 Koni front strut inserts, Best place to buy? |
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| r_towle |
 Apr 24 2011, 05:31 PM
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Custom Member  Group: Members Posts: 24,598 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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OK,
Lets say that I may have purchased the wrong bilstiens way back when....over 10 years ago. The ones I have up front have a small round bar/tube on the bottom that looks like it is supposed to fit in the bottom of the strut to secure the bottom from moving sideways. Well, I have been running them...and they dont git in either the 71 strut or the 73 strut (which I have now due to upgrading) This little bar/tube on the bottom makes it so the threaded top nut never goes all the way down and IC some thread... the struts I think rattle...cant be anything else at this point. I ran them really low, yet they still hold tight..gotta fight to get them out...so I assume the charge is still there. I want to get that optional soft ride back up front and have the option to go as stiff as what I have now... I like the soft setting on the koni, but I am unsure if that is on the reds or the sports... I will pull them out shortly and post a pic and part numbers so we can figure this out. I was going to cut off the bar/tube on the bottom just to try it....might solve some issues. Rich |
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| jmill |
Apr 24 2011, 06:41 PM
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Green Hornet Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
How long have the Koni Sports (yellows) been out? Back when I had Konis they were red and your only choice was adjustable or non-adjustable. The adjustables were extend and twist jobs verses the handy dandy knob.
I bring this up because if you liked your old Konis it might have been pre-yellow. |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Apr 24 2011, 07:03 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(jmill @ Apr 24 2011, 05:41 PM)  How long have the Koni Sports (yellows) been out? Back when I had Konis they were red and your only choice was adjustable or non-adjustable. The adjustables were extend and twist jobs verses the handy dandy knob. I bring this up because if you liked your old Konis it might have been pre-yellow. I don't know the answer to this but I purchased yellows 7 to 8 years ago. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Apr 25 2011, 08:52 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,279 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Koni's were all adjustable. Later models have the shaft with the knob. Early models had to be compressed fully to activate the internal adjuster mechanism at the base of the shock. You will see a stamping on the earlier shock body saying "Heavy ->" with the arrow pointing the way toward the tighter adjustment.
I don't know exactly how long the yellow gas-a-justs have been around. Long time now. |
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