sidewayz28

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i was in the process of installing my Koni 4/3 front shocks until this happend...i was putting the stock springs onto my shock, and it was time to bolt down the top rubber spring mount when all of sudden SNAP... the strut bolt snapped in half! WHAT THE HELL?! words seriously can not describe how pissed i am...BRAND NEW *SUPERIOR* KONI SHOCK BROKE IN HALF... wow. great way to turn a good day upside down. IM REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping this can be replaced because this is complete BULL ****. heres the pictures to show you exactly what happened...

SamhainZ28

iTrader: (28)

umm damn, goodluck man. i'm sure whoever you bought it from will help you out with that

sidewayz28

iTrader: (24)

yeah no kidding.. notice how the nut went down 2 threads and snapped

trexbob

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This is exactly why they have warranties against Manufacturer's Defects. There was definitely something wrong with that shock.

sidewayz28

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thanks for your input trex, im positive that was the case... its just a bummer it had to happen!

Breathtaker

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Koni shock failed? I'm very surprised this happened, shouldn't be a problem at all to have it replaced since they have lifetime warranty.

kny3twalker

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warranty through koni is a breeze, I had my rear shocks replaced as a dealership said they were bad, this was under extended warranty of my car. I told koni what they said and they said they would replace them but they doubt there was anything wrong. Well better safe than sorry, I gave koni my CC to put a hold on the card for the amount of the shocks, they sent me new ones. I replaced them with the old ones. I spend 20 dollars and shipped the old ones back to koni. They dropped the hold on my CC. Guys at koni are very nice and easy to deal with. Good luck

sidewayz28

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thank you for the heads up kny

hpjunky98

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If you have proof of purchase, you have nothing to worry about. They will replace it no questions asked. Sucks you got a bad part though... sorry man

Frosty

iTrader: (17)

That sucks, better to break now than AFTER install and road test

kny3twalker

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I did not even have that anymore when I had mine warrantied
Koni is great service and great products
I love my double adjustables

sidewayz28

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i do have proof of purchase thankfully! i REALLY wanted to get these bolted on so i could thrash on my car a bit since its finally getting dry out here

CranMaro99

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Damn Joey that really sucks. Were you working on it today?

Who did you buy them from? Seems like a crazy part of the shock to snap in half. Hopefully a certain batch of these won't all be defected like this.

SIK02SS

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that sucks....oh, any chance you can post a larger pic? i really cant tell by those

Iron Head

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The peice that broke off looks like it was cross threaded.

sidewayz28

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nah.. we just backed the nut off and it wasnt..

sidewayz28

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yup.. everything was going pretty smoothly then BAM

hpjunky98

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I hate to say, but from the pics, I would have to agree. The threads look messed up... shouldn't have caused that though

porksoda

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The part that looks messed up is the flattened part where you grab onto the shock to tighten the nut so it doesn't twist. In the pics only about 1.8 on an inch above the nut is the actual threads. Everything above that is the flat part to grab onto.

1998Z28LOADED

For you that sucks and Im sorry. But.... to everyone that makes fun of ppl who dont have konis, this is me laughing @ u (HAHAHA)