Hello,

I want to raise my Koni's to the stock height. They are currently on the lower perch. Is there anyone that can help me do this? I do not want to have to pay almost $200 to have a shop do this. What I have read in here is that it should not be as hard as the initial install. I hope!

 

There isn't a knob you turn or a circular disc around the shock that you spin to adjust the height?

 

No that is for the dampening (SP?) only. The perch is on the sleeve of the shock.

 

I have Koni Yellows with Eibach springs, GC coilovers and J's pillowball hats. With coilovers and relatively short springs I can remove and replace without a spring compressor. If you have stock springs a compression tool could be helpful and a little safer. How much lower does your car ride on the second perch?

 

I am sorry I forgot to mention, I have Eibach's also. Do you think that I can remove them without compressing them, or possibly even completely removing them? I think the total drop on my car is around 1 1/2" all around. 1/2" from the lower perch on the Koni's alone, so I am thinking that 1" will be low enough for me.

 

why the raising? just curious.

 

I have replaced springs to aftermarket and back to stock and never had to use a spring compressor

 

You s/b able to borrow a spring compressor from a local auto parts store - many have tools like that available as loaners.

Kenneth, there's plenty of good reasons to stick w/ stock height. If you drive many of the best Hill Country roads, you need every bit of ground clearance you have unless you want to have to slow down to a crawl over every pavement imperfection.

When I had Koni's + GC coilovers, I went for stock ride height to make them perform better in the real world. The Hill Country isn't kind to low-riding cars!

 

I really enjoy going fast through the hill country, and needing to slow down to avoiding hitting my front sucks. One of these days I will get coilovers, that way I can adjust height and ride with little effort. I do love my lowered look though, that is why I am keeping the Eibach's on. We will have to see if that solves my problem on Sundays drive. So is anyone available to help me make the change to the stock height perch?

 

if i knew i would help but i dont