How Do You Adjust Tokico Shock Absorbers?
The shock absorber is designed to dampen and control your ride quality as well as the handling of your vehicle. If you’re building a performance vehicle that drives on the track and the street, a solid investment is a set of ride-adjustable shocks, such as the ones made by Tokico. With just a turn of a screwdriver, you can adjust how hard or soft you want the ride. This is an easy task that you can do in less than 10 minutes. Pop the hood and locate the top of the struts. The center of the shaft of the strut is red and is labeled in a circular pattern from 0 to 5, with 0 being the softest ride and 5 being the most firm. Place a flat-head screwdriver into the small slot in the middle of the red circle, and turn the screwdriver until the slot points to the setting you want for your vehicle. Repeat this process until you have adjusted all four corners. Drive the vehicle around the block, and test out the ride quality. If you need to firm up the handling, repeat the process and move the nu
