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Looking at replacing my old knackered shocks with Koni top adjustables all round along with new top mounts and possibly bump stops, depending on current condition. How difficult is the job and has anyone produced a definitive guide?
Cheers
Andy
Cheers'en, AndyC
1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss
It’s fairly straight forward to remove the strut from the car. Rears take a little longer as access to the top mount is a little tricky.
You will need a spring compressor to remove the top spring perch and upper mount. The nut is a grooved item but you will get a tool for it with the new Konis.
The most difficult part is getting the cap off the top of the strut to remove the shock. I used a large plumber’s wrench with a 4 foot tube over the end of it. Even still I was using all my body weight on it.
On mine one of the four shocks was rusted into the strut, only way I could get it free was to use a blow torch to heat the strut. Without it I would have been stuck.
You will really need access to a bench vice and some way to remove the strut cap before you start. I would advise new top mounts and bump stops for the front, rears should be ok.
Good Luck,
Mark.
91CQ20v - Gone to a new home
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Looking at replacing my old knackered shocks with Koni top adjustables all round along with new top mounts and possibly bump stops, depending on current condition. How difficult is the job and has anyone produced a definitive guide?
Cheers
Andy
Since you seem to have done the homework, do you have the product codes for the fr. and rear Koni shocks?
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