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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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...ok just bought a second hand set of front koni's (cheers Tabz) i have no idea where they are set...how many position is there and how do i reset set them to number 1 position? I assume that means softest?


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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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fronts=turn them fully clockwise to harden.

will need to get the instructions out to check rear settings but have to be done off the car
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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with the rear removed from the car compress them in a vice.

a 180 deg turn clock wise stifens them to first setting.

360 deg turn to middle and a 720 deg turn to full hard
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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3 settings on rear i think. push and twist

fronts are self explanitory :P
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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all the way anti clock wise until they stop to set to full soft to start with then
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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...cheers Rapid..and bollocks to Jimbo

How many settings on the front?
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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phil, thrun it all the way to the left, then all te way to the right (counting the clicks)

THAT'S HOW MANY SETTINGS THERE ARE
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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..so you dont know but feel the need to answer
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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mines dont click at all
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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The fronts don't click, well, not the common yellow sports kit. The equivalent of a click is half a turn (180 degrees).
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