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Subject Thanks for the info. Can you elaborate on one point please?
     
Posted by ZEngineer on October 19, 2007 at 10:54 AM
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In Reply To Little rant -- why people need coilovers posted by kuah@splparts.com on October 19, 2007 at 10:21 AM
     
Message For this comment you made: "most single adjustable shocks primarily adjust rebound on the dampening, so it does little to change the compression stroke."

I found this statement to be false with KYB AGX shocks. When I first received the shocks, I was skeptical about their ability to vary dampening. I like to see things for myself before I take them as a given...heck, I still don't believe the light in the fridge turns off when you close the door!

A little test I did was to vary the front shock from settings 1 to 4, while I manually compressed the shock and allowed it to rebound.

On Setting #1, I could compress the shock using my arms alone, it would rebound instantly.

On #2, I could only compress it with one end on the floor and pushing the other end with my hand. It would rebound alone, but much slower than #1.

Setting #3 needed one end on the floor, and most of my weight to compress the shock. It wouldn't rebound unless pulled upwards maually.

I couldn't compress the shock on Setting #4 no matter how hard I tried. I'm 185 lbs, and all my weight wouldn't budge the shock.

I found that the shocks react completely differently depending on the stiffness setting, and this holds true for the compression and rebound strokes.

Does your experience prove otherwise?

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