Just picked up some Mugen Low Downs for my 96 spec ITR. I've read a lot of good and no negative about them. I was just wondering since they are not marked on top for the different settings how do i know which setting is which?

ill have pictures up of the car on them tomorrow and the installation.

 

your mixing mugen with spoon now huh

 

ive heard in the past when you cant see the markings you just count what thread setting your on and turns etc, i would definatly like these to go with my mf10s but i think i want pic being that they are adjustable

 

i sold my spoon springs and found these for a great deal so i picked them up...they ride awesome. im not soo excited about the actual ride height but its not all that bad. i still need to know how do i know which settings are which? pics will be up tonight.

 

turned all the way to the left is setting 1. there are a total of 5 settings. 5 being the stiffest....

These are now called the 5 way adjustable rather than low downs, but are the same.

I love mine but am actually selling them since I am returning the car to stock.

 

when you click them round there should be a "long" click, that resets it back to 1, the softest setting.

 

ok thank you. My friend says his has each setting numbered though? I found that to be wierd

 

To add to what has already been said. When you turn them down or turn them up, the clicker/adjuster thingy does not automatically reset to 1 or 5, when you adjust it so you will have to take many test drives to see if all 4 corners feel the same on there respective settings. I found that when I installed mine I had one corner that was much stiffer than the rest. Over time and research I discovered that I had to unwind the stiffer shock one full revolution to get it back in line with the rest of the corners. After I did that, it was a great ride.

 

^^^Are you guys talking about the Lowdowns or NZ/N1 suspension?

There are 5 settings on the Lowdowns. Farthest setting counter-clockwise is #1 (softest setting). Mine actually had numbered stickers on them at one time, but have started to peel off over the years.

 

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LowDowns.

 

yes the low downs. I set mine from 12oclock 4 clicks clockwise and in the rear 3 clicks

 

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LowDowns. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well WTH are you doing a full rotation on them for?! Positions 1-5 don't even make a full 360º sweep.

 

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Well WTH are you doing a full rotation on them for?! Positions 1-5 don't even make a full 360º sweep. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thats news to me. Everything I found in my reaserch say they do and mine certainly do as well. Do get me wrong. I am not saying that you should make complete rotations on it but it is possible and he might encounter this same problem that I did as well.

 

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Thats news to me. Everything I found in my reaserch say they do and mine certainly do as well. Do get me wrong. I am not saying that you should make complete rotations on it but it is possible and he might encounter this same problem that I did as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Whatchoo talkin' bout willis?

SO one of the shocks I sold you was stiffer than the others and you turned the adjuster screw 1 complete rotation and it got softer?

 

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SO one of the shocks I sold you was stiffer than the others and you turned the adjuster screw 1 complete rotation and it got softer? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yep, you read that right.

 

maybe it is something in your drinking water

 

negatory.

 

maybe something you are smoking??? I mean you are from the state the Children of the Corn was filmed in

 

now now no fighting about mugen suspension....we all know spoon's are wayyy better but here are the before and afters

Spoon Springs


$700 and a trip to NYC


Spoons and Koni Yellow Vs Mugen Low Downs


Pull her back out and here she is (a tad bit to high in the back for my taste but they ride awesome)...

 

Sweet my springs!

 

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Nope. I can't argue the second point.

 

what serttings are you guys runni g? So far I'm liking 3f and 3r

 

Street driving, 1 front, 1 rear
Track & autocross 3 or 4 front, 5 rear

 

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Track & autocross 3 or 4 front, 5 rear</TD></TR></TABLE>

Stiffer in the rear?

What sway bar you running? Did you dial it in that way for more rotation?

 

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Stiffer in the rear?

What sway bar you running? Did you dial it in that way for more rotation?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mugen front & rear sway bars. Car rotates a *little*