Question about Koni Yellow front struts - Focaljet

**SPEEDER04** · 04-18-2008, 10:49 PM

I just had the Koni sport kit installed in my SVTF a few weeks ago by a local shop. My question is besides the strut top plate what else is used off of the old strut and onto the new. There is a white cap sitting on top of the shock body were the shaft comes through which is still sitting on the old strut...instructions for Koni's show this part on their strut or am I mistaken and it is not transfered over.

**EuroAyres** · 04-19-2008, 08:16 PM

The only white peice i know of that i used on my install was the clip deal that holds on the bottom of the boot. Its white goes around the very top of the strut body and clips into place. Its has iirc three little prong deals that the boot hooks on to.

**SPEEDER04** · 04-19-2008, 08:56 PM

Thank you that is the part I am talking about and was not transfered over,,,interesting.

**Nliiitend1** · 04-20-2008, 03:14 AM

They're not ultra-critical, but the boots do cut down on the chances of dirt and grime working their way into the strut bodies along the shafts.

**pkolator** · 07-08-2008, 07:37 PM

...and on a related note...

Has anyone out there installed the "newest" version of the Koni Yellows and noticed that the white plastic piece off of the OE struts that holds the bottom of the dust boot to the top of the strut body does not fit on the "newest version" of the Koni strut?

There is a little lip on the strut that prohibits this plastic sleeve from sliding down into place.

^^^ "old" on left, "new" on right

Any suggestions aside from a zip tie to hold the dust boot in place?

I will get pictures up in the next hour or two.

**hEaT** · 07-09-2008, 08:46 AM

I'm a fan of the ziptie. Seems easier and safer than taking a Dremel to the strut.

**pkolator** · 07-09-2008, 03:05 PM

that seems like what I am going to have to do.

But I am currently in communique with Koni, so I'll see what they say is a "solution".

**pkolator** · 07-10-2008, 03:23 PM

The official suggestion from Koni is, "[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]I talked to our R&D department and they suggested, by looking at the photos, that you try to install the shocks without using the “dust boot retaining clip”[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]"...aka zip tie.

I wont be as nice and pretty as with the clip, but at least it is on there.

**hEaT** · 07-10-2008, 04:34 PM

Use a black one and no one should notice. You can't even see the bottom of the boot when the car is on the ground.

04-18-2008, 10:49 PM	#1
SPEEDER04 TEAM Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ct Posts: 108	Question about Koni Yellow front struts I just had the Koni sport kit installed in my SVTF a few weeks ago by a local shop. My question is besides the strut top plate what else is used off of the old strut and onto the new. There is a white cap sitting on top of the shock body were the shaft comes through which is still sitting on the old strut...instructions for Koni's show this part on their strut or am I mistaken and it is not transfered over. __________________ 04PitchBlack..EAP..SVTF..Magnaflow cat back,Koni Sport suspension,Eibach sways

04-19-2008, 08:16 PM	#2
EuroAyres Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,303	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts The only white peice i know of that i used on my install was the clip deal that holds on the bottom of the boot. Its white goes around the very top of the strut body and clips into place. Its has iirc three little prong deals that the boot hooks on to. __________________ 03 Comp Orange SVTF

04-19-2008, 08:56 PM	#3
SPEEDER04 TEAM Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ct Posts: 108	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts Thank you that is the part I am talking about and was not transfered over,,,interesting. __________________ 04PitchBlack..EAP..SVTF..Magnaflow cat back,Koni Sport suspension,Eibach sways

04-20-2008, 03:14 AM	#4
Nliiitend1 It's NOT progressive. IT'S LINEAR!!!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 32224 Posts: 4,249	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts They're not ultra-critical, but the boots do cut down on the chances of dirt and grime working their way into the strut bodies along the shafts. __________________ RIP: Modified Liquid Grey S2: 5-speed RIP: Modified 2001 White ZX3: 5-speed 2008 MS3 GT w/ no options 2006 Suzuki SV650N

07-08-2008, 07:37 PM	#5
pkolator TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 119	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts ...and on a related note... Has anyone out there installed the "newest" version of the Koni Yellows and noticed that the white plastic piece off of the OE struts that holds the bottom of the dust boot to the top of the strut body does not fit on the "newest version" of the Koni strut? There is a little lip on the strut that prohibits this plastic sleeve from sliding down into place. ^^^ "old" on left, "new" on right Any suggestions aside from a zip tie to hold the dust boot in place? I will get pictures up in the next hour or two. Last edited by pkolator : 07-08-2008 at 08:13 PM.

07-09-2008, 08:46 AM	#6
hEaT [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,600	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts I'm a fan of the ziptie. Seems easier and safer than taking a Dremel to the strut. __________________ 2001 Twilight Blue ZX3 - Volant Intake, FC 65mm TB, SVT Header, RT High Flow Cat, SVTF Borla Exhaust, Koni's 1985 Nimbus Grey Merkur XR4Ti - Work In Progress Tuned By: Bristol Dyno

07-09-2008, 03:05 PM	#7
pkolator TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 119	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts that seems like what I am going to have to do. But I am currently in communique with Koni, so I'll see what they say is a "solution".

07-10-2008, 03:23 PM	#8
pkolator TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 119	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts The official suggestion from Koni is, "[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]I talked to our R&D department and they suggested, by looking at the photos, that you try to install the shocks without using the “dust boot retaining clip”[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]"...aka zip tie. I wont be as nice and pretty as with the clip, but at least it is on there.

07-10-2008, 04:34 PM	#9
hEaT [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,600	Re: Question about Koni Yellow front struts Use a black one and no one should notice. You can't even see the bottom of the boot when the car is on the ground. __________________ 2001 Twilight Blue ZX3 - Volant Intake, FC 65mm TB, SVT Header, RT High Flow Cat, SVTF Borla Exhaust, Koni's 1985 Nimbus Grey Merkur XR4Ti - Work In Progress Tuned By: Bristol Dyno

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