[DeTomaso] SHOCKING QUESTION......

Mon Oct 31 18:18:19 EDT 2022

Trip, what are you experiencing currently that makes you want  a “stiffer” ride?

What wheel and tire are you running on your car?

> On Oct 31, 2022, at 18:07, Trip Owen <lance730 at msn.com> wrote:
> 
>    THANK YOU - grateful for your help...........
> 
>   Clueless in DC, hey, I'm not the only one................
> 
>   Trip
> 
> 
>   Sent from [1]Mail for Windows
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> 
>   From: [2]Mike Drew
>   Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2022 7:14 PM
>   To: [3]Trip Owen
>   Cc: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] SHOCKING QUESTION......
> 
> 
>   Trip,
> 
> 
>   Ariston and Koni shocks are nominally identical and work the same way.
>   Adjusting them is a PIA but it works.
> 
> 
>   First you have to dismantle the assemblies and remove the springs. The
>   procedures for that are in your shop manual.
> 
> 
>   TSB #2 has an article detailing the procedure for adjusting the shocks.
>   You could look it up on the POCA website but I will save you the
>   trouble:
> 
> 
>   [cid:B9B5CF64-93E8-446A-A9E5-1CD3268DA6B7-L0-001]
> 
>   Here is the world's shortest video showing internally what is happening
>   when you perform the adjustments, both mechanically (on the left) and
>   also the damping curve (on the right).
> 
>   [5]https://youtu.be/c4nYQRYKZnE
> 
>   From a practical perspective, the first thing I would do is compress
>   and expand each shock to determine what their current damping
>   characteristics are. Hopefully they are all still functional.
> 
>   Assuming they are, then follow the procedure above. Turn them fully
>   counterclockwise (to the left when viewed from above), counting the
>   turns, until they stop (full soft). Then turn clockwise then same
>   number of turns to arrive at the original position, and then some more
>   to make them stiffer. How much more? Well, you get to decide that. I
>   think there are about five half-turns (2.5 full rotations) from full
>   soft to full stiff.
> 
>   Full stiff is almost assuredly too stiff, but again, you get to judge
>   that on your own.
> 
>   The front and rear shocks look identical but in fact are different
>   internally, so keep them segregated. I suggest working in pairs,
>   adjusting only the fronts before starting to work on the rears (or vice
>   versa).
> 
>   You may well find that the front shocks are relatively stiffer or
>   softer than the rears, i.e. it might be 4 half turns to full soft for
>   the fronts and only 2 half turns for the rear. Or whatever. You have no
>   idea how they were originally set up.
> 
>   It will take a very long time to perform all these adjustments and
>   reassemble everything. Then you get to test and see how you like it,
>   and repeat as necessary.  The good news is, once you are happy you will
>   never have to touch them again.
> 
>   Now you know what you will be doing for the next several weeks!
> 
>   Mike
> 
> 
>   Sent from my iPad
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>     On Oct 29, 2022, at 17:38, Trip Owen <lance730 at msn.com> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks to all "you al" that sent me your good counsel - Mike
>   determined
>     that my GT5S shocks (must be OEM) are not Koni, but Ariston,
>   bushings
>     are shot, ordered the poly bushings from Larry Stock. My question is
>     are these adjustable?  If so, how to make ride stiffer?
>     Trip
>     DC
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