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i called tirerack about Konis and the guy said they weren't adjustable (i forgot to ask for Luke). Isn't he wrong? Anyway, if they are, how easy is it to adjust them once they are on? Does the car need to be jacked up? And how much of a difference is felt from, lets say, the lowest setting to the highest setting? Thanks for any answers i get.
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Try Mysticali, he has them on his Tour.
All you do is open the hood and put a (removable) knob on and turn it to which ever setting desired.
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Heard the rears are somewhat a PITA. Can't fit the knob back there very well or something like that. Not a good enough reason to pass the Koni's up...still by far the best strut out there for us.
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Fronts are VERY easy to adjust, rears can be tricky. What I did was to buy a cheap 1/4 ratchet (smallest one you can find) then use a 3/8 or so socket into which I glued the inside of the plastic knob that Koni provides. It means you trash one of the adjusting knobs but it works really well to reach the top of the rear struts. There is definatley a difference between stock and softest koni setting and between soft and firm. Try it, you'll like it. 
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Yeah i cant wait to get some of my own.
I tried clicking my heals, but no luck yet.
Ill keep you guys posted if it works.
Email me for a How-to? :p
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Originally posted by 1314:
i called tirerack about Konis and the guy said they weren't adjustable (i forgot to ask for Luke). Isn't he wrong? Anyway, if they are, how easy is it to adjust them once they are on? Does the car need to be jacked up? And how much of a difference is felt from, lets say, the lowest setting to the highest setting? Thanks for any answers i get. is adjustable, but the struts themselves aren't. I have the Koni and Ground Control setup and words cant explains how my car handles now. Can you say 110 mph through extreme curvy roads without the rear breaking loose!
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Thanks guys. i hope to get them very soon (before the end of the month) and i just wanted some basic information. By the way, what is the life span supposed to be on them?
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Funny, but on my 95 I have no trouble getting the adjusting knob on the rear struts. Although, come to think of it the 95 SE has a unique upper strut mount per Ford p/n's.
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Originally posted by Icey Mike:
Can you say 110 mph through extreme curvy roads without the rear breaking loose! Ahhh drool :p I want some koni's
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Try using a grinding wheel to decrease the diameter of one of the adjusting knobs. After a bit of modification, it fits in there just fine. I also made two marks on opposite sides of that knob (a + and a - mark) so when you are adjusting the struts, you know how many turns you have made. My .02
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