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Old 04-14-2016, 05:23 AM
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Just a quickie........spring collar/perch up or down to lower?
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Down to lower - oh- hang on a second- you are in Australia- is this one of those trick questions [ha ha]?

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lol....cheers mate. Is there a stop on the front perches or can you unscrew them off the strut if going downwards?
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first what is year ,
and second what kind of shocks do you have
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It's an 86 5.0 and not sure on which shocks. The rears are Koni reds and that's the easy to drop.
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The inner sleeve of the adjuster is [should be...] fixed to the shock tube, sliding over protrusions on the tube. Adjusting the outer collar up on the shock tube raises the car. The threads are standard right-handed, so clockwise towards the direction you want to move the outer collar.

The parts are aluminum, and have a nasty habit of corroding together. The collar also binds a little on the lower spring support, making it hard to turn. If there's the typical corrosion on your adjusters, clear as much as you can with mechanically with a wire brush. Then soak the area liberally with a mix of acetone and automatic transmission fluid to help loosen the corroded metal bonding the threads. Start this treatment a week or so in advance of your planned adjustment effort. Many have fount it necessary to disassemble the springs and adjusters from the shock tube, and work on the corroded adjusters off the car.



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