sjpatejak

Is there a way to adjust these things without using a vise?

GTSilver944

Is it an early or late car? The design is different for each. On the early one's you just compress it, then hold down the button and twist it to one of three settings, IIRC. Didn't need a vice. Not sure about the late cars...

loxner

On mine you just compress and turn them, don't really need a vice. It's a '89 BTW.

krystar

early ones don't need vise either. just hold button down and twist.

sjpatejak

This is an '86 951. The procedure is as explained by luek944. But you have to hold the body of the shock stationary while you compress the piston. The instructions show the lower bushing clamped in a vise. I was wondering if anyone had come up with another solution. I was thinking of getting a length of rebar and holding it down with my feet.

loxner

I wonder if you could leave one end attached to the car, and use that to hold the end stationary? I've never adjusted them after I installed them, so i don't know if it would work or not.

schwank

It takes a bit of pressure to fully compress them, and you will need to pull the bump stops out to compress it all the way. I did it out of the car. It could probably be done in the car but I don't think it would be super easy.