Thats good...I was wondering the same thing too

 

What kinds of new parts???

 

secrets

 

My fronts leaked out of the top side from day 1, just a little fluid at a time. Think using my impact might have caused it to hit the top of the adjuster and mess it up. IDK, I don't own the Purple People Eater anymore.

I do need to send my rears in for R&R though, think both adjusters are toast. Once I do that I'll buy a new pair of fronts and be set for suspension until I can afford YYZ, Pedders are alright for now.

 

Just wondering if robertmichaels (tried pm'ing him and never got a response) had any luck with his install and if anyone knows what the correct number in millimeters is when you are cutting the struts. I'm thinking about doing koni's in the future and just want to have the right measurements before I start cutting.

 

the folks that are having issues just read what Koni say ( not always correct, particularly for the strut length) Then they think "just drill a hole in the bottom". Its not that simple. Getting the lower fastening hole concentric in the housing is important. We fixture the strut in a mill and do it that way.

No one does that way but me, I am confident.

But I dont stop there, and I wont say what else we do lol. Too many copiers . Too much time and effort to get there. Its a constant evolution as well, as we find out new things and develop new versions. Nothing here stands still...

 

Lol mr Powell, when I get ready to get koni's and xyz's can I just send then out to you and have you assemble them?

 

Hey hey hey, I used a mill as well, and I came up with an very easy way to make sure the struts don't ovalize (think your sway bar stops )

Do you still do custom valving for the konis?

 

Subd

 

Good 4 u, then there are two of us! Ad no kidding we made sleeves. I have never seen an ovalized strut housing on a properly installed Koni set up. I have seen lots of junk and destroyed stuff though no doubt.

Custom valving to our specs is done in cali for retarded money. But I think its worth doing ifyou track the car. I wish bilstein did a strut for this car lol
My contacts at Bilstein are all either big executives or retired and I have lost touch. I beleive that Bilsteins make some of the best shocks out there overall for performance and durability.

I worked together with Bilstein in 1985 time frame on doing selective ride work and ZR1 C4 development ( Lotus engined 4 cammer version). These germans are very good at what they do...

 

I am saving dead fe5 strut housings for that purpose...

 

^ - Man.. . cant wait for my set Hopefully in the near future.

 

powell/koni setup is amazing...you will not regret it. worth every dam dime!

 

When in doubt ask the beard of knowledge

 

the set john was working on earlier last month/this month is my set.

 

Tomorrow

 

Looks really good.

 

Whoah, love the paint on there. Better than the crumby black that comes on the car.

 

Yellow PC, a quick 3.5hr drive to john's tomorrow for install

 

A long time ago fidget brought some rusty koni struts for me too look at. They could not be saved. But the issue is koni give false info. When the struts are cut too short bad things happen. The insert flops around and then the housing gets damaged The bottom bolt is a rare thread pitch ten dollars for a new bolt. I use a tool I made to draw the insert into the strut housing so it is held so tight it will never move. If you press the insert in it will probably not seat correctly For redlines I am working on a way to make them adjustable without removing the strut which is currently not possible the strut mount is different than the cobalt. Now the issue will be people not wanting to pay what it takes and just wanting the info with no time invested. Lol

 

That makes sense John. Well at some point ill buy front Koni's again and will bring them to you to get it installed the RIGHT way.

 

Revolution drove away tonite with his Konis installed. He happy

 

When doing the front konis the fe5 doesnt matter if it comes from a lsj or lnf right?

 

Doesn't matter which it comes from.

 

Ok nice well ill be on the market for some pretty soon i just hope i dont screw it up lol