how come these look different then my stock and dont have a mount for the spring to sit on???


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That is a strut insert. On our cars, the spring perch is welded onto an outer casing which bolts to the ball joint and holds the strut insert. I haven't actually put one together, but that is how I understand it.

 

I actually just did mine. I could write up a walkthrough if you want. it's quite easy to do, and those are the exact strut inserts that I just put in.

 

Damn! That's a pretty good price there. Did you buy them from the same guy (like, does he have a bunch of them)? Also, how are adjustments made? Just curious.

 

adjustments are made via a dial on the top of the strut, so you'd pop your hood and adjust it, takes a minute max... that's actually one thing that is missing, a adjustment ****.

 

i think these have to be taken out and are adjusted by compressing the whole shcok and the turning untill it clicks

 

do the blues come with the perch or is a mod still needed in order to put those right in?

 

yes please write up a walkthrough taht would be great!!!

 

You might want to check with the seller, but i think most of koni's inserts are adjustable on the top, usually the remove and turn body ones are for the shock format (the rear in this case) I think this is the setup i have on my seven right now, unless they made two that were similar...

Alvin

 

Nope, you have to remove them and compress them all the way, then turn them.

 

Alvin,

You have your tokico's and your koni's mixed up. You have to compress these then turn the shaft to set these. Just installed a pair about 4 monthes ago.

 

well, are there two versions then? because I have konis all around on my 82, and the fronts are inserts and is adjustable via the koni ****, and the back requires removal and and turning... now i'm confused, sorry guys!

 

the Koni sports (yellow) are the ones where the adjustment is made at the top of the strut via white ****, but the koni specials (red) you compress the strut to adjust.

 

PLease do a right up

 

10-4 I'll get on it ASAP....I'll have to borrow the g/f's digicam and a day at the shop.

 

hey i finally bought some shocks and struts and got the tokico blue's and they dont have the perch for the front springs on them how hard or how much will this be to swap over from my stockers?????

help!!

 

The blues, and all aftermatket shocks for the front, are inserts. You have to remove the old insrets and reuse the strut assembly. The FSM and Haynes covers this, to a point.

 

my friend came up with the idea to re-weld the perch higher or lower depending on the application to effect the height rather then cutting the springs which can screw the spring rate up.....is this possible without messing the shock up or could i just weld the persh like a half inch lower then the stock placement to lower my car a half inch lower then it is.......

 

I know it's getting late, but wouldn't the perch need to be higher to lower the car.

 

no