406 shock absorbers

[Mike406]

thanks

I have contacted Shaun the guy Geoff mentioned hopefully make progress next week

[David C]

Any luck with your replacement shock absorbers for the 406? I need a pair for the rear of mine.

[Mike406]

Originally Posted by Mike406

thanks

I have contacted Shaun the guy Geoff mentioned hopefully make progress next week

I got a set from Shaun and are now fitted, I think I have them set a bit hard so need to adjust them

good luck

[Geoff Dowdle]

Mike ,
what are the Koni Model numbers for the front and rear of your 406 .
Do you know the lengths fully extended and fully closed.

Do you still have the old set of shock absorbers that you removed ?
They could be originals and the lengths should be recorded .

Tks
Geoff

[Mike406]

Originally Posted by Geoff Dowdle

Mike ,
what are the Koni Model numbers for the front and rear of your 406 .
Do you know the lengths fully extended and fully closed.

Do you still have the old set of shock absorbers that you removed ?
They could be originals and the lengths should be recorded .

Tks
Geoff

hi,
only done the rear at the moment

unfortunately car not working at the moment so can't tell you the Koni details

the old ones
open 20"
closed 12"

not including the threaded spigots on each end as I had to cut them off to get them out

hope this helps

Mike

[David C]

My new Koni's for the rear of the 406 have just arrived from SP Suspension.

Fully closed they are 13 1/4" between innermost points where inner mounting washers meet the body. Fully open 22 1/2"

Although they arrived in Koni cardboard packaging the units are bright yellow and there are no identifying model number markings or branding.

The sheet that comes with them has four sets of sketches supposedly to inform how to adjust them but raises more questions than it answers.

Pretty unimpressive as a retail experience. I hope they work well enough to justify the £300 the pair.

Mike - did you fit them to the car as supplied or did you make any adjustment before fitting them?

[David C]

Out of the box the new Konis seem to be set to their softest setting and adjustment only seems to affect rebound.

[Geoff Kingston]

David,
Adjustment will be on the rebound only as mentioned on the Koni website , if the adjustment instructions are not that clear this link may help which explains how the different types of Koni's are adjusted. There are several other useful postings on the internet as well on the subject of adjustment.
Geoff.

https://www.koni.com/adjustment-style

[Mike406]

Originally Posted by David C

My new Koni's for the rear of the 406 have just arrived from SP Suspension.

Fully closed they are 13 1/4" between innermost points where inner mounting washers meet the body. Fully open 22 1/2"

Although they arrived in Koni cardboard packaging the units are bright yellow and there are no identifying model number markings or branding.

The sheet that comes with them has four sets of sketches supposedly to inform how to adjust them but raises more questions than it answers.

Pretty unimpressive as a retail experience. I hope they work well enough to justify the £300 the pair.

Mike - did you fit them to the car as supplied or did you make any adjustment before fitting them?

Hi
mine were in the same process as yours

I fitted the m as delivered , but I think they are a little hard so at some point will need to take them off and adjust , probably this winter

and yes mine don't have any model marking

Cheers Mike

[David C]

Mike - assuming your Konis were delivered in the same state as mine they will have already been adjusted to the softest setting.

I hope to get mine fitted in about 2 weeks time. We can then compare notes and perhaps discuss getting them modified if we both think they are too hard.