KONI adjustment guide

KONI Internal Adjustment Guide

If your KONI shock has no adjuster tab or button and its KONI instructions say to compress it to adjust, it uses internal adjustment. You adjust it with the shock off the vehicle by compressing it fully, then turning it.

KONI uses internal adjustment on twin-tube shocks.

Not sure which style your shock uses? Check the KONI instruction sheet that came in the box, or contact us before you start.

What you'll need

  • The KONI shock, off the vehicleHeld upright
  • Your handsNo special tools are needed

On some internal adjustment shocks, you need to take the bump stop off the dust cover before adjusting.

Which way is firmer?

This adjusts rebound damping.

ClockwiseFirmer
AnticlockwiseSofter

How much to turn: KONI recommends adjusting in half-turn (180°) steps. The total range varies, but it's usually between 4 and 6 half-turns.

HOW TO

Adjusting step by step

  1. Hold the shock upright. Take off the bump stop from the dust cover first if your shock has one fitted there.
  2. Collapse the shock fully. Push it down gently and carefully until you lightly feel it bottom out and stop.
  3. Engage the adjuster. Keeping it collapsed, slowly turn the piston rod or dust cover anticlockwise (up to about half a turn) until the rod drops slightly and you feel the cams of the adjusting nut engage in the foot valve.
  4. Turn to adjust. Keeping the shock collapsed and the adjuster engaged, turn the piston rod or dust cover clockwise to make it firmer. Work in half-turn steps.
  5. Disengage the adjuster. Pull the shock straight out by at least 1 cm without turning it.
  6. Refit the bump rubber if you removed one, before fitting the shock.
KONI internal adjustment: compress the shock fully and turn
Collapse the shock fully, then turn it to adjust. Image: KONI

Tips

  • Gas-charged shocks push the rod back up, so keep steady downward pressure while you turn.
  • The adjuster has no set clicks, so you can fine-tune the setting to suit your vehicle.

Watch KONI show you how

KONI Automotive Products Manager Lee Grimes walks through each adjustment style.

Open the video on YouTube

Not the right adjuster?

KONI uses different adjustment styles depending on the shock. If yours doesn't match this guide, try one of these.

External adjustmentTurn a knob on the adjuster tab at the top of the rod.View guideButton adjustmentPress a button and turn the rod in clicks.View guide