Hi guys,

is there any way or tip I haven't figured out yet in order to find out which damper setting it's at if the sticker that shows the position from 1-5 is gone on both rears besides putting the car on the track just to find out where's 1 and where's 5 by trial an error and then marking it out?and then again one could be at 5 while the other might be at 3...so it could be alot of guesswork.

For example is ''1'' always located at the 12 oclock position or whatever or it varies from one damper to another depending on how it was originally assembled coming out of the factory and every single damper can have a different location as a starting point?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,thanks!

 

If they're like many other shocks, sweeping the **** left goes softer and right goes stiffer. Just go for a drive with the shocks at one extreme and then the other. It should be pretty easy to tell which one is the higher damping setting.

 

Even if I rotate it like 3 turns conter clockwise it still continues to click...and I could go on like that endlessly, so if I start turning it the opposite direction I don't have any way to know for sure if the first click I hear is 1 or whatever.

 

you will notice one click takes longer than the other clicks, when you're at that position you're at the softest setting

 

btw do you have a pic of how low your car is on these lowdowns?

 

Mugen lowdown with ce28n 16 inch wheels

 

Thanks for the help so far guys!

One of the reasons I asked is because I have the opportunity to have a good deal on a used one and I wanted to make sure there was a way to find out what setting it's on before comitting to buy.

Now the other thing, how much of a difference does it really do on track according to your experience since the spring rate specs are somewhat close to the stock ones?

I know that spring rate is not the only factor but since the front are now stiffer 6.5 kg/mm vs 4.5 and that the rear is same as stock, how is the car balance is affected? Is it barely noticeable or do you experience more understeer or because of all of the other factors involved it keeps the same balance but with better handling quality?

The advantages I see with switching to this setup that should influence handling in a positive way are: lower center of gravity, less dive under hard braking, less roll, better dampening, slightly more favorable camber for track use since the car will be lowered which should all help...