paultl

im currently rolling with koni yellows. during installation i had to cut my front dust cover boot to go over my konis but on the rear i couldnt do anything about it. so i ended up going without a dust boot on the rear. will this cause me any problems in the long run?

thanks for the input!

paultl

cmon guys....
dont tell me im the only person that notice this!

JM604

This was one of the only previous threads I could find on this topic.

Was lookin into the Koni's to replace my oem setup (when the time comes). Has anybody had a bad experience with respect to not having a dust boot? Keep in mind I live in Vancouver...

fsttyms1

I have my stock ones on front and rear. I drilled the hole out (if i remember correctly) to fit over the larger shaft that the koni has

acutee

You need to have the dust cover, not having it will give the shocks shorter life. scratches to the rod will cause the leak.

JM604

Thanks for the quick reply guys.

I'll keep that in mind when the time comes. Thanks! I wonder if most people have done something like this.

Interesting - curious if most people on the forum here have just ignored this. I haven't seen this topic brought up at all really...

fsttyms1

Not a lot have the Konis. They are one of the more expensive shocks. Most spending that money with springs just buy coilovers.

friesm2000

iTrader: (4)

maybe not "scratches", but yeah it can shorten the life though, when the dirt wears away the seals faster

either way shorter life more then likely, not as criticial on a lowered car, then say a lifted truck because basically the car should not be seeing dirt roads and such, but same problem though, just not as severe though

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

This is such a big pain, too, IMO. This alone will keep me from running Koni's again.

Having said that, what a thread revival! As others have stated, a dust boot isn't a must, but is highly recommended.

fsttyms1

it takes all of 2 min to drill 4 holes. Not really a pain. IMO. Especially considering the task of removing springs and shocks from the car.

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

^
It took us much longer than that.

Maybe the fact that we were all tired and burned out didn't help.

hANDYcaptd

iTrader: (5)

Bilsteins have nice dust boots...

friesm2000

iTrader: (4)

or maybe a dull drill bit

friesm2000

iTrader: (4)

yes, but then again i wish they had adjustability

fsttyms1

Me too.

friesm2000

iTrader: (4)

but can't really complain too much though, cause they did come on the car already ( and i did put them on like 40k before i bought the car from the previous owner lol)

typeSVTEC1

its always good to have the covers on.

JM604

Cool. Thanks again everyone for your responses!