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striker2 said:
i too am curious



The only issue that i can think of would be the threaded collar not fitting cause it was designed for Koni struts not factory/other aftermarket.
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they should still work even with the factory struts
 
OK got one!! here's a pix of it.

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so whats wrong with them? the look like the ones i have. i have pics of mine before they were installed (over 2 years ago) somewhere. let me find them
 
Well I remembered they said something about the thread collar. I didn't really get what was the guy was trying to say. I think he was german or something cuz I didn't get it with his accent
 
bagged said:
they should still work even with the factory struts
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They wont. just like with the ground control setup there is a different collar for the Koni struts. the Konis are slightly smaller in diameter than factory or other aftermarket struts. i had the same issue. i tried to fit them to factory SVT struts but they were just too small. i ordered a set of Konis and they fit perfectly.

kw8z3boi said:
Well I remembered they said something about the thread collar. I didn't really get what was the guy was trying to say. I think he was german or something cuz I didn't get it with his accent
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I suspect you have collars for Koni struts not factory struts
 
uhm i ran ground controls on factory struts wit no issues:shrug:
 
those will work with factory struts but they will kill em quickly
i remember when the guy did mine he had to do a slight modification to the factory strut
im trying to call him now
 
bagged said:
uhm i ran ground controls on factory struts wit no issues:shrug:
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but you could have gotten the KONI ONLY collars. instead you ordered the set for the factory struts. there is a difference. here, scroll down to the GC section for Ford vehicles. youll see it is specified either stock, sachs, etc, OR Koni







here are the pics i took of mine. sorry i only had my camera phone at the time
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Well here's is the reason why I want to put these in. All four of my shocks blew out recently. I notice it when I hear clicking or something loose when I'm on a bumpy road and speed bumps.
 
kw8z3boi said:
Well here's is the reason why I want to put these in. All four of my shocks blew out recently. I notice it when I hear clicking or something loose when I'm on a bumpy road and speed bumps.
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if all of your struts are shot this definatly wont help
 
kw8z3boi said:
Well here's is the reason why I want to put these in. All four of my shocks blew out recently. I notice it when I hear clicking or something loose when I'm on a bumpy road and speed bumps.
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if your struts are blown coil overs will only make the car ride worse. it will bounce like non-other. when my Konis broke from the camber kits the car just bounced down the road.

either take the springs back and just replace your struts with factory ones OR buy a set of Konis and put the coilovers on.
 
My really is really bouncy and bumpy so I might as well just do it just for the heck of it because I'm getting a new car in a month. The guy want to buy it, he want the car lower then he'll buy it.
 
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