 Can "regular" Koni Yellows be run upsidedown?, I'll call Koni next week...until then... |
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| Mueller |
 Aug 30 2003, 09:39 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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While waiting for my dinner to cool down, I quickly sketched up a design to mount my rear Konis upside down.........
But can they be run upside down or are they designed to be mounted "mostly" in the upright position?? Just another question to make you go "hmmmmmm?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Brad Roberts |
Aug 30 2003, 09:41 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Where would the oil sit ?? It wouldnt "climb" into the valve under compression.
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| Mueller |
Aug 30 2003, 09:45 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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That is why I asked, I'm not too up to date on how the shocks are built. I know that upside shocks (Koni's) are available for the rear of 944's, but I'm guessing the internals are built that way.
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| Brad Roberts |
Aug 30 2003, 09:47 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Oh.. dont even think I am a shock guru.. I was just asking another question. I know they have oil and I know that it travels thru small holes that we can adjust.
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| ChrisFoley |
Aug 30 2003, 10:53 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,924 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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I think only high pressure gas shocks can be run upside down. If I am not mistaken, front Bilsteins are upside down inside the housing.
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| Jeroen |
Aug 31 2003, 05:33 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
did you check www.koni.com ?
they have quite some good info there (not sure if it's the info you need though) IIRC there are some "generic" dampers from koni that work upsidedown (or either way), but those were specifically designed to work that way... cheers, Jeroen |
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| TimT |
Aug 31 2003, 09:41 AM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
No you cant run them upside down, Like Brad said the oil will run to the bottom of the shock and be on the wrong side of the valves...
Koni does make shocks you can run upside down, like the 3012, you need a clevis to be able to use the eye-eye shocks in the rear of a 914 Attached image(s) 
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