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Title: Help with setting firmness on RE _ A Shocks??
Post by: antnicuk on June 20, 2006, 09:09:54 PM

:confused:

My coilovers have an adjuster knob at the bottom, with 1 - 4 on it. Does anyone know which is the most firm setting? I cant tell any difference by pushing the car down.

With a shock out i still cant tell any difference when i push the shock strut down but it rebounds (springs back out) faster on setting 1 than on setting 4 which is quite slow.

regards
Tony

Title: Help with setting firmness on RE _ A Shocks??
Post by: maximtaylor on June 20, 2006, 09:31:15 PM

My guess on your diagnosis would be that 4 is the hardest :) I\'d also guess that you wind the adjuster clockwise for 4 and counterclockwise for 1?

Title: Help with setting firmness on RE _ A Shocks??
Post by: antnicuk on June 20, 2006, 09:53:31 PM

hi max,

yes, you are right, clockwise as you look at it takes it from to 4.

so the firmer the shock the slower the rebound??

Title: Help with setting firmness on RE _ A Shocks??
Post by: maximtaylor on June 20, 2006, 10:24:00 PM

Yep, the firmer the shock, the more resistance it has to the spring compressing(bump) and the spring restoring to normal length again (rebound).

So yes, slower is firmer ;)

Regards
Finbar Saunders

Mazda Rotary Club

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