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**gavin** · 4-20-04, 23:33

As much as I can figure The GE koni sports would be longer(?) than its US counterpart.

Ive e-mailed Koni Europe and Koni USA a lot about this and they have been reluctant to give info. They say "a critical measurement is not the same" but have refused to say what. (again I think its the length).

I have heard that autocrossers had them imported to use in Solo2 competition when the GE MX6 was THE car to have in the early/mid 90s for G-stock. If they did, then they must have been able to fit into the gutted stock struts. But this is where the questions started.

Who had actually done this? I knew of no one to contact and Koni was very tight lipped. I was willing to take this on good faith though.

Is the interior diameter of the GE struts the same as the GD struts? Probably? Manufacturers love saving costs by rehashing parts especially if its underhood. The US spec GE and GD struts are very similar but for a few adjustments (camber and height). Id have to take a chance that the bore was probably the same.

IF (and its a big IF) the European GE struts are longer, they may be about the same size as the GD inserts? The front GD struts are @1" longer than the GE struts...right? (but if they were the same length as the GD specials, wouldnt Koni have just made them a direct GD application ???)

So they may or may not fit the GD struts...may or may not be too long or too short and if they are too long then Id have to get them shortened by koni (who quoted a price of 80$ per strut). May or may not have to get them revalved for my stiffer springs (100$ per strut) all on top of the 155$ per strut price to have them imported........ACK!!

The option of the GD specials was just as problematic. Purchace them(155$), shorten them(80$), have them converted to top adjustable and revalve them(120$ not including parts)...(the specials are valved less agressivly than the standard sports)....Double ACK!!

Koni has a service where you can send in your standard struts and have them converted with Koni internals. Its called a "wet conversion". The prices on the features was also mindboggling....Triple ACK!!!

Unbelievably Ground Control Advance Design seemed like the most sensible option at 400$ for a custom built double adjustable (separare rebound and compression) strut. I was pretty much resigned to the fact that this seemed to be my best option.

And then I got Dutch626s instant message which made all of this completely irrelevant

Bon chance mes amis

Gavin

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gavin Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: santa cruz.ca iTrader: (1)	As much as I can figure The GE koni sports would be longer(?) than its US counterpart. Ive e-mailed Koni Europe and Koni USA a lot about this and they have been reluctant to give info. They say "a critical measurement is not the same" but have refused to say what. (again I think its the length). I have heard that autocrossers had them imported to use in Solo2 competition when the GE MX6 was THE car to have in the early/mid 90s for G-stock. If they did, then they must have been able to fit into the gutted stock struts. But this is where the questions started. Who had actually done this? I knew of no one to contact and Koni was very tight lipped. I was willing to take this on good faith though. Is the interior diameter of the GE struts the same as the GD struts? Probably? Manufacturers love saving costs by rehashing parts especially if its underhood. The US spec GE and GD struts are very similar but for a few adjustments (camber and height). Id have to take a chance that the bore was probably the same. IF (and its a big IF) the European GE struts are longer, they may be about the same size as the GD inserts? The front GD struts are @1" longer than the GE struts...right? (but if they were the same length as the GD specials, wouldnt Koni have just made them a direct GD application ???) So they may or may not fit the GD struts...may or may not be too long or too short and if they are too long then Id have to get them shortened by koni (who quoted a price of 80$ per strut). May or may not have to get them revalved for my stiffer springs (100$ per strut) all on top of the 155$ per strut price to have them imported........ACK!! The option of the GD specials was just as problematic. Purchace them(155$), shorten them(80$), have them converted to top adjustable and revalve them(120$ not including parts)...(the specials are valved less agressivly than the standard sports)....Double ACK!! Koni has a service where you can send in your standard struts and have them converted with Koni internals. Its called a "wet conversion". The prices on the features was also mindboggling....Triple ACK!!! Unbelievably Ground Control Advance Design seemed like the most sensible option at 400$ for a custom built double adjustable (separare rebound and compression) strut. I was pretty much resigned to the fact that this seemed to be my best option. And then I got Dutch626s instant message which made all of this completely irrelevant Bon chance mes amis Gavin