TWEEKING MY ELKA SHOCKS

[SteveMac]

For the most part, you are right on. :thumbup:

Whew! Glad to hear it. I just happen to have a pretty good dealer (thanks Len) who taught me how to set them.. but I never was an A student....LOL! :roflblack:

[EDIT] and I am definitely an Elka believer. IN addition to my front Elkas, I think I have one of the early releases on the new Elka RT Rear shock. Wow, that made a huge difference for us since we had one of the 2010s with a bad factory rear shock. When my wife notices something is new, you can bet it is worth the money.

 

[SteveMac]

Thanks Steve. This is exactly the information I was looking for. :thumbup:

Happy to help. Mostly I receive help though... nojoke

 

[lionking]

Shocks

John count me in. Always looking to learn :dontknow:

 

[effgjamis]

For the most part, you are right on. :thumbup:

What is the part that is missing??

 

[Trooper]

What is the part that is missing??

Just this part:

...More preload = more responsive and vise versa. Simply loosen the allen set screw on the preload adjustment nut and compress the spring for more preload or ease off on the compression to reduce preload. Note this will also affect the stance of your Spyder...

Its just a minor detail, but in the suspension world when we talk about "compression" we are refering to hydraulics and not spring tension or preload. I had to re-read his sentence a few times to realise that he was refering to spring preload, as in "compressing" a spring. Its just the way my mind works I guess in terms of the vocabulary used, but his idea and thought process is spot on. :thumbup: