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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: denmark
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My Opel GT 1900 needed new shock absorber for the rear axle, and I found these "KONI 80-1997 Sport" in a local shop. Looking at www.koni.com , it should be the right size for Opel GT rear axle, but it seems that they are too long, and minimum lenght is a lot longer than the old Monroe shocks , which looks very old. ( in normal position the shocks are only 5 cm longer , than the minimum lenght they can be ) Rear springs are the series, and the hight of car is correct . Anybody who knows if this will give problems ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Gary - and all of You Thanks for a very good and useful site, I have been whatching for some time, as a "passive member", - only been GT owner for 2 years now.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Ft Smith, Arkansas
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The longer shock might bottom out before the suspension bottoms. If that happens the shock might be damaged. However, I don't know for sure if these will bottom out. To find out, you can: Place the car on jack stands, remove the rear coil springs and install the koni shocks. Then using a floor jack move the axle thru the full range of travel. If the shocks bottom out before the axle rests on the rubber bump stops then you have a problem
Since it is a Koni, you can send them to any authorized Koni repair center and have them modified, if you find the extra length a problem. In the US such places are Koni of North America, True Choice and several others. You should be able to find a repair center from their web site. Good Luck
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opel free after 26 years
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: sunderland england
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Real Name: barry williams
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H we have a member selling some konis in the ads section , why not ask him the part numbers for the rear ones
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