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[MannyRai]

i have these spax adjustable shocks and i do not have the adjuster for them and wanted to see if i could buy any where, also i dont know which dial is which low speed and high speed compression ? can anyone help ?

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[ministar]

You use a flat head screwdriver to turn the adjuster. Turning anti-clockwise is softer, and turning clockwise is harder. On a mini I would recommend the backs being about 1/3 less hard than the fronts, but it is a case of finding what is suitable for you.

[Bungle]

as above no special tool just a screw driver

although i would say run the rear stiffer that the front, i found with a stiffer front end as the car rolled into a corner the inside wheel would have less weight on it and tend to spin

the softer at the front set up left the suspension with more give resulting the wheel stayed on the ground and didn't spin

[Cooperman]

The rule-of-thumb with road-holding is if you make one end stiffer, you increase the road-holding at the other end, which is why a car with a rear anti-roll bar (i.e. stiffer on the back) will oversteer more (i.e. more grip on the front). I read that in a booky called "The Sports car - It's design & Development" back when I was just an engineering student; and that was sure a long time ago.

[ministar]

Im not going to get into a debate on how you set your spax, but with less weight at the rear should mean less need for harder. It is trial and error, and it works for me.

[Cooperman]

I always start off with them relatively soft, like 5 clicks front and 3 clicks rear, then test and alter until it's how I like it. I don't like them too hard and I have slightly raised ride height to give good suspension travel. That works very well on our bumpy Fenland lanes around here.

[ministar]

like 5 clicks front and 3 clicks rear, then test and alter until it's how I like it. That works very well on our bumpy Fenland lanes around here.

Yes, I have the 28 point adjustable spax, and for a track like castle combe I had them set to 26 clicks front and 20 clicks rear. It does depend on what you use the car for and also how you want it respond.