babbo_umbro
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Hello
Half way home and Larkspeed rang, so I stopped the car. They said the replacement Koni has just arrived, so I will pick that up tomorrow, that was pretty quick.
Got home and took the front Koni off that was ok simply to check it, seems ok but on compression it is quite a bit softer than the standard 100HP strut, rebound is adjustable though.
Does that mean it may be a bit softer at he front - less crashy ????
You can't judge the damping effect by a simple push or pull on the damper - the rate of movement of compression or rebound makes a big difference to the amount of damping - that determines the rate at which damper fluid is passing through the valve; they are very non-linear so it's impossible to measure without a rig that simulates the action when on the car, or actually on the car, of course. I'm not advising that you should do it, but a much better idea would be gained by holding one end of the damper in a vice and whacking the other end with a padded hammer.