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Posted by: alexkirkham Jun 28 2019, 03:05 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm really keen on running some soft-ish front koni reds in may standard 914 1.7 with boge struts (the bumps are giving me too much feedback with the bilsteins)...

so, are the 911/912 koni reds, as in :

https://www.carnoisseur.com/products/details/koni-classic-front-shock-absorber-to-fit-porsche-912-86-1647-1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjv7KiOWL4wIVCbLtCh1Vjg5CEAQYASABEgIv2vD_BwE

interchangeable? I suspect not: possibly a different length?

any wisdom on this or alternate struts gratefully received!

thanks

alex

Posted by: Steve Jun 28 2019, 07:02 AM

IIRC the boge struts support both the Bilstein and the Koni Shocks. I have boge struts and was running koni’s and I switched to Bilstein. I am running 911, 3.5” boge struts.

Posted by: jcd914 Jun 28 2019, 03:24 PM

The 911 inserts will fit the 914 boge struts as long as they are not specifically for the 911S that came with the Koni Struts.
The valving is for the 911 which is a heavier vehicle and may not be optimal for the 914.

I have always found the Koni shocks more comfortable than the Bilstein shocks, even Koni sports.
YMMV

Jim