I'm sure I'm overthinking this, but ... the instructions only say "turn full clockwise".

OK, so for the one on the top, I assume clockwise means clockwise while looking down. In fact, the little +/- on the adjustor knob confirms this.

For the one on the bottom with the little pin, does clockwise mean clockwise while looking up? In other words, when you are in back of the shock adjusting it in an aft-looking-forward situation, is "clockwise" to the right?

 

I asked this same question w/o answer a month or so ago. I'm 99.99% sure that clockwise is sweeping from right to left in the window (i.e. looking at it from above).

 

I knew i remembered somebody asking it. Did you try asking KW? I just sent them an inquiry via their website.

I thought I was overthinking the issue, but what seems the natural interpretation to me is exactly opposite of what you just said.

When you say you are 99.99% sure, is that because of how the car has reacted to adjustments you have made?

 

Both valves follow the right-hand rule. You're closing the valves (increasing damping force) when turning them *into* the shock like a screw/bolt with the usual right hand threads. I haven't tried it, but I believe the valve adjusting pins would fall out (bad) if you turned them beyond fully open or counter clockwise. At least some coilovers are like this.

 

on the top and bottum, its like turning a screw.

I had the same question as well.

instead of saying a direction, they should say something like this

tighting will stiffen the setting, loosening with soften it

 

With the car hoisted up, and say you are looking a the dampers straight on. Clockwise would mean turning the pin in the same direction as if you would tighten a screw.

The same goes for the front.

Hope this helps

 

That's what I assumed. However, it's pretty clearly the opposite of what Tony assumed. I'm not sure if I should blame Deutshlish or if it is ambiguous in all the languages in the instruction book.

 

Sorry, Mike. now that I'm awake, I had it backwards in my post. Firmer is left->right and softer is right->left.

 

I've tried compressing the shocks with my own body weight before instaling the springs and remember feeling a noticeable increase in resistance to compression with the bump valve turned full clockwise as viewed from the top.

Tony, so our rear bump settings were actually different due to departures from contrary directions.

 

Can anybody explain to me whether turns open means from full stiff or full soft? It seems to me that it would be from full stiff as it says that you should always go back to full stiff. Therefore turning it open would be from full stiff.