Seriously annoyed at my koni rears!

[Krys_23]

Right i purchased these for £125 having only done a supposed 3,000 miles since november 2012 til present, i had these fitted and now only one is clunking over light bumps around town, it seems to deal better with bigger bumps,

now after fitting which was simple, i double checked a guide, and the only difference is we have a metal washer on top of the rubber in the boot, to stop the nut tightening directly on to the rubber mount

thats the picture off the guide but theres no washer on top? Any ideas? I would have thought if i have done both sides wrong both would knock but its only the one?

​any help appreciated.

 

[Dan@SJM]

You need he washer.

 

[Krys_23]

Yeah so we have done it correct, i thought there was only one reason behind it, ive got a fucked shock!

 

[Krys_23]

The only thing i could think of is i never jacked the damper in through the hole i just pushed it up by hand, there is 13mm of thread up through the top, i'm lost.

 

[Krys_23]

 

[Krys_23]

Any idea's had them checked for the third time its at its worst when i go over excessive bumps!?

 

[MartinR]

Where are the dust covers? You use them off the standard shock.

Is the said damper set to super hard? Have you adjusted them?

 

[Krys_23]

f**k me sideways, didnt realise you needed to use old parts! This could be my problem

 

[jesus]

The bit that you reuse is the top bit of the old shock pictured below:

 

[Supernova]

yeah u need to use the old dust cover !

also i found my konis were really crashy over bumps.was driving me insane.took me a while to figure out it was the top bolts in the boot were too tight.i loosened them so the bolt in on with no thread showing above them and it cured it.

hope this helps.....steve

 

[Krys_23]

So your saying don't overtighten? I'm puzzled

 

[Krys_23]

​to clarify i need this?

 

[jesus]

Yes. It comes off with the plastic bit below it, they're all attatched.

You need to follow the instruction sheed I posted exactly.

 

[Krys_23]

Thats fine, i'm being overcautious as i've been playing about with these now for four days as of tomorrow lol.

 

[Supernova]

​http://www.cliotrophy.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/49383-Rear-koni-assembly-guide