Hi Guys,
Koni's are probably the best shock for a Triumph that you can get for
the
money. They are the only "affordable" shocks that have enough travel in
both the bump and rebound directions, unlike the Monroe or Armstrong
replacements. If your car feels like it's going over railroad tracks when
you drive over slight bumps, it's because you don't have enough shock
travel.
I use them on all my LBCs. To adjust them, simply remove the rubber
bump
stop from within the upper dust cover, collapse the shock all the way until
you can feel the gears mesh at the very bottom of it's travel (you might
have to twist the top of the shock one way or the other to get them to
mesh), rotate the dust cover counterclockwise until it stops (1 1/2 - 2
turns max) and you are at the softest position. There is about 1 1/2
turns of adjustment in each shock. Set them where you want them and then
pull the top of the shock up 1/2" to disengage the gears.
Reinsert the rubber bump stop (for best results cut the bump stop off at
the locating groove and use only the top part) and you're done.
Take care - Bob Wanta, Bob's Foreign Auto, www.iconn.net/bobsauto
74 Spitfire
70 GT-6+
74 TR-6
70 XKE roadster
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> From: Steve L. Toth <ybullet@flash.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Koni's for street TR's
> Date: Monday, August 04, 1997 10:30 PM
>
> Tom wrote:
>
> >But it also had a set of Koni's (front) these are red, with some
warnings
> >about procedures for adjustment.
> >
> >Are these reasonable shocks for street use. One of the suppliers of TR
> >parts suggested that Koni's were really too hard for street use
> >
> >I have understood that Koni's don't generally wear out because they can
be
> >re adjusted.
>
> I have been using Konie on my TR250 since 1988. I've got them all
around.
> I wouldn't even think to go to another brand. I'm very happy with them.
> >
> >If so how does one adjust them these compress with moderate difficulty
and
> >expand with a great deal of effort.
>
> There is a rubber bushing on the inside that needs to be removed.
There
> is a tool to be used in rotating the lower assembly for adjustment. I
may
> still have the instructions somewhere in the "Triumph Files". I will
look.
> If all else fails, youi can send them direct to the factory and for a
> small fee they will adjust them to soft, medium or hard for you. I had
> this done in 1992, just prior to VTR Savannah.
>
> Mine are set to medium and the ride is pretty good. Race setting is
too
> stiff for the street.
>
> Steve
>
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