Found some Konis in my parts pile

[thegreatdane]

alright alright lol. Shim stacks, what are they? I plan on dropping the guts back in without touching anything except replacing the o-ring and oil.

[MessyHonda]

this thread makes me want to take out my spare konis...but they want too much to rebuild...like 115usd each

[mushroom_toy]

If you were down this way I could powdercoat em for ya lol.

[thegreatdane]

well thanks anyway lol.

Here's the repaired housings:



This is a picture of the same area thats in the first picture in this thread:

[markmdz89hatch]

I repeat, very cool project here. What's all that bluing on under the spring perch?

[thegreatdane]

thanks! I had to stress relieve the strut after welding the rust attacked area so I had the strut glowing red hot thats why it's turned blue.

[markmdz89hatch]

great write up on internal workings of a shock.

This link specifically shows the function of the shim stack, which is located to the top and bottom of the piston.

http://www.off-roadweb.com/tech/0906.../photo_02.html

Now I'm off to go figure out where I can get shims, and might just try my hand at rebuilding my Koni's on my own. ....or for that matter, any of my spare shocks.

[b20a86lude]

mAN Y DIDNT U TAKE A PIC OF THAT GLOWING RED HOTT THAT WOULD OF BEEN AWSOME PIC

[MessyHonda]

ok so today i went to go take out my konis....so i could rebuild them? what oil do i use?

[thegreatdane]

Use fork oil.
If you can get the parts from Koni that you wish to replace, then you'll be able to rebuild them.

[Tdurr]

i love/hate you.

[frantik]

this thread makes me want to take out my spare konis...but they want too much to rebuild...like 115usd each

[epic1400cs]

Use fork oil.
If you can get the parts from Koni that you wish to replace, then you'll be able to rebuild them.

Yeah, once I used engine oil for shocks and it went spongy after 500miles
The parts supply from KONI seems to be the key doesn't it. You made me want to OH my KONI myself! Let us know if you manage to get parts from them.

About the perch, mine has removable hat for both front and rear. The rear has 25mm high second groove for towing but front has one. As I wanted to raise the front to use OEM Aredam, I asked machine shop to make extra groove for the front KONI and it worked pretty well. The picture is without extra groove on the front.



Great project!

[Nafs Asdf]

So what happened to these?

I recently found some rear konis I might buy, so I would be pretty interested in these if you want to sell them.

[frantik]

rear konis!!!

[Nafs Asdf]

rear konis!!!

Yup, they're brand new too.
Called the guy who had them today, gonna call him again tonight and work out the details. He wants 150€+shipping (~250usd), figured that's an ok price.

Just need to find something for the front to put my lowering springs on and I might finally get around to dropping the car a bit in the summer.

[hammer3rd]

Hey guys. I am new but I have to ask. Are the Koni reds really thet good. I am thinking about revalved bills and H&R springs. But if the Konis are really thet much better I might try to find a set.

[Joay]

They're adjustable, which is pretty cool, but they're really difficult to find and you would more than likely want to rebuild them anyway since they've been out of production so long. Revalved Bilsteins will be a headache, but not as much. And they're just fine, only seen one car use them in person but they were strong as hell. For the price of rebuilding struts IMO you should at least consider coilovers.

[frantik]

But if the Konis are really thet much better I might try to find a set.

they are virtually impossible to find

they are adjustable... but to adjust them you have remove them from the car and take the shocks of them, etc to get them changed to externally adjustable is super expensive, so if you want the pimp suspension, look into full bodied coil overs k2, etc

[thegreatdane]

So what happened to these?

I recently found some rear konis I might buy, so I would be pretty interested in these if you want to sell them.

Nice find! I haven't had them powdercoated yet unfortunately. Maybe you should sell the rear ones to me instead

[nswst8]

So what happened to these?

I recently found some rear konis I might buy, so I would be pretty interested in these if you want to sell them.

Might buy, give me the info and I'd buy them now!

[Nafs Asdf]

Nice find! I haven't had them powdercoated yet unfortunately. Maybe you should sell the rear ones to me instead

I'll sell them for... one million dollars! *moves pinky finger to mouth* bwahahaha.

But would you be willing to sell the fronts to me when you get them done, and what kind of price would we be talking about if that were the case?

Might buy, give me the info and I'd buy them now!

Hehe, well I went from 'might buy' to 'am buying', should have them maybe next week some time.

[MessyHonda]

good job...i love my konis on my coupe....best shock....and the 3gee and handle good with good lowering springs and swaybars

[2drSE-i]

good job...i love my konis on my coupe....best shock....and the 3gee and handle good with good lowering springs and swaybars

had to quote for truth. these cars handle like fucking go karts with fat sway bars and proper spring/strut combination.

[thegreatdane]

I'll sell them for... one million dollars! *moves pinky finger to mouth* bwahahaha.

But would you be willing to sell the fronts to me when you get them done, and what kind of price would we be talking about if that were the case?

I cant say for sure if I'll sell or keep them. And the price would depend on how well they turn out and the price of powdercoating.
Thing is I don't know when I will get around to get them coated and until then theres no point in selling them.