doh....new koni's don't fit into strut housing...
#1
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doh....new koni's don't fit into strut housing...
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?
bilstein strut:
so....help?
#2
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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?
bilstein strut:
so....help?
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#8
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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.
#9
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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.
#10
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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.
for now i'm gonna put the strut back in so i can at least have a garage to park in.
#13
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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.
#14
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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.