Adjusting Koni 4/4
06-23-2008, 05:46 PM
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Adjusting Koni 4/4 Hey all I got my hands on some Koni 4/4`s and just have some questions. Through research I've read that full soft in the rear, and four sweeps from full hard in the front is the desired adjustment. My question is, how do you know when the rears are full soft? I've turned these things (rears) clock wise a whole bunch of times. Will it eventually reach a stop? Same thing with the front. What is full hard? When the thing won't turn anymore? Do I just need to keep turning these things untill I can't turn it anymore? Any help is appreciated, as I want to install these things this weekend.
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06-23-2008, 05:56 PM
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Ok now I think I have a worse problem. I continued to turn the rears clock wise to try to soften them and shock oil came out. Did I destroy these things? I hope not, they are brand new and I saved a long time to get them.
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It sounds like there is something wrong with the shocks, they should not just keep spinning and definitely should not leak oil. I believe my rear shocks are about 2.5 turns lock to lock. Call the seller and get replacements.
06-23-2008, 06:20 PM
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These things must be f'd cause everytime I compress them they puke out oil. Great. I tried to adjust the other rear and it just spins and spins and spins with no stop either. Atleast that one doesn't leak though. Whats the odds they sent me two bad shocks as a pair?
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Yeah I was spining the rod with the provided ****. Still the same results. 
This is what I get for buying an ebay special, but you can't blame a man for trying to shop around these days. I'll try to contact the seller, but I have a terrible feeling about this mess since it took him forever to ship them out.
This is what I get for buying an ebay special, but you can't blame a man for trying to shop around these days. I'll try to contact the seller, but I have a terrible feeling about this mess since it took him forever to ship them out. Trending Topics
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It sounds like you were adjusting the rears with the threaded rod portion not tightened down (shock not installed). Therefor the whole shaft was spinning, not just the adjustment. Next time, try installing them first, then adjusting them. According to Koni, there should be two full turns lock to lock on the rear shocks.
Anyone with more experience wth Koni's care to chime in?
Anyone with more experience wth Koni's care to chime in?
06-30-2008, 02:57 PM
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Are they new? Did you buy them from an individual or a company? Leaking oil means bad seals, and while they might work they won't when the oil all gets from inside of the shock to outside. If you are the original purchaser of new shocks (not shocks that might be "new" but someone esle bought) Koni will warranty them.
As is... they sound like typical buyer beware results to me, I'm sorry to say.
As is... they sound like typical buyer beware results to me, I'm sorry to say.
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