Rebuilding Koni's?
07-07-2002, 03:20 PM
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Rebuilding Koni's?
After getting the whole strut assembly off of the car, trying to replace my shocks, i found out that my car has koni adjustables. This doesn't help too much, considering they are way shot. Then to find out that the KYB's (Don't say "Yuck" 
) my friend sold to me are the wrong part... I ended up taking the whole damn strut from an 83 944 parts car that he has (KYB's only a little less shot than my Konis) and installed those with some less worn out springs. But, now that i have a buggered set of Konis, is there anything i can do with them? They appear to be OEM (Date on side says 6/84), or someone replaced them shortly after the car was purchased. Are they rebuildable? Could a susp. shop replace some seals, some oil, and make them work at a reasonable price?
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) my friend sold to me are the wrong part... I ended up taking the whole damn strut from an 83 944 parts car that he has (KYB's only a little less shot than my Konis) and installed those with some less worn out springs. But, now that i have a buggered set of Konis, is there anything i can do with them? They appear to be OEM (Date on side says 6/84), or someone replaced them shortly after the car was purchased. Are they rebuildable? Could a susp. shop replace some seals, some oil, and make them work at a reasonable price?Thanks,
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07-07-2002, 08:11 PM
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Is this process a Koni only sort of thing, or would a local shop be able to rebuild these, Is there some sort of kit i could purchase to rebuild them myself? It seems all that would need to be replaced would be the seals and the oil. 135 apiece + 2 way shipping sounds like it would come close to the 150 apiece you sell them for new, Skip. Thanks for the info though!
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07-08-2002, 09:56 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by jordanolder:
<strong>why would you pay $135 to do it????
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Because they are worth more than that after being rebuilt.
They can also be custom valved.
<strong>why would you pay $135 to do it????
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Because they are worth more than that after being rebuilt.
They can also be custom valved.
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[quote]Originally posted by 314159:
<strong>Is this process a Koni only sort of thing, or would a local shop be able to rebuild these, Is there some sort of kit i could purchase to rebuild them myself? It seems all that would need to be replaced would be the seals and the oil.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Koni, or an authorized Koni rebuilder such as Truechoice. Includes new seals, o-rings and repainting. More options available at additional cost. This service is not available for the 8641 strut inserts.
[quote]<strong> 135 apiece + 2 way shipping sounds like it would come close to the 150 apiece you sell them for new, Skip.</strong><hr></blockquote>
A strange coincidence...
Skip
<strong>Is this process a Koni only sort of thing, or would a local shop be able to rebuild these, Is there some sort of kit i could purchase to rebuild them myself? It seems all that would need to be replaced would be the seals and the oil.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Koni, or an authorized Koni rebuilder such as Truechoice. Includes new seals, o-rings and repainting. More options available at additional cost. This service is not available for the 8641 strut inserts.
[quote]<strong> 135 apiece + 2 way shipping sounds like it would come close to the 150 apiece you sell them for new, Skip.</strong><hr></blockquote>
A strange coincidence...
Skip
