911 front struts? When did they switch to 3.5", Got my new Koni Adjustable struts. Gland nut is wrong though |
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911 front struts? When did they switch to 3.5", Got my new Koni Adjustable struts. Gland nut is wrong though |
JRust |
Apr 15 2015, 10:44 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Okay so I thought the 3.5" caliper spacing was on late 70's & up struts. My strut assemblies have koni stamped on them with the part #9013410801. I have Koni classic inserts with part# 861638 which I need to replace. Weird part is my lower ball joints were the early kind with a bolt instead of the pin. I'm going to go out to take a few pics to post. I have new lemforder ball joints but they are for the pin insert & not the bolt. Didn't realize they were different than what was on there. I had these sitting in my stash for a while. Just trying to make sure I get the right part.
Somebody who knows the 911 suspension differences please enlighten me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
Paragon |
Apr 25 2015, 06:45 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Corpus Christi, Texas Member No.: 255 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Something strange here. Give me a call on Monday and we'll get it straightened out. The 8641-1039 Sports are boxed with coarse thread gland nuts that are not correct for a Koni housing. You should have also received a separate pair of fine thread gland nuts
http://www.paragon-products.com/Koni-Gland...25.01.011.1.htm There's always a chance that the wrong gland nut was pulled. We've done this 100's of times including my own car so it definitely works. Sorry for the hassle but we'll get it figured out. |
JRust |
Apr 25 2015, 09:26 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Something strange here. Give me a call on Monday and we'll get it straightened out. The 8641-1039 Sports are boxed with coarse thread gland nuts that are not correct for a Koni housing. You should have also received a separate pair of fine thread gland nuts http://www.paragon-products.com/Koni-Gland...25.01.011.1.htm There's always a chance that the wrong gland nut was pulled. We've done this 100's of times including my own car so it definitely works. Sorry for the hassle but we'll get it figured out. They definitely sent me the extra pair of fine thread gland nuts. They had to have grabbed the wrong size fine thread gland nut. It is way to small. I'll make do using my old struts for WCR. |
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