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Old Jul 2, 2002 | 01:37 PM
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suspension differences

I have a friend in Cali with a brand new in the box set of Koni shocks for a 79-80 rex . He is willing to let me have them cheap , if they will work on my 84 gs .

So my question is ...

Is the 79-80 suspension interchangeable with the 81-85 or is there some radical retrofitting needed to fit them in there.

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Old Jul 2, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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rears are the same but the fronts are different. not sure what exactly is different though.
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Old Jul 2, 2002 | 03:45 PM
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thanks Jeremy

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Old Jul 2, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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fronts on an sa are shorter. you can use them if you get the front strut monts off of an sa.
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Old Jul 2, 2002 | 06:40 PM
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You will find the 79-80 inserts are actually longer than the later models.

they were shortened to allow more downward suspension travel before bottoming out.

some brands of insert have a metal spacer(10mm i think) tack welded onto the bottom of the 79-80 type... if this is the case with the koni's , you only have to remove the spacer to make it fit the later model struts.

see if you can get a pic of the inserts
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