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[YoungJon]

Hi guys and of course girls. This is a follow up to my first question regarding being unable to fit Koni rear dampers to my MPI sportpack . I sent the offending Koni's back to the supplier and went with the advice from the forum for KYB's . They arrived this morning so, my first surprise was that they seem to be extremely stiff even compared to the Koni's . Does the 'A' in KYB Gas A Just  stand for automatic or is it me being dim ????    . The supplier said I might need to get them professionally set up , which seems odd as there doesn't seem to be any way of adjustment .

As always any views on this are gratefully received .

 

John   

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[lordcakes]

These dampers are self adjusting. I believe that they are meant to be softer in a straight line but firm up the harder you corner.

[Cooperman]

They are the best non-adjustable dampers for road cars. Bilsteins are stronger, but very hard as they are for competition only.

[JXC Mini GT]

I fitted these to the rear of my Mini, and they are a much better ride than the previous spax adjustable shocks.

[Tornado99]

Fitted all corners on my '88 saloon. Huge improvement over stock, firm, less harsh over bumps. They were quite hard to compress on the bench. OEM were a doodle and had no rebound. Since learned they were actually true dampers in that they just offer resistance to both compression and expansion, with no rebound mechanism (spring or gas pressure).

Be careful if you have to shift the fuel tank to get the left rear shock done. My fuel line crumbled at the tank when doing this and there was a big fuel spill inside/outside the boot. If lines are original you should seriously consider replacing all as modern ethanol fuels make them brittle.

[Cooperman]

If you look at some other of my posts you will see how to cut a rectangular access hole, about 5" x 3", in rear seat panel. This enables access to the top of the damper behind the tank and it is very easy to remove the damper without removing the tank.

After doing the job, make up a cover plate and use either RivNuts or self tapping screws to hold the cover and seal it with a suitable sealer (bath sealer is OK).

Doing this saves a lot of aggrevation.

[g0myw]

here we are as I 've found it ..
  https://www.theminif...rber/?p=3448647

[Midas Mk1]

I’ve driven a mates mini with kybs compared to my spac/protec their not even in the same league, wasn’t impressed.