ok i have this set of koni yellows, and i knew about the adjustment at the top of the strut with the tool provided with them, but i was looking a the directions today and saw these pictures that show the actual "shaft" being turned? is this a way to get more adjustment or what?

heres some pictures

 

bump!

 

No those are the instructions for internally adjustable shocks. They Yellows you have a re externally adjustable

 

Those instructions show the adjustment procedure for the Koni red shocks. Do you also have a sheet showing the **** placed on top, or do you only have those? They may have put the wrong instructions in the box. I can't remember if they have instructions for both types of shocks in the same booklet or what.

 

As mentioned, those are the instructions to set the internally-adjustable Koni 8040-Specials ("reds") and some older 8041-Sports ("yellows"). I don't believe that Koni is making the internally adjustable 8041-Sports any longer.

If you have an adjuster at the end of the shaft that is turned with the plastic **** tool, then your dampers are externally adjustable.

 

strangely, my yellows came with those instructions also - of course it has been about 3 years since.. but still

 

cool thanks

 

so externally adjustable koni yellows are the ones that i can simply pop my hood and trunk to adjust?

 

yupp

 

on the externally adjustable ones are the fronts and backs adjusted the same? why do i keep thinking that you have to jack the car up to adjust the rear struts?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wlee112 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">on the externally adjustable ones are the fronts and backs adjusted the same?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why do i keep thinking that you have to jack the car up to adjust the rear struts?</TD></TR></TABLE>
You don't.

Some KYB AGX rears (like those for '96-00 Civics) have an adjuster on the side at the bottom of the damper body which may require jacking to access, but no Konis are adjusted this way.