Who here has installed Konis - no lower perch?
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The only shocks with a lowering perch that I have heard of are the Bilsteins. There may be others, but the Bilsteins are the only ones for which it is commonly mentioned.
I had my Bilsteins installed on the perch for the stock ride height.
I had my Bilsteins installed on the perch for the stock ride height.
Koni's in the stock set-up are not height adjustable. If you want to use Koni's you have two choices to change the height
1. Install with Eibach's (or other brand) of lowering springs - fixed height drop, depending on brand.
2. Use Ground Control adjustable Coil-over style sleeves & springs. These will give you flexibility over the final height. These are designed specifically for use with Koni's.
1. Install with Eibach's (or other brand) of lowering springs - fixed height drop, depending on brand.
2. Use Ground Control adjustable Coil-over style sleeves & springs. These will give you flexibility over the final height. These are designed specifically for use with Koni's.
Sorry guys, not what I meant. Lower perches, not lowering perches. The metal ring that connects the spring to the shock. I do not want to be able to adjust the height, just connect the shocks to some zanardi springs.
Mine did not come with that piece, and according to the vendor 'you have to hammer the ones off your stock shocks'. I believe these are welded to the stock shocks and I am curious how people have done this in the past. I do not want to destroy my stock shocks, in order to use the konis with some zanardi springs.
Mine did not come with that piece, and according to the vendor 'you have to hammer the ones off your stock shocks'. I believe these are welded to the stock shocks and I am curious how people have done this in the past. I do not want to destroy my stock shocks, in order to use the konis with some zanardi springs.
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You will have to use the stock ones - if you don't want to do anything with yours, you could always try to pick up some used ones - maybe even some "shot" throwaways someone just needs rid of. Try a post on the parts wanted forum.
You will have to use the stock ones - if you don't want to do anything with yours, you could always try to pick up some used ones - maybe even some "shot" throwaways someone just needs rid of. Try a post on the parts wanted forum.
Maybe I am just making this seem harder than it is?
If you are careful, you can save the original shocks. As a backup when I did RSO34's I purchased a set of used shocks for the perches. I used a press with a home made jig to press then off. I saved three, and ruined one
. Yes the first one. Learning sometimes costs you LOL........
HTH,
LarryB
. Yes the first one. Learning sometimes costs you LOL........HTH,
LarryB
They are not welded on the stock shocks, just slipped onto of some "bulges" in the shock body, and should not be welded to the Koni. My stock ones came off very easily with the aid of a mallet and wood block driver. (A couple years ago on a 1993)
When they go onto the Koni's they will be a little loose. I added a few rounds of electrical tape under the perches to insure they would not rattle and be firm in position. Remember if you do this the orientation of the perch matters or you will not align the top spring in the perch correctly and get strange ride hieght issues.
HTH,
LarryB
HTH,
LarryB
Thanks Larry,
I've got a second pair of OEM shocks on the way from a fellow NSXer (Thanks Sndsoul), and am planning on pre-assembling the whole strut prior to install. I was thinking about dropping a little epoxy between the Koni and the lower perch. Would that hurt anything?
I've got a second pair of OEM shocks on the way from a fellow NSXer (Thanks Sndsoul), and am planning on pre-assembling the whole strut prior to install. I was thinking about dropping a little epoxy between the Koni and the lower perch. Would that hurt anything?
Only if the perches are not oriented correctly, or you wish to take them apart later. The thing about the tape trick is if you screw up you can just turn them, I like a backup plan, just in case.
HTH,
LarryB
. The thing about the tape trick is if you screw up you can just turn them, I like a backup plan, just in case.HTH,
LarryB
No epoxy is necessary for the perch. The springs will keep them in place with no problems. As mentioned before, you just use a rubber/nylon hammer to knock them off the old shock. It will also knock off a gold colored bump stop washer assembly in the process. No need to reuse that piece. These spring perches are very sturdy and should not present you with a problem in bending them. It's funny that the higher priced Koni's don't give you all the necessary parts with their shocks in comparison to the Bilstein's. Good luck.
sorry post was in wrong forum!
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