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1-3-2014
My VC works 20% of the time, every time.
1-10-2014
They're so pretty!
1-11-2014
These are the shortened race Konis! 2.1" shorter while having otherwise the same dimensions as the normal length iX Koni struts (PN: 8610 1436RACE). Thus, for my Ground Control setup, I have to shorten the strut housing 2.1". This way I can go low while still retaining stock suspension travel! Plus these guys are 5 way adj and are valved better than the Bilsteins for running a stiff spring.
My housings are at JMFab at the moment, so hopefully Monday or so I'll get to throw them on!
And yeah, I wasn't terribly happy about the VC. However, I just located a 5sp swap that I'm trying to pull the trigger on here and PA, but the owner is jerking me around and it's quite frustrating, seeing as they are so difficult to come by.
1-16-2014
Shortened housings! Done by JMFab, and like always, the work is great.
1-17-2014
I have a good friend who is great at body work who is helping me do the car, so it should turn out pretty well, or at least that's the hope!
Oh my gosh, previous owner mistakes are something I know far too much about......so I send my condolences.
As far as wheel gap, I definitely see what you're saying. I don't like the way they throw off the sleek E30 'i' body lines, but I think on the right car they look fantastic. I have a surprise wheel choice I'm keeping secret that, when on, will aesthetically explain the reasons behind my flare delete.
I do, however, have some more information on the GC situation.
Went outside to throw them on, only to find that of the "good" wheel bearings that came on my housings, one was totally shot. Coincidentally, on that side (from beating the hell out of it), the PO couldn't get his rotor off so he beat it senselessly until it broke, leaving the allen bolt and a piece of his rotor stuck to the mating surface as an obvious sign of what happened.
Also, there IS a special gland nut for the Koni struts. Now I need to find out where to get them. These race Konis use a spacer, around which the special Koni gland nut falls and secures nicely. You can use the OEM gland nut without the spacer, but it is NOT a snug fit, so I wouldn't recommend it.
