GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

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Old 03-26-01, 03:47 PM
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How easy is it to adjust the ride height and ride?

I checked the previous posts, but they didn't explain any.
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Well I've nevered adjusted my height but they come with two special wrenches to facilitate the height adjustment. Should be quite simple.

The damping is a snap since it is a screw that is on top of the shock that you turn for adjustments. Takes me five minutes to adjust the damping for all four shocks.
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Just to elaborate on what Michael stated;

For height adjustment, just jack up your car a wheel at a time. The two wrenches are for the adjustment ring and the locking ring on the shock. Once the desired height is reached, tighten the locking ring against the adjustment ring. You may have to drop and raise the car a couple times to get the desired drop height with the wheel on the ground. Adjustments can be made without removal of wheel.

There are 16 clicks of dampening adjustment; softest all the way counterclockwise to the firmest clockwise. Actually, I believe there are 21 clicks, but Tein states never to exceed 16 or else you will ruin your coilovers. By using the supplied hex key, turn all the way counterclockwise to begin, and start counting clicks as you "tighten" your dampening. Just for ref, I use settings of 6 (fr) and 8 (r) for the street, and 13 (fr) and 15 (r) for the track. The softer front helps to create a bit more oversteer to compensate the understeer of my setup.


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Thanks for the info Calvin...I know I asked this on the last board, but are the person I was talking to about having Bruce make those custom intake boxes?
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