BriceJohnson wrote:
koni SA's.
I didn't think so, but people on my other forums talk about shocks "breaking in". They are probably just talking about getting used to them more than any actual change in the shocks.
You don't break shocks in - you just wear 'em out.
What "they" probably are referring to is getting the suspension settled in. When you change shocks, you loosen up pivot points of the suspension bushings and then retighten them. When you tighten them back in you lock in a certain amount of spring preload from the bushings. When you get the car back on the ground you notice it's a little higher. That's because you've preloaded the bushings to provide that extra lift (by letting it hang free when you tightened it).
When I do my suspension work, I always load the corner I'm working on by picking it up with a jack until the car just comes off the jackstands. Then I know I have it as loaded as I can get and don't have to worry so much about the bushings getting settled back in.
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