[DeTomaso] Ride height and Koni adjustable shock adjustment

Jeff Detrich jjdetrich at gmail.com
Thu Jun 20 10:25:44 EDT 2013


The Konis sold by Dennis Quella can be height adjusted right on the car.
Just need a spanner or even a large hex key.

Jeff
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On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:47 AM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> If you'd like your results to compare with other Panteras, measure
> according to pg 3, Bulletin 4 in the Tech Service Bulletins; it specifies
> where to
> measure and what it was supposed to be as-stock. The diagram shows
> measuring
> to the center of the inboard rear suspension pivot bolts on both front and
> rear suspensions. Note the front was set 0.390" higher than the rear,
> which I
> (and undoubtably Engineer Dallara) disagree with, and the factory settings
> may also have included the infamous spring spacers used to raise headlight
> centers to comply with a 1971 DOT spec, since disregarded.
> Note also that lowering the car by removing spring spacers and/or
> readjusting adjustable shock spring-collars, will also change toe-in and
> caster, so
> be ready to realign the front end after fiddling with this.
>
> As for your Konis, there are two quite different Konis commonly used on
> Panteras. The older ones are non-gas charged, and adjust by;
> 1- remove shock from car completely. Be careful they weigh about 12 lbs
> each.
> 2-With a press or spring tool, remove the big split-locks on the top that
> hold the spring in place.
> 3- drive out the roll pin that holds the top shock-eye on and unscrew the
> shock eye completely.
> 4- collapse the shock by pushing the rod in to the bottom. There will be
> anout an inch left outside. With a small wrench, slowly rotate the rod
> counterclockwis while pushing down until you feel the rod suddenly drop
> another
> 1/4". This means the rod engaged the damping adjustment. Since you have no
> idea
> where the thing is adjusted, turn the rod counter-clockwise until it stops.
> This is full-soft.
> 5- there are 3 adjustments possible: soft, medium and hard, each one a full
> turn from each other. Turn clockwise. When you get to your chosen point,
> pull up to disengage the adjuster.
> 6- Reassemble and reinstall.
>
> For gas-Konis:
> 1- remove shock from car completely. These only weigh about 6 lbs ea.
> 2- by slacking off the threaded collar (keeping track of how many turns
> there were originally for the height you are using), back off until the
> split
> locks and spring can be safely removed.
> 3- under a plastic cap on the top of the shock body is a buttom; push the
> button while rotating the rod clockwise to change damping adjustment.
> Again,
> there are 3 possibilities.
>
> Note- most commonly used Konis adjust compression damping only. Good luck-
> J Deryke
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