DIY: Koni Adjustment Tool

[m3f_T2]

My front Konis were impossible to adjust with the tool provided so I made a tool out of a carabiner clip. Then drilled the orginal knob and inserted a pin for the twisting moment torque.

[m3f_twastheglow]

Nice.

[m3f_das borgen]

great idea


thanks

[m3f_hencini]

Very clever, Black and Decker...



I'm doing a little "fab work" this weekend-- making a fan removal tool... I've been meaning to just weld up some sort of T-handle with a notch in it for the Konis, but maybe I'll make something similar to yours...

[m3f_T2]

Without the knob I would forget which way to turn it!!

[m3f_hencini]

Without the knob I would forget which way to turn it!!

It's funny cos it's true!! Even though I have to use a small vise grips to turn mine (no camber plates, so the adjustment tang is very close to the opening in the shock tower), I keep one knob in my tool box and one in my trunk so I know which way to turn...

[m3f_tbaker474]

I like it. Looks like another project to add to the list.

[m3f_TomS2]

It's funny cos it's true!! Even though I have to use a small vise grips to turn mine (no camber plates, so the adjustment tang is very close to the opening in the shock tower), I keep one knob in my tool box and one in my trunk so I know which way to turn...

photocopy the knob, cut it out, and tape it to the left strut tower.

repeat and replace "left strut tower" with "right strut tower"

sell knob on ebay

profit.



or do what i did and draw an arrow with a permanent marker on the strut tower.

[m3f_///sleeper]

that's a prettier design than mine! I just cut the head off an old screw-driver and notched it to fit, ghetto-fab!

[m3f_hencini]

that's a prettier design than mine! I just cut the head off an old screw-driver and notched it to fit, ghetto-fab!

[m3f_jvit27]

You have a cabrio you track and you still use the stock strut hats?

[m3f_T2]

My nephew, the star-mazda race mechanic, talked me out of camber plates...not that I won't buy them eventually. I am getting even wear across the tire and even temp, but I run street tires, 235 40 17, and I only run 9/10ths as I save a tenth for my kids.

[m3f_SIDEWAYS]

The tool looks good, but I"m not completely clear on what exactly you did. What is a carbinger clip? And what exactly did you drill? Lastly, is it permanently attached to the top of the shock?

[m3f_Z3MCOUPE]

very cool - I love homemade tools. One of my earliest memories of working in the garage with my dad was him making a tool out of something else = ftw

[m3f_das borgen]

The tool looks good, but I"m not completely clear on what exactly you did. What is a carbinger clip? And what exactly did you drill? Lastly, is it permanently attached to the top of the shock?

carabiner clip, AKA D-ring







mountain climbers use them support their weight