[KEENSY85]

Is there much use for Adjustable shocks on a zook like ranchos, is it handy to run them firmer on road and looser on road or just a waste of money

[Rusho]

Waste of money...better suited to larger/heavier cars

[Reubs]

KEENSY85 wrote:

Is there much use for Adjustable shocks on a zook like ranchos, is it handy to run them firmer on road and looser on road or just a waste of money

Everyone I have spoken to about adjustable shocks have said the adjustment mechanisms tend to sieze up rendering the adjustment useless!

[dono1]

They worked good in my pootroll for the first few months, then the seals leaked like everyone else I know that has had tough dog big bore adjustables! I doubt they would be any more than a gimmick on a leaf sprung car...

[JrZook]

I run the Koni 80 series under mine which are rebound adjustable. I've only played with them once tho, found a nice setting and left them there. Valved quite nicely too

[atari4x4]

do the koni's have the gimmicky external adjustments like the rancho's or is it the proper compress & turn set up?

[JrZook]

atari4x4 wrote:

do the koni's have the gimmicky external adjustments or is it the proper compress & turn set up?

[Fatzook]

JrZook wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

do the koni's have the gimmicky external adjustments or is it the proper compress & turn set up?

Struts have the adjustment at the top of the piston, shocks are compress and turn.

[atari4x4]

ahhh sweet, i ran set of old koni struts in my cortina that had the top adjustments but they were an insert in strut that had been hot rodded.

how much & how different in open/closed lengths were they compared to the commodore shocks used in the front of a sierra?

[KEENSY85]

Jrzook have u got some part numbers and lengths, or a chart or something, I Googled there page and tthere's not to much info listed.