krystar

car is a california 83. original strut housing is labeled bilstein and is green colored. ordered koni 8641-1038. i guess i assumed it'd be a direct replacement...but obviously it can't be. i took the bilstein shock out and tried to put the koni in. won't fit. measured it. the bilstein body diameter is 40mm. the koni is 45mm.

bilstein strut:


so....help?

JohnKoaWood

Ummm, but some Boge Sachs struts, and perform the "hacksaw" mod, or boy some Konis off ebay...

Wipeout

I've got early Boge strut housings, but they still have spindles and stuff attached. Might work for you, though.

krystar

gahhh....so no way this combo will work? i'm supposed to go to autox on sunday....

schwank

I'd say with fair certainty that a 45mm plug will not fit a 40mm hole.

Darren, we can pull those spindles in like 3 minutes.

JohnKoaWood

Are your Konis the hacksaw inserts? If so teh Boge strut housings SHOULD work fine, I know stock Koni housing work..

Wipeout

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

krystar

they are koni 8641-1038 that i ordered from paragon for the early 944 application. by the paragon tech article, it looks like hacksaw inserts is for putting 8641-1414S into late model strut housings.....so i'm at a total loss what to do now.

Wipeout

I've n'er done the conversion myself, but if you get early Boge struts you should be able to do the swap. Don't even think you have to do the hacksaw conversion.

krystar

well darren....then it sounds like the sooner u get the spindle off, the sooner u can ship it off to me :P

for now i'm gonna put the strut back in so i can at least have a garage to park in.

FRporscheman

You need stock early housings. If nothing else, junkyards might give you a pair of blown ones cheap.

krystar

if only i knew which junkyard in greater chicagoland would have a set of block 944 struts.

which other cars share the same struts? if any? 924? 924S?

Wipeout

You can have mine for shipping if I get the spindles off, but I know you're in somewhat of a hurry with an AX this weekend; doubt they'd make it to you in time.

krystar

yea shipping def ain't gonna make this weekend. i'm gonna make some calls tomm ... but the junkyards i typically go to wouldn't ever have a porsche. even if it is a junker from 25 years ago.

Andy1212

Im sure xsboost or some cinci guy has a set.

But what cars had these bilstien strut housings? Ive never seen them before.