Hey guys, I'm doing a coilover conversion and switching to Koni shocks.
I noticed the Koni gland nuts are rather loose in my 280Z struts. They are the correct 73.25.01.007.1 nuts (M51 x 1.5p), but they are about 0.5mm smaller than Monroe (or stock?) gland nuts I pulled out, and there's noticeable slop when threading them on.
The Monroe inserts I pulled out have a spacer that, surprisingly, fits the top of the Koni insert perfectly. I'm considering just reusing those, rather than risk stripping the threads out when I torque down the Koni nut.
Just curious if anyone else has noticed this, or had any issues with the Koni nuts in their 280Z struts.
Koni Nut:
Monroe Nut:
Monroe spacer on Koni damper:
Monroe spacer and nut on Koni damper: