Koni Shocks Problem

[Infiltrate2000]

I bought a pair of front Koni Red for my talon awd. The koni came with a cup that had to be slid onto the body of the shock. This is where the spring sits on. Upon installing everything, I notice my car was a lot lower than before. It was rubbing.

Took everything back off. They were installed correctly, all bushing etc were there. I did notice when comparing the Koni to my old shocks, the cup where the spring sit on, is about 1 coil of a spring lower than my old shocks. If you flip the cup around, its about 2 1/2 coil higher (will also be incorrect, because the spring will not sit right). Anyone had similar problem? Did the send me the wrong cup? Can it be adjusted somehow?

 

[DoyoFCT]

all the koni's ive installed, its just a shock cartridge type thing, that has to be slid into a factory shock body. and retains the stock spring mount. are you saying that yours has different mounts for the spring?

 

[99gst_racer]

You could always put the shocks in a lathe and use a 060" parting tool to cut a grove higher or lower to re-locate the snap ring and perch. I had to do this on my old Koni's as well, because I didn't like the original perch location.

 

[Infiltrate2000]

Yes. The koni I have, is not a cartridge. You know how the stock shock spring mount is on the shock itself? The koni one comes with a cup, that has to be slid on, it not welded on like the stock one. You use the same bushing, top mount etc though.

 

[Infiltrate2000]

You could always put the shocks in a lathe and use a 060" parting tool to cut a grove higher or lower to re-locate the snap ring and perch. I had to do this on my old Koni's as well, because I didn't like the original perch location.

Make sense. But it would be a lot of trial and error. I just want the perch to be like a factory shock, which only make sense. Its really hard to measure the exact location where the perch needs to be. I was thinking use a cup that just angles upward a little more, so the spring actually sits higher. The cup i have is just flat.

 

[MitsuGSX97]

I put some Koni reds on my GSX about 2 months ago and had no problems with them. They sit at the stock height. Here is a picture of them installed if that gives you an idea.
edit: It will not let me upload my picture right now. I will try it in the morning.

 

[Infiltrate2000]

I put some Koni reds on my GSX about 2 months ago and had no problems with them. They sit at the stock height. Here is a picture of them installed if that gives you an idea.
edit: It will not let me upload my picture right now. I will try it in the morning.

Did you replace all 4 corners? I only did the front, and i had lowering springs too. I am thinking with stock spring, and if you did all 4 corners, you will might not notice that the car was actually dropped. I could notice my front lower because it got so low it started to rub (progress sport springs), so i had to put back on the GABS shocks to drive around.

 

[MitsuGSX97]

Yes I did replace all 4 and used the stock springs. It actually sits a little higher when I go to lift it with my floor jack because the stock struts were blown. Maybe you were sent the wrong parts. Here is the pic.