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Shocks advice
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 9:58 pm
by gridgway
Had my pre-mot check today to see how long the list was and not too bad. A bit of lights faffing plus the front lhs shock has a lot of play in it and needs replacing. So that needs to be a pair at the front and then without knowing what the rears are like, probably a reason to go for all 4.
What are the choices? I have to say the way the car drives is good at the moment (first drive weyhey!!), very kart like, so I want to keep that.
Cheers
Graham
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:40 pm
by gallego
Hi Graham,
Took the plunge and went for the Koni Sport fully adjustables. You will wonder why you haven't done it before!
Got mine from larkspeed in Yorkshire at a great price!
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 10:01 am
by jwhillracer
I've had both Koni and Bilstein on our 914 and 914/6. Both are excellent, Bilstein probably marginally better.
JW
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 10:21 am
by Mr Pharmacist
I got a full set of bilsteins for mine and it transformed the car
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 10:47 am
by moggy
Bilsteins all round for me too. Like them a lot.
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 10:59 am
by gridgway
Is that the Bilstein sports? B6?
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 11:53 am
by Mr Pharmacist
That's what I got for mine
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 1:50 pm
by moggy
Yes. I got the sports.
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 7:32 pm
by glovebox
moggy wrote:Bilsteins all round for me too. Like them a lot.
Yep me too, quite firm but great fun
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 10:36 am
by camperco
Hi Graham - we are Koni dealers if that helps?
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 12:43 pm
by gridgway
Thanks Angus, the PO says they are konis so if I do need new ones I'll probably stay with Konis otherwise I'll have to change struts I think. Is that right?
Is it possible and cost effective to refurb konis?
Graham
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 11:07 pm
by gridgway
I'll post some pics, but I don't think they are konis. The front struts are black with no identifying marks, but the rears are orange and say Boge.
Need to work out what that means.
The front RH strut does have a lot of play, just like the MoT man says, so definitely needs doing. Really obvious, so much for the PPI!
Graham
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 3:33 pm
by Mr Pharmacist
The front bits you can see are just the outer case - the actual shock inserts are inside those so you can't see what you've got on the front until you've taken them apart.
Mine were orange on the back - the bilsteins will fit. I needed spacers on my rear shocks - probably because of the higher rate springs I used which are shorter than stock.
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Sun May 29, 2016 11:16 pm
by gridgway
Here's a pic of the front and rear.
What do we think?
Re: Shocks advice
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:31 pm
by camperco
You have a front ARB - good news!