Boots for Koni Yellows?

Red Voodoo · 02-22-2022, 12:12 PM

You will find that there is a black plastic sleeve on the Koni shock that is in the place of the OE rubber sleeve. If you were to recycle your sleeves, it looks like there would be some modifications you would need to make to allow them to fit. The installation instructions that come with the Koni shocks make no mention of reusing the sleeves on their product.

2string1 · 02-22-2022, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Voodoo

You will find that there is a black plastic sleeve on the Koni shock that is in the place of the OE rubber sleeve. If you were to recycle your sleeves, it looks like there would be some modifications you would need to make to allow them to fit. The installation instructions that come with the Koni shocks make no mention of reusing the sleeves on their product.

You have Koni's right. What did you do?

Red Voodoo · 02-22-2022, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 2string1

You have Koni's right. What did you do?

I did not reuse the sleeves, as the plastic cover appears to be serve the same purpose. That said, I kept the OE sleeves in the event I need them in the future since they were still good. Perhaps an unnecessary thing to keep on hand, but I'm kind of a pack rat when it comes to these things.

2string1 · 02-22-2022, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Voodoo

You will find that there is a black plastic sleeve on the Koni shock that is in the place of the OE rubber sleeve. If you were to recycle your sleeves, it looks like there would be some modifications you would need to make to allow them to fit. The installation instructions that come with the Koni shocks make no mention of reusing the sleeves on their product.

Did you have to take off the Koni top hats and put back on the OEM ones?

240se · 03-08-2022, 07:46 AM

I have Konis and like them. For the Z they are not inserts like on some other cars. It has been a long time since I installed them but it's just a strut swap on the front. Compress the spring, remove the strut and reuse the top hat etc. The rears come with their own dust boot because the adjustment is at the top of the dust boot.

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Red Voodoo Base Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: NE Tennessee Age: 51 Posts: 142 Drives: a hard bargain! Rep Power: 8	You will find that there is a black plastic sleeve on the Koni shock that is in the place of the OE rubber sleeve. If you were to recycle your sleeves, it looks like there would be some modifications you would need to make to allow them to fit. The installation instructions that come with the Koni shocks make no mention of reusing the sleeves on their product. __________________ 2010 QAB Zed Roadster \| Touring \| Sport \| Navigation K&N \| Z1 \| Swift \| Koni \| Eibach \| SPL \| SPC \| Ichiba \| Evo-R

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240se Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: VA Posts: 260 Drives: Gunmetal 12' Rep Power: 13	I have Konis and like them. For the Z they are not inserts like on some other cars. It has been a long time since I installed them but it's just a strut swap on the front. Compress the spring, remove the strut and reuse the top hat etc. The rears come with their own dust boot because the adjustment is at the top of the dust boot. x818ray and 2string1 like this.

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