[DeTomaso] Koni Shocks Rebuild

[Jeff Detrich]

And I don't believe Konis were stock on your cars.

Also in your first picture, what are we looking at behind the shock. I
don't hardly recognize anything.

Thanks,

Jeff
6559

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:

>    In a message dated 2/4/15 15 56 34, mghibli7 at hotmail.com writes:
>
>      First, has anyone had Konis rebuilt recently? Who did it? How did it
>      work out?
>
>    >>>If you go to the Koni USA website you'll see there are a handful of
>    authorized rebuilders.  If you have the original sales receipt they
>    will rebuild them for free; otherwise the charge is fairly substantial.
>
>      >Second, I am looking for a set of Konis, just shocks, I have the
>      springs. I believe the shocks are the same front and rear, does
>      anyone know different?
>
>    >>>I believe you're right.
>    Don't forget that there are Konis and then there are Konis.
>    The old-school shocks were simply replacements for the stock shocks,
>    and used the stock (or stock-style) springs.  However, for many years
>    Pantera Performance Center and Pantera East have been selling new,
>    modern Koni shocks (their so-called '30 series') which use much
>    smaller-diameter springs.  They are therefore smaller and lighter than
>    the standard-style.  While they are rather expensive, when you look at
>    the cost of having old-school Konis rebuilt, the price delta isn't that
>    great.
>    If you already have old Konis it may make sense to rebuild them.
>    However, if you were first planning on buying a set and then having
>    them rebuilt, it would start to get a bit crazy...buying new, modern
>    units would make more sense.
>    Mike
>
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   And I don't believe Konis were stock on your cars.
   Also in your first picture, what are we looking at behind the shock. I
   don't hardly recognize anything.
   Thanks,
   Jeff
   6559

   On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A In a message dated 2/4/15 15 56 34, [2]mghibli7 at hotmail.com
     writes:
     A  A  A First, has anyone had Konis rebuilt recently? Who did it?
     How did it
     A  A  A work out?
     A  A >>>If you go to the Koni USA website you'll see there are a
     handful of
     A  A authorized rebuilders.A  If you have the original sales receipt
     they
     A  A will rebuild them for free; otherwise the charge is fairly
     substantial.
     A  A  A >Second, I am looking for a set of Konis, just shocks, I
     have the
     A  A  A springs. I believe the shocks are the same front and rear,
     does
     A  A  A anyone know different?
     A  A >>>I believe you're right.
     A  A Don't forget that there are Konis and then there are Konis.
     A  A The old-school shocks were simply replacements for the stock
     shocks,
     A  A and used the stock (or stock-style) springs.A  However, for
     many years
     A  A Pantera Performance Center and Pantera East have been selling
     new,
     A  A modern Koni shocks (their so-called '30 series') which use much
     A  A smaller-diameter springs.A  They are therefore smaller and
     lighter than
     A  A the standard-style.A  While they are rather expensive, when you
     look at
     A  A the cost of having old-school Konis rebuilt, the price delta
     isn't that
     A  A great.
     A  A If you already have old Konis it may make sense to rebuild
     them.
     A  A However, if you were first planning on buying a set and then
     having
     A  A them rebuilt, it would start to get a bit crazy...buying new,
     modern
     A  A units would make more sense.
     A  A Mike
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