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gti4130
10-20-2007, 05:34 PM
I bought some used koni shocks from parts 4 vw's( only used two weeks)And there really easy to push down by hand. Is this how they normally are?
JETTAone420
10-20-2007, 06:32 PM
are they adjustable??
gti4130
10-20-2007, 06:38 PM
yea there adjustable.....
JETTAone420
10-20-2007, 06:50 PM
did u try making them stiff?
gti4130
10-20-2007, 07:05 PM
yes
bugzy
10-20-2007, 07:36 PM
that doesnt mean their blown

how hard are you pushing

some shocks you can compress by hand with force ... you can always call parts4vw up and ask em details
gti4130
10-20-2007, 09:12 PM
not to hard the thing is they dont come back up when i push down
Streamline
10-20-2007, 09:46 PM
not to hard the thing is they dont come back up when i push down
That's how my Konis are, I can push (brand spanking new track rated) koni shocks in by hand relatively easy and I have to kind of help them out, thats apparently how they come.
bugzy
10-20-2007, 10:10 PM
read up on shocks and how they work
springs work with shocks
RollinInGreenz
10-20-2007, 10:22 PM
your strut is just there to smooth out the bumps man, it's not designed to work against a load constantly, but rather work progressively to "dampen" what's going on under the tires.
gti4130
10-20-2007, 11:13 PM
alright, but what about the return shouldn't they come back up?
oc-audica
10-21-2007, 03:04 AM
your answer is right above dude
Streamline
10-21-2007, 11:47 AM
That's how my Konis are, I can push (brand spanking new track rated) koni shocks in by hand relatively easy and I have to kind of help them out, thats apparently how they come.

alright, but what about the return shouldn't they come back up?
Read my previous post.
gti4130
10-21-2007, 06:31 PM
yea didint see that....Installed and everythings good. Thanks guys
MikekiM
10-21-2007, 06:36 PM
Yeah, KONI shocks are a low pressure hydraulic shock, so they don't have much resistance when you push down on them. Bilsteins on the contrary are very high pressure gas shocks and are VERY hard to compress.

So far sounds like your shocks are perfectly normal.
idrivea2002golf
10-25-2007, 12:52 AM
remember that the action of a shock absorber is based on quick movements. if you had the ability to push on that shock at the speeds that your suspension pushes on it you wouldn't be saying it's that easy. when you hand compress it you're allowing the valve inside to adjust to the movement of your compression, if you take it and slam it into the ground in an attempt to compress it you would see that the valve shuts faster and therefore makes the shock less prone to compression.

it's for that reason that those shock comparison displays at auto parts stores are a load of $hit.