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	Koni Shocks Many of the KONI Sport dampers are externally adjustable by means of a knob, so they need not be disassembled from the car. The fine-tuning of the damping forces to personal driving style and to different driving conditions is therefore not more than a matter of seconds
		Special / Classic - Most are Rebound Adjustable off the vehicle. Rebound is adjusted by fully compressing the shock and rotating it CW to make it Firmer. Sport - Externally Rebound Adjustable. These dampers can be adjusted, literally at the turn of a knob, a technique borrowed from Fromula-1 racing where Koni dampers have dominated the field for years. One can switch back and forth, in most cases in a matter of seconds, from a comfortable "touring" setting to a more firm setting for a sporty drive. By means of a knob the damping forces can be altered to driving conditions or personal preferences. Race - Externally Rebound Adjustable Shortened body length for increased travel with coil-over springs. Movable body circlips for different ride heights for certain cars No warranty Designed to work with coilover sleeves Valved for higher spring rates
Adjustment Procedures For a quick overview of the features applied to each P/N

	Koni STR.T-Street Shocks Are you ready for the road? For curves? For adrenalin? KONI Street is the answer. Koni is proud to introduce a new line of entry level performance shock absorbers called STR.T (pronounced Street). Perfect for handling improvement or just OI replacement, Koni Street is an affordable solution that will exceed your expectations. Not only is Koni Street suitable for stock suspensions, but will also compliment other aftermarket suspension upgrades such as lowering springs, sway bars, etc... Koni Street is backed by a limited lifetime warranty so that you can feel confident that these shocks will never let yo down. So whether it is the additional stability in a hairpin tun or a compliment to those lowering springs that you desire, Koni STR.T is the answer. * Entry Level performance shock Absorber * Compliments lowering springs * Perfect for OE replacement or vehicle improvement * Non-adjustable * Lifetime Warranty * The most affordable KONIs

Warning: Koni Series SPA1 shock absorbers are specifically for use in off highway drag race competition only. If used on public highways loss of vehicle control and consequent personal injuries my result.		Drag Race - The Koni SPA1 Series shock absorber (for drag racing only) is a complete departure from the old "90/10" thinking which is no longer effective in modern drag race competition. The old thinking was to allow the vehicle front end to rise quickly and stay there to promote as much weight transfer as possible to the rear wheels. This was achieved by virtually no rebound forces ("10") and a great deal of bump forces ("90"). This massive amount of bump force was supposed to hold the front suspension up to maintain that "bite". Unfortunately the nose-in-the-air position trapped huge volumes of air which ruined any attempt at aerodynamics so ET's were not as good as they could have been. Koni SPA1 Series shocks deal with this in several ways. First, they use virtually no bump (compression) damping. Why? To allow the front-end to settle quicker, restoring the nose down attitude that is so essential for cleaner air flow. Second, the rebound (extension) forces are velocity sensitive; that is, they increase at a rate directly proportionate to piston speed. So, what does this mean? - On a dry surface with good hookup, the amount of lift generated by initial launch is, of course, very sudden and quite violent. The velocity sensitive nature of the SPA1 reacts instantly (no magic, just good design and tuning) to damp this lift to avoid bogging caused by too much weight transfer. (Yes, you can have too much of a good thing). On the other end of the spectrum, a slick surface would naturally provide less lift and tire shock, so the SPA1 then allows more movement of the front end because the lack of traction initially does no lift the chassis as violently. This "gentle" impulse does not activate the higher speed circuit of the SPA1, so you end up with more front to rear weight transfer and accordingly better bite. Not only that, they have five settings that enable you to tune your chassis. For Koni rear SPA1 shocks, there is a big difference. They still have nearly zero bump (compression) damping but the rebound damping, unlike the front is digressive. Digressive? - Yes. This means they are designed to digress, or "blow off" at high piston speed. Why? Well, if you had the velocity sensitive type setting the front shocks use, it would be possible to grossly over damp the rear suspension on initial launch, thereby picking up rear wheels. The rear SPA1 Koni will "blow off" then, and allow proper "unwinding " of the rear suspension.