Koni Part Numbers

[eLKuRLy]

which part # is the G60 corrado shocks?

Is it 8641.1198SPORT ?

[eLKuRLy]

anyone?

[jaywood]

8641-1198-Sport

[iamsam]

I am bumping this, because I am about to order a ton of Konis, and this crap is throwing me for a loop.

1. So M42 and M20 strut housings are different??
2. Which shocks will I need for a 1990 318i? the 8641 1021 and 80 2522 combo, or the 8641 1210 and 80 2641 combo??

I talked w/ a rep at Koni who was genuinely confounded and did not have an answer for me when I asked why there are different part numbers for different E30s, but gave me length and stiffness specs for the shocks.

8641 1021 / 80 2522:
485/614 mm compressed/expanded length
500/750 N compression/rebound stiffness

8641 1210 / 80 2641:
488/585 mm
700/750 N

[jaywood]

I am bumping this, because I am about to order a ton of Konis, and this crap is throwing me for a loop.

1. So M42 and M20 strut housings are different??
2. Which shocks will I need for a 1990 318i? the 8641 1021 and 80 2522 combo, or the 8641 1210 and 80 2641 combo??

I talked w/ a rep at Koni who was genuinely confounded and did not have an answer for me when I asked why there are different part numbers for different E30s, but gave me length and stiffness specs for the shocks.

8641 1021 / 80 2522:
485/614 mm compressed/expanded length
500/750 N compression/rebound stiffness

8641 1210 / 80 2641:
488/585 mm
700/750 N

Some early models have 45mm strut housings


Your '90 will have 51mm strut housing.

[iamsam]

^^ yes, the part numbers listed above are all for the bigger diameter strut housing, and that wasn't my question.

why did someone state above that 4 cyl and 6 cyl strut housings are different? is one longer than the other? They can't be, they have the same realOEM part number, I checked. So why, then, do some Konis work and some don't, and why are there different shock part numbers for different (seemingly identical) E30s?

[iamsam]

bump, anyone have any definitive info on this??

[iamsam]

anyone?

[iamsam]

seriously? no one?

[johnwoo]

I think the 318i with the m10 had the smaller diameter struts the m42 is the larger diameter like the m20

[m_dudey]

I am bumping this, because I am about to order a ton of Konis, and this crap is throwing me for a loop.

1. So M42 and M20 strut housings are different??
2. Which shocks will I need for a 1990 318i? the 8641 1021 and 80 2522 combo, or the 8641 1210 and 80 2641 combo??

I talked w/ a rep at Koni who was genuinely confounded and did not have an answer for me when I asked why there are different part numbers for different E30s, but gave me length and stiffness specs for the shocks.

8641 1021 / 80 2522:
485/614 mm compressed/expanded length
500/750 N compression/rebound stiffness

8641 1210 / 80 2641:
488/585 mm
700/750 N

this is really good info. though i'm a little bit confused about the numbers. In either case, are those length and stiffness numbers for the front or rear shock (i.e. 1021 or 2522)?

[Solarian]

Bumping this as well for the same reasons. I want to get Konis but if I don't know for sure I'll just get Bilsteins. Did OP end up buying some shocks? Has anyone bought Koni shocks and installed them on an 318IS? (M42)

[iamsam]

my brother in law bought the shocks for his '91 318i. It was such a long time ago I can't remember what conclusion we came to.