Mystery PIeces with my konis

[tonytony]

What are these? should i keep the small one in where it is or remove it, and also what is that pinnapple slice looking thing, it fits the front piston rod just fine. Are they bump stops, cause they are very strange looking bump stops to me. The instructions are so vague, it also shows a picture of some liquid being poured into the strut housing but doesnt' say what it is.

[asubimmer]

fixy the imagys like [ IMG]http://img426.imageshack.us/img426/6703/dsc002431xl.jpg[/IMG ] but don't have the spaces in the img part

[tonytony]

sorry i was temporarily retarded

[asubimmer]

haha its cool....I wish I could help you w/ the shocks though ;) goodluck

[AdamF 88iS]

They both go below the bump stops, front and rear.

[tonytony]

hmmm well i didn't get any bumpstops, those are all it came with besides some nuts and adjuster knob and dust caps.

[e9nine]

Correct indeed.I know Ground Control sells bumpstops for the front for sure. I don't know about the rear.
Oddly enough, Koni said you don't need bumpstops
They advise you to use the stock pieces! You may do as you wish. I made my own excuse of a bumpstop for the rear.

[tonytony]

how big should i make the front and rear bump stops, i dont remember having stock ones either=/

[BahnE30]

[QUOTE= The instructions are so vague, it also shows a picture of some liquid being poured into the strut housing but doesnt' say what it is.[/QUOTE]

it's oil, i just threw some 5w30 in for good measure.. dont' need a whole lot of it thou.... i imagine theres a special oil for it, but i don't see why motor oil wouldn't do the trick

[e9nine]

I added coolant per the instuctions for the Sport Single Adjustables. This helps maintain cooler temperatures and prevents ice from forming and puncturing the shock tube (Yes it does happen) !!

[tonytony]

so.....oil or coolant? it seems that coolant would leak out of the strut housing, it does show a snowflake next to the illustration of the liquid being poured into the housing, so it could be coolant for sure.

[nando]

hmmm well i didn't get any bumpstops, those are all it came with besides some nuts and adjuster knob and dust caps.

the bumpstops are already in the shocks. the little plastic ring is just to keep it in place (but it's not needed either).

also, it's not coolant, it's oil, and I don't think it's required with konis (I didn't use any, at least).

[bimmer8604]

if its any help the instructions with my bilstiens said to just drain the oil out of the strut housings and to put the struts in dry.

I guess it just depends manufacturer to manufacturer.

Kyle

[e9nine]

the bumpstops are already in the shocks. the little plastic ring is just to keep it in place (but it's not needed either).

also, it's not coolant, it's oil, and I don't think it's required with konis (I didn't use any, at least).

It's coolant. My installation diagram had it pictured as coolant. This was almost 2 yrs ago but I know for sure that it was coolant.

if its any help the instructions with my bilstiens said to just drain the oil out of the strut housings and to put the struts in dry.

I guess it just depends manufacturer to manufacturer.

Kyle

Correct indeed

so.....oil or coolant? it seems that coolant would leak out of the strut housing, it does show a snowflake next to the illustration of the liquid being poured into the housing, so it could be coolant for sure.

You may do as you wish. You can also try calling Koni and if you don't get a dim wit they will advise you on what to do. You don't fill the tube with coolant. You just put a little in.

[Old'n'Slow]

I didn't put anything in mine after being told gas pressurized shocks don't have the heat issues that plain hydraulic shocks have. The oil was help disperse heat...