zero Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) I was taking the suspension apart on my new 240z last night and found these inserts. They're Koni's, but I've never heard anyone mention strut cartridges with the gland nut integral to the cart. From what I know about the car, it had some performance work done to it in the early 70's, but has been parked since 1976. Anyone ever seen these before? The only similar ones I can find online seem to be for Porsches, but that isn't terribly surprising since they fit quite loosely in the strut housing. Just curious if anyone recognized these or had any information on them. The part number stamping is very very light and hard/impossible to read. Edited November 22, 2011 by zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I was taking the suspension apart on the new car last night and the gland nuts were proving to be a bear to loosen. After wrestling with them a bit, I finally got them loose to discover these inserts. They're Koni's, but I've never heard anyone mention strut cartridges with the gland nut integral to the cart. From what I know about the car, it had some performance work done to it in the early 70's, but has been parked since 1976. Anyone ever seen these before? The only similar ones I can find online seem to be for Porsches, but that isn't terribly surprising since they fit quite loosely in the strut housing. Just thought I'd share. I'm assuming the new car your referring to is a new Z to you, that you just picked up? Otherwise this is very difficult to understand what your talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Yes you are correct and I edited for clarity. This is a new car to me, and from what I know of its history, it hasn't run since 1976. I came across these struts in the car, and have never seen or heard of anything like them, and was wondering if anyone had any information on them. They fit very loosely in the housing, which leads me believe they aren't 8610/8611. Edited November 22, 2011 by zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 They're Koni's, but I've never heard anyone mention strut cartridges with the gland nut integral to the cart. Do you mean integral to the strut insert? "Cart" makes no sense. Are you sure the gland nut isn't just stuck to the top of the insert? Another picture, pulled back to show more of the insert would be interesting. Just doing some grammar policing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 I'll take another photo tonight. Sorry if I've got my terminology wrong, but I thought that 'insert' and 'cartridge' were used interchangeably so I just abbreviated cartridge. In any case, I am pretty sure that the nut is part of the insert. That said, I did a little more research and may have answered my own question. They appear to be very early Koni adjustables. According to JohnC's site. "The Koni 86-1811/1812 series is the classic Koni twin tube hydraulic adjustable shock that's been used on the S30 cars since the 1970s. All Koni shocks are rebuildable and revalveable by dozens of shops around the world." According to these sites they came with and without integral gland nuts. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/303844-strut-pains-2.html http://forums.pelicanparts.com/5947647-post1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Yup. Dem's de 86-1811s. Good street shock. You can get them checked out and revalved (if necessary) by Koni. Just don't scratch the shock shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) John, is there a knob to adjust those struts once it is installed? Edited November 23, 2011 by EvilC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 There is no adjustment knob. Adjusting is achieved by compressing the shock and rotating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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