Mattman928

Has anyone adjusted the ride height of their shark w/o jacking the car?

In other words, with the car on the ground how realistic is it to be able ot turn the ride height collars? Do you need the special tool, or is there a trick to adjusting with other equipment?

Adam C

There is a proper tool for doing this. I searched for it in vain. I finally settled on a big pair of channel locks. Yes, it kind of scars the collar.

I did it while the car was jacked up.

the flyin' scotsman

You can do the rear shocks by crawling under the rear of the car. The front shocks are somewhat accessible by turning the wheels to full lock.

The proper wrench is available through the 928 sponsors or I bought mine from a local auto tool supplier. I refer to these wrenches as 'C' wrench.

Garth S

Yes, the adjustments can be done without lifting using the 'C' wrench Malcolm mentiones .... as long as the adjusters are free turning on their threads ( and not spinning as a seized assembly).

Bill Ball

It requires some extra leverage to do it on the ground. Many people use a MotionPro shock spanner available from most motorcycle dealers. I use a much heftier spanner designed to tighten exhaust collars on Norton motorcycles. Even with this tool it's a bit of a grunt to turn the shock adjusters when on the ground. Here's one on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4618845337

Ispeed

Can't be done with the weight of the car on the spring collars. At least not by me even with lubed threads.

blau928

It can be done.. Better if the car is on a lift like an alignment machine etc.. Rears are easier than fronts..

Trick is to lube the spring perch etc with anti sieze... Ask me how I know..

If the car is low to the ground, it will not be easy.. Mine is 155mm +/- 2mm, and It's better to adjust on a lift, as I have 285's on the front... I tweaked it on a drive on hunter machine that is similar to a 4 post lift.

HTH,

Daniel Dudley

Don't forget that changing your ride height changes your alignment.

UKKid35

It's not easy even with brand new shocks, don't even bother trying if they've been on the car longer than a few weeks.

Richard S

I did some adjusting today. Jacked up one side at a time and removed the wheel. If the adjuster nut is well used, the spanner can slip, followed by some knuckle busting and loud expletives. Go slow and make sure it engages well. Also, the collar on mine started spinning with the nut, after about 15mm of adjustment. I sprayed some lube in there, and will try again this weekend. Very easy to do with wheel off. Remember to go for a drive and re-measure after it has settled.

Rich

928ntslow

The ride height is SUPPOSED to be adjusted under load...you just need the car on an alignmment rack. Get some ramps or something like 2x8's .

Incredibly enough, the previous owner (or whom ever) of the GTS, used Channel locks to adjust the shocks. I can't tell you how much I want to PUNCH him in the nose!!! This is just plain WRONG! A wrench for these shocks can be found anywhere.