Po924S

As I was taking apart my 944S parts car I noticed these Koni's. The car as them on all four corners, but would they fit my 1987 924S? My 924S already has rear Koni's and some type of front's as well. Anyway the part numbers on the left read KN2 29-87 951 343 031 08 and the right reads KN2 951 343 032 08, and the rears have similar numbers. I hope somebody answer's this quickly because I'd like to know. Thanks!

Po924S

Nobody knows?

Eastep

if they do, will you hook a fellow 924 driver up with a super sweet deal, on your current Koni's

Po924S

Ha, I just might.


But I can somebody just give me a simple yes or no? I've searched!!!!!!

Airflite40

they should fit..... just try the swap!

Po924S

Maybe if I even knew how to, and if I was sure they'd fit. lol.

North Coast Cab

The holes to mount to the spindles will not be aligned. You will need to mahcine the inner portion of the strut mounting bracket and redrill one of the holes. Pretty commom as very few high-end shocks are availabel in the NA mounting style.

white924s

these are off of a 944S - wouldn't that have the same mounting spacing? I thought it was just the turbo that had the wider spacing

my only concern with the fronts would be that the 944S has the late offset suspension setup, including longer A-arms whereas the 924S has the narrower early setup (924S has early suspension and late offset wheels to fit everything under the bodywork). The rears should fit fine I believe.

Your best bet though may be calling up the guys at Paragon, they could give you a definite answer I'm sure

Airflite40

late offset and early offset doesnt matter in the shock. they should fit.

Po924S

Ok. Thanks guys. I'll give Paragon a call and ask them a couple of questions. Now if I install these, how much will my handling improve overall? Because I don't think my front suspension right now is stock. The front strut thing has a blue ring around it. Does that mean anything?

white924s

I put Konis and 951S sways on my car and the improvement was pretty significant. It's tighter but not unbearable even for long trips

Po924S

Cool. Are the parts hard to swap? Is there any other suspension parts I could swap off the parts car?

Kurt R

They won't fit without modification. The 924s uses the same strut as the early 944.
Late 944 (87+)/944s/951 use the same strut.

Po924S

Could I use the strut off the 944S?

white924s

To be honest, I had a shop do the installation (don't have access to the right facilities). The fronts are somewhat complex if you're swapping springs, but the rears are just a matter of removing 2 bolts. I can double check my records, but I think I only paid for ~3 hours of labor for all 4 corners.

As for other parts, if you have otherwise factory suspension, the sways would probably be a slight improvement, particularly the rear bar as the 924S didn't come with a factory rear bar. You may want to buy new bushings, but those are pretty cheap and it shouldn't be too hard.