM | #4 |
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Yes this is because you r not suposed to go pass 2 turn. 2 turns if full soft. You basicali disable the shock thats is why after 2 turns you can not fully reextend the schock you are lucky that you were able to reinstall the thing, you are basicaly riding on your springs with very little damping.
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09-20-2009, 09:13 AM | #5 | |
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Good to know thanks for the research. I've had mine at 2 and love them. |
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09-21-2009, 10:33 AM | #6 | |
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You can't disable the Koni by going 2 turns in either direction... A good source of information would be a Koni dealer/distributor or the manufacture themselves, and not from another another forum(unless the person posting has reliable information). |
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