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05-08-2006, 09:24 AM
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koni?
i noticed on my 92 svx my front struts are bad. I would like to upgrade to konis. anyone know of where to order them at and what is estimated time to install. i dont wanna be stranded without a car since i only have the weekends to work on her. -paul
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05-08-2006, 10:10 AM
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http://www.classicgarage.com/classic...svx19fron.html
You can get the Koni's from Classic Garage. The job can be done in a weekend depending on your mechanical aptitude. This is a pretty difficult project. It includes removing the stock struts, then cutting them, cleaning them, installing the koni inserts, and reinstalling springs. I would recommend allowing yourself some downtime in case you make a wrong cut. In the event of a wrong cut, you will need a new strut housing. It is quite time consuming. I did the install in two stages. I did the fronts in one day, the rears in a second. Depending on what tools you have it can take longer.
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Last edited by SVXer95; 05-08-2006 at 10:13 AM.
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05-08-2006, 10:57 AM
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I was going to order them a few months back and just noticed the out of stock message right before. They said they were going to get them early May I think. -edit- Message is still there... "Temporarily out of stock. Advance orders accepted, due early Summer." Who ever orders let us know. I now plan on getting them later in the summer.
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 - some other "tricks"[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] In progess: track down mystery noise <-identified, paint the new dash, get better pic Spring plans: Replace Trans - Integrate ECU with the carputer - Suspension - Go back to STI Filter - Paint? Maybe not  - Next Oil change: Purolator L30165Member #995  | My Locker | My New LockerCatch you next at: ? Auto-X ? Last edited by Speedklix; 05-08-2006 at 11:02 AM.
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05-08-2006, 10:59 AM
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Talk to mbtoloczko, go to his website:
http://rallyeng.selfip.com:8080/SVX/...ort_parts.html He sells anywhere from the bare Koni inserts to ready to install struts with your choice of springs. Best of all, you'll be supporting a member of the family! Good Luck, Dan
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05-08-2006, 11:11 AM
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well than, guess I'll be ordering them from mbtoloczko when the time comes.
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-Mike ECUTune2v7 - 4.11 5 Speed - Sprung 6 Puck Clutch - D&S Rotors - SS Brake & Clutch Lines - HKS Panel Filter - HeaderBack Exhaust -80GB Hard Drive - GroupN Engine Mounts -
- some other "tricks"[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] In progess: track down mystery noise <-identified, paint the new dash, get better pic Spring plans: Replace Trans - Integrate ECU with the carputer - Suspension - Go back to STI Filter - Paint? Maybe not - Next Oil change: Purolator L30165Member #995 | My Locker | My New LockerCatch you next at: ? Auto-X ?
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05-08-2006, 12:40 PM
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What about the motorwearhouse sturts. Has anyone gotten them ???
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05-08-2006, 02:28 PM
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What's this about cutting stuff? Is there a How-To on Konis?
Intel that link is no good.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute.
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05-08-2006, 03:38 PM
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You have to cut the strut body and pull out the stock shaft and valve. Then you drill a hole in the bottom of the strut. Koni insert feeds through the part where you cut, bolts through the spot you drill. It is a messy and hard job without the right tools.
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05-08-2006, 03:55 PM
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Jargon. I don't understand why it's not a direct bolt on.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute.
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05-08-2006, 04:20 PM
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05-08-2006, 04:33 PM
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I've got Koni instructions in my locker
Motorsports and Classic Garage are both out of stock. I spoke to Classic Garage and they expect new stock in late June
 .Todd
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05-08-2006, 05:34 PM
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute.
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05-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Mr. Fu,
Imagine you have one of the stock SVX struts in front of you and that you've removed the spring. You'll have a black cylinder with the mounting brackets to bolt the strut on the hub at one end an you'll have a shiny chrome shaft coming out of the other end of the strut. To use the Koni inserts you have to remove this shiny chrome shaft from the strut. You do this by drilling a hole in the end of the black part of the strut (draining out the fluid) and then cutting the opposite end of the black part (where the shiny chrome shaft comes out) off much the same way you'd cut a piece of plumbing pipe in two pieces. Hope this helps.
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