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mofugga

11-07-2005, 09:15 PM

i think my front right koni might need a rebuild, it's leaking oil from the adjuster & made groaning noises when i lowered the car back to the ground. is there a way to know for sure? & who can rebuild 'em & what does it cost? i bought them used so the warranty doesn't apply to me :(

if i have to have 'em rebuilt i might just go ahead & get a GC coilover kit as well or atleast some better springs than it's on now.

Loren

11-08-2005, 09:10 AM

You can have them rebuilt by several shops in the US. I recently priced rebuild through Koni-NA because they seem to be the folks who would have THE most experience with them. $100 per shock to rebuild/revalve plus parts plus shipping. So, you're looking at $500+ to get a set of four done.

nunyo

11-08-2005, 08:07 PM

Loren

11-08-2005, 10:26 PM

I opted for a completely different (new) setup. I picked up a Tein SS kit, about $1000 spec'd with higher front spring rates. Sold my Koni/GC setup (along with my spare set of Konis) for $850.

Net cost after shipping: about $200. Cheaper than a Koni revalve and I got all new stuff. Very happy with it so far.

I considered the AD's, but they just didn't seem like the right choice for a daily driven car that I don't want to rebuild the shocks on every other year. (not to mention the price)

mofugga

11-09-2005, 07:58 AM

If it's any consolation I'm in the same boat with the Koni's on my Miata, my right rear shock adjuster won't turn at all. At least I have a garage that I can leave my car on jackstands in while the shocks are sent out. At the price they want for rebuild, and considering the inconvenience of it all, it's almost more desireable to just buy new shocks from them, unless of course you're also considering having them revalved for different spring rates. Those Advanced Design shocks that GC sells look prety nice. :)
how 'bout i borrow my old struts/springs from the OBS while the koni's are getting fixed or my car sits in your garage on jackstands waiting on the koni's to be fixed :lol: then again i've found another set for $400 but also used, tho probably not nearly as used as the koni's currently on the car ;) maybe i'll just get the one fixed, sell my current koni's/springs & get the other used koni's w/ the gc set up, 350lb 8" springs... hmm

MrSideways

11-09-2005, 11:28 AM

Koni N/A can do it
True Choice in Ohio
ProPartsUSA out in Cali
and Bryce merideth has a guy that can do it cheap and quickly but I don't have his info.

Rosko

11-09-2005, 12:29 PM

http://www.tripointengineering.com/Catalog_pages/suspension.htm

Here's a quote from the site. I only know about this because I'm a fan of their SPEED World Challenge race team.

TRI-POINT Engineering/ProParts has become a factory authorized KONI Rebuild Center -- one of only two in the country. As a KONI Rebuild Center, we can rebuild, repair, or revalve any KONI product promptly and professionally. Plus, our engineers can design, build, modify, or fabricate a KONI shock or strut to fit virtually any application from vintage to race. No job is out of the question--the impossible just takes us a little longer. Call for details!

mofugga

11-10-2005, 10:25 AM

MrSideways

11-10-2005, 01:45 PM

unfortunately i won't be at state champs this weekend. could someone that's going please do me a favor & try to get that info from bryce or atleast bryce's email so i can possibly figure it out. cheap & fast is good!!! :D

Well my koni's are SHOT, to the point where they are badly cupping my street tires now. I plan on sending mine to Bryce's guy so I'll get the info for you.
I've had bad experiences with ProParts. On Bob's miata we had a shock leak in just a matter of hours after putting it on the car.

I had a good experience with TrueChoice. Loved the valving I got but I felt like the shocks wore out kinda quickly. I think about 20k before I felt like my valving wasn't anything special anymore. Oh and my Bill was $1200. And to make matters worse they had an accounting glitch that double billed me Zeroing out my checking account for 3 weeks it took to solve it.

Koni N/A did Minehearts shocks (GH sharp as SF motorsports Was who jason went though I believe) and his rear shocks are Pretty darn nice. I'd have to say after driving his RSX that they felt great!

mofugga

11-10-2005, 08:07 PM

thanks :D

MrSideways

11-17-2005, 11:11 AM

Straight from Bryce...
"Hey Ian, heres the contact info for my shock guy.

SRP Engineering
Joe Stimola
63 Birch Hill Rd.
Locust Valley, NY 11560
516-671-9715
__________________"

Leonard

11-17-2005, 11:21 AM

At the price they want for rebuild, and considering the inconvenience of it all, it's almost more desireable to just buy new shocks from them, unless of course you're also considering having them revalved for different spring rates.

That math doesn't work for everything they sell. $500 for a rebuild is a deal to me compared to the replacement cost of my 30 series DA's.

BeQuietAndDrive

11-17-2005, 11:56 AM

When you buy Koni's new, they have a lifetime warrenty?

mofugga

11-17-2005, 10:08 PM

Straight from Bryce...
"Hey Ian, heres the contact info for my shock guy.

SRP Engineering
Joe Stimola
63 Birch Hill Rd.
Locust Valley, NY 11560
516-671-9715
__________________"

thanks a lot

Lola56

11-18-2005, 09:07 AM

This year I was a crew chief for a Formula Atlantic race car. I have had met and had several discussions with both Joe Stimola, and Chris Billings of the Shock-Shop http://www.shock-shop.com/

We have Penske double adjustables (with remote resevoirs) on the Swift DB4. We were told that they must be rebuilt each year as the shock oil fails due to heat.

What several of you are experiencing sould to me like the shock oil has thinned out, and all you need is to simply replace the oil.

I do not know if this is easily done with the Koni's, but we were told that we could do this with our pressurized Penske's.

Visit the Shock-Shop website for much valuable info.