ice Needed on Front Shocks/Struts, Koni/Boge, Early vs. Late |
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ice Needed on Front Shocks/Struts, Koni/Boge, Early vs. Late |
andys |
Dec 16 2008, 02:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
Got one good opinion "over there". Soliciting others.
I've got two options on shocks if indeed they are interchangeable. I'm doing a 911 front swap from a '89 Carrera. These are Boge struts with gas shocks; the black ones in the photos below. When I disassembled the 914 struts, I found Koni adjustable inserts. The red shocks in photos below. Should I consider trying to adapt the Koni inserts into the Boge struts? I seem to recall someone did a nice write-up on the different interchanges, and I think Koni inserts fit the Boge struts with a certain mix of parts (retaining spanner, spacer, etc). Since I have a machine shop, I can make whatever spacers I need if the adaption is even possible or worthwhile. Another question I have has to do with which shock would be better suited to my setup. My car is a LS1 V8 swap with 6 speed trans. I have Koni double adjustable (Yellow) rear coil overs with 200# springs, Engman chassis stiffening kit and suspension ear reinforcement. The front T-bars are stock Carrera (18.8mm?). I would prefer to get the shocks reasonably close to matching the T-bars and the weight of the car. This is mainly a street car with of course a couple of visits to Willow Springs for a HPDE or two. Opinions? Thanks, Andys Attached image(s) |
Richard Casto |
Dec 17 2008, 12:20 PM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
IIRC, the Boge struts is the most common one used by Porsche. So for those who make replacement inserts (Koni, Bilstein, KYB, etc.), they designed their replacement inserts to work directly with the Boge strut because that is what most people have. It's the reason why Boge struts are the best starting point because everything fits.
I don't know Boge/Bilstein strut inserts well enough to tell you what type of insert you have right now in your 911 strut. |
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