Koni Red's - rears front?

[SevenEight]

Guys, I want to use shorter shocks because the car is slightly lowered. So... What about running rear koni Red's up front? 411mm vs 387mm? If I run them softest front and them adjust them firmer rear, it should work out, right? And, bonus, rears are cheaper than fronts!


EDIT

So, after checking this again I see that I got my numbers wrong. The rear shocks and the front shocks are virtually the same length on a link pin car.

[esde]

I've heard it works, but never tried it myself.
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[jbannon]

I would read Erik’s post on his suspension setup.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=700188&sid=e319bc0cb1bdf455560513141d85cc23

If I remember correctly he used Koni red shocks for Porsche given his car was slightly lowered.

I personally run the standard Koni reds on my own slightly lowered beetle and haven’t noticed any ride issues.
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[SevenEight]

OK! So I updated the first posting since I realized I had gotten my lengths wrong.

Have read Eric's thread about the outlaw. 356 shocks seem good in length - but what about valving? They seem to be 200 in compression vs beetöe 450? Rebound is higher at 1350 vs Beetle 900.