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Old Dec 27, 2000 | 10:57 AM
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are bilsteins adjustable

are they? also besides kyb who else makes adjustable shocks for thirdgens

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Old Dec 27, 2000 | 11:15 AM
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Car: '87 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: 385 HSR
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Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi
The Bilsteins are not adjustable, although there is a company that can make them adjustable. Koni's are adjustable; the red ones are single and the yellow ones are double adjustable (rebound and compression). I think Tokico also makes struts and shocks for 3rd-gens that are adjustable, but I'm not positive on that...

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Old Dec 28, 2000 | 02:27 AM
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Yellow koni's are not nesscsarily double adjustable. Only the Double Adjustable Koni's are double adjustable. Most yellow Koni's are single adjustable (reebound) with Sport valving.

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Old Dec 28, 2000 | 03:37 PM
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KONI does not make a DA alternative for the 3rd Generation F-bodys.
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Old Dec 28, 2000 | 03:47 PM
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Tokico does make nonadjustable and 5-way adjustable for camaros. I plan on buying the Eibach Pro-kit/Tokico 5-way adjustable for $600.00
They have Eibach with non-adjustable for $400.00. Jeff said the 2.5 position on the adjustable was equivalent to the non-adjustable. When you go to the track, you can set them at 1 and maybe get some good weight transfer. www.groupawheels.com has the kit and also nice ROH wheels.
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Old Dec 28, 2000 | 06:11 PM
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do you have to unbolt the rear tokicos to adjust them like I heard you had to do on the konis? how do they adjust?

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Old Dec 28, 2000 | 10:56 PM
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Car: Camaro Z28 1LE R7U
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Koni does make double adjustables for Third-Gens, but the front struts are a "custom" order. Basically they take a regular Sport strut, send it off to the Koni race shop and they perform the modifications to make it double adjustable.. Not cheap.

For the rear, you just order the double adjustable part# for 4th gen F-bodys. Same shock, they just don't list the double adjustable part# for the third-gen.


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Old Dec 28, 2000 | 10:59 PM
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4th gen rear shocks are the same?

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Old Dec 29, 2000 | 07:27 PM
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The Tokicos are suppose to adjust on car with a screwdriver. Call Jeff at www.groupawheels.com for more details.
Good luck,
Craig

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Old Dec 29, 2000 | 08:15 PM
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Car: Camaro Z28 1LE R7U
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Yes, 4th-Gen rear shocks are the same. Third, and 4th gen rear shocks interchange.

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