Blue Konis

ward00

ward00

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The PO of my 75 Euro version Lancia Bet Montecarlo stated that Konis were installed in the front. When I look in the front wheel well, I can see that the struts are blue in color. Does anyone know if blue Konis are adjustable.

Update - I just went through some receipts that indicate that these are the struts: http://www.fiatplus.com/CORRECT-FRONT-STRUT.html Its not clear to me that they are Konis, but even if they are not, are they adjustable?
 
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ward00 said:
The PO of my 75 Euro version Lancia Bet Montecarlo stated that Konis were installed in the front. When I look in the front wheel well, I can see that the shocks are blue in color. Does anyone know if blue Konis are adjustable.
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RJ80 said:
Wouldn't be the first time a seller has lied about a car.
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Yes, interesting. I'm not going to call it a lie in view of the receipts he provided to show the struts were replaced. Maybe the vendor misrepresented them or he misunderstood.
 
The factory Fiat/Lancia strut color is blue. But the insert inside may well be a Koni... You wouldn't know from the outside, unless it was adjustable. That would be obvious from the top or bottom, depending on single or double adjustable...
 
Koni shocks/struts in general are either red, yellow or black, but not blue. The blue ones pictured look to be non-adjustable OEM/factory Wayassauto, RIV or Boge brand units.
 
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Someone could have fitted a koni insert into the original Lancia strut housing? I guess it depends on what the invoice you have says?

SteveC
 
ward00 said:
Ok, so based on the parts invoice and physical observation, they are OEMs http://www.fiatplus.com/CORRECT-FRONT-STRUT.html . The car has 50,000 miles, which makes me wonder why they were replaced do they only last 50000 miles?
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My factory struts were worn out by 40K. I replaced them with KYB gas strut inserts. They are 38 years old now so I don't know how much gas is left inside, but with about 40K on them, they still seem to work well.
 
ward00 said:
The car has 50,000 miles, which makes me wonder why they were replaced do they only last 50000 miles?
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At 50,000 miles & 46 years old, there's no telling what condition the original strut seals are in - it makes sense to replace the struts as "preventative maintenance", especially if recommissioning a car from a long-term layup.
 
On my recently purchased 52 year old 128 with 30k original miles, the rear shocks both only worked in one direction (forgot which).
 
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