Apexi N1 coilovers

[bambinator]

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?

[Tonkotsu Flavour]

a long (15cm or there abouts) 3mm allen key, down the shaft.

[amosite]

Yep yep!

BTW How is your car going mate?

Spoke to gus and he said he machined the legs for you!

Piece of piss ey!

[Tonkotsu Flavour]

yeh good.. gus did a good job with the legs. just had to change the rear pillow tops to fit the rear. other than that easy as.

[Pandaemonaeon]

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.

[bambinator]

Cheers, thanks for that guys. Will give it a go

[mist]

be careful adjusting the APEXi N1 , especially if the version u have is the N1 PRO - if you set a race shock too soft, easy to fk up the valves. if it's ur daily driver, suggest a street spec shock/coilover unless you're willing to put up with a hard ride.

[noods]

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...

[Tonkotsu Flavour]

worldsport is not like the n1 model

just has threaded adjust, and no valve changing on it.

and also i think it use rubber bush not pillow ball.

[Pandaemonaeon]

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.

[noods]

i've looked at the top of the coilover and it too seems to have a hole suitable for an allen key.

what would this do? damper adjustment as well?

btw, can someone give me advice on the best way of putting these on...i have yet to install them

[morehp2go]

ijust bought a set of apexi ws world sports damper 246-n005-r and thay seam to have damper on the bottom with a allen key its about 1.5/2 MM BEATS ME CAN ANY ONE help just puting them in now