Koni Install
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Koni Install
Got the Koni FSD's on yesterday. Food for thought though - OEM shocks are HP Gas pressurized. Before removal, compress them by jacking up the A-arm and then tie the top and bottom together using a few HD cable ties to keep them compressed. It'll make removal a he!! of a lot easier! (I didn't do it with the 1st front one and it ended up being a bitch to remove. Even had to drop the tie rod so I could pry up on the shock to compress- Rear's are easier to work on
). Even though you can compress the Koni's by hand I found that's it's still easier to use the compress and tie method to make installation easier.
Hope this helps out a little!
). Even though you can compress the Koni's by hand I found that's it's still easier to use the compress and tie method to make installation easier.Hope this helps out a little!
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Hi vetter79 -
Good tip!
I use a length of heavy wire that is fashioned to allow me to hook it onto the lower end of the shock, and then compress the shock and hook the top end - thus holding the shock compressed.
This makes it much easier to r&r shocks.
best regards -
mqqn
Good tip!
I use a length of heavy wire that is fashioned to allow me to hook it onto the lower end of the shock, and then compress the shock and hook the top end - thus holding the shock compressed.
This makes it much easier to r&r shocks.
best regards -
mqqn
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Thanks for the tip. Info like this will save someone a lot of aggravation. 
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