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Koni struts
I have an SVX with koni struts all around. I had a shop put them in about three years ago. My question is after the necessary modification to get these in can I go back to oem struts if I choose to without more modifying or having to get additional parts. I think I have one bad strut in the front passenger side. The car bounces more on that corner. The other three are solid. Are these Koni inserts yellow? Thanks for any info on this.
Mike
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Re: Koni struts
You can revert but you must find some used struts to swap in. The conversion requires irreversible modification to the stock struts.
These yellow Koni's are rebuildable.
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Re: Koni struts
and still under warranty, maybe. please confirm lifetime warranty somebody.
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Re: Koni struts
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Re: Koni struts
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Glenn
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Re: Koni struts
Thanks for all the replies on this. I had these Koni's installed three to four years ago. I did the bounce test on all four corners of the car and only the front right passenger side showed a multiple rebound affect. I climbed under the front of the car after driving up on ramps that I have and I cannot see if I even have these yellow Koni's in the car. I know they are inserts put into stock housings. How can I tell if they even installed them. I didn't watch the mechanics put them in. These housings would of had to be modified(cut) to make it work. I do have the adjustment knob for the front strut adjustment which I have used. When I first had these put in I noticed a slight amount of oil on the front upper strut mount plastic cover. I have heard if any oil leaks out the strut is shot. Can you tell if the struts are bad without having to remove them? My suspension in general feels like crap. I just had the rear upper strut mounts replaced. When I hit a small dropoff at slow speeds the car bottoms out. I think that is the front right strut causing this but not sure. I need my suspension checked out but don't know if local mechanics can analyse this car correctly. I don't trust Midas or Amoco. Any advice on this appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: Koni struts
With the adjustment hardware you describe there's no doubt that you have the Koni's. The oil leak at the strut top is also exactly what was determined coverable under warranty in my case. Call and talk to Stoney, iirc, and he'll take care of you.
Glenn
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