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cowskey
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 Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject: Koni steering damper |
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| Any thoughts on an initial setting for a Koni steering damper for a 73 Westy? |
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rockerarm
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Initial setting?? They are adjustable, like my old "Special D" shocks?
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cowskey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:38 pm Post subject: Koni steering damper |
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| Forget I asked. |
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jmstu76
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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I went just a tad stiffer than the original dampener. Let us know your results.
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cowskey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: Koni Steering damper |
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| Thanks for the imput. I guess I'll start at a 1/4 turn. |
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pjalau
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I went two turns in and haven't needed to adjust since. |
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SGKent 
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what is that part number?
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cowskey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: Koni Steering Damper |
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| Koni 76-1099 |
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SGKent
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that comes up as a Porsche vertical shock http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KON-76-1099/?rtype=10
there are quite a few threads where folks paint their regular dampers red to match their Koni shocks as Koni doesn't appear to list one for a bus. Maybe they did at one time. They do list an orange one for a 356 but I don't know if the compressed and extended lengths match or not.
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pjalau
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Kirk
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| SGKent wrote: |
| what is that part number? |
I was going to ask that same thing. So that "shock" works as a steering dampner? I didnt think Koni made one.
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pjalau
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SGKent
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Koni makes a steering damper for a 356 Porsche. One would just need to verify that the compressed and extended lengths are equal.
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Kirk
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How cool. Learn something everyday.
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TomWesty
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| SGKent wrote: |
| Koni makes a steering damper for a 356 Porsche. One would just need to verify that the compressed and extended lengths are equal. |
Same one I think.
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rockerarm
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| Kirk wrote: |
| How cool. Learn something everyday. |
I second that! Kinda reinforces the statement "I don't know everything".
So, are these widely available or NOS? And what do the sell for? Hopefully we hear some positive/negative feedback from this installed part. Is there a particular reason you sought out this part? Bill |
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cowskey
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:55 pm Post subject: Koni Steering Damper |
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| Mine were back ordered but should be shipped this week. A little pricey....$120.00 |
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pjalau
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| Koni makes a steering damper for a 356 Porsche. One would just need to verify that the compressed and extended lengths are equal. |
See that picture of the old original steering damper next to the new koni? Right before I installed, I compressed and expanded both for comparison, I didn't take pictures.
They matched enough for me, but I suspect they might have been off by a couple of millimeters.
Regarding why I wanted this one? Well, because I needed a new damper, and this one was red. Red is obviously the superior color as it is ordered first in the visible light spectrum (rainbows) so, by extension, the damper is superior. It's the same reason my car is red. Red=better, it's natural law.
Seriously, my uncle had it and I needed one, so I bought it. no thought put into it at all.
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jmstu76
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Page 1 of my gallery shows pics of the dampner by it's box and installed. Yes indeed it is made for a Porsche 356. Yes it is adjustable. No I really didn't need it. Yes is was a bit expensive.
I just like the fact knowing that Ratwell's April fools joke can be a reality.
I'm pretty sure pjalau turned me on to this one.
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2258 cc GD case 78mm CW crank, 2.0 H-beam rods 5,325” 22mm pin, JE forged pistons with 15cc dish, JE rings, type 11 clearanced oil pump, CB Eagle 2205 Type-2 “Torque Special” hydraulic cam with matched lifters fed by CB Dual Weber 40 IDF MX with 6” foam air filters, currently 55 idle, 130 main, 200 air correction, 32 mm venturis. 27in General Grabber AT2 All Terrains, Berg Shifter, stock '76 exhaust HPC Ceramic Coated. 11/18/2020 |
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| 356's are a different animal. Original German Boge. |
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