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If this isn't posted in the right section, feel free to move it...

I have apexi n1 coilovers on my car (R33 GTR) which were there when I got it. The previous owner had them set on full hard, which is way too hard for even track use, let alone road use. Before I totally get the shits and just sell them for something else, can anyone tell me how to adjust them to a softer damper rate? There are no markings on the top and I don't have a key or anything to adjust them with.

Can anyone help?

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I had Apexi N1's in my car when I bought it and found they were waaaaaay too hard also. Even with full damper adjustment they were still too hard, but it is due more to the rediculously hard springs in them. Have a talk to your local suspension shop and see if you can buy/ get made a set of springs for them that are better suited to Australian roads.

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how many diff types of N1 coilovers are there?

i've got the 'world sport' but i am having trouble figuring out if they are 'N1' or not...it does say N1 down near the bottom but some internet sites are classifying them as just normal 'world sport' spec without adjustable damper.

they are gold/bronze in color and have black springs...

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I'm pretty sure yours are the world sport, as my N1's were silver and red, with a red spring. They had a two part thread on them so you adjusted the height from the bottom, and the top adjustment on the thread was the pre load for the srpings (I think never touched that bit). They also had a damper adjustment on the top, which was similar to the adjustment on many BOV's with a nut and an allen key.

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