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Old 11-22-2006
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I came across a set of 2001 koni yellows practically for free. How can I tell if they are blown without putting them on my car?
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one way is, if you can push the strut in yourself, definately blown. that how my stock ones were b4 i replaced them.
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the fluid is all over them
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they should be hard to compress by hand and when you let go they should slowly extend fully again.
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They are all compresible by hand, but one of the rears extends slower than the other. Does that mean anything or is it just on a different setting?
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prolly just a different setting. you should have to put quite a bit of weight on them to compress them.
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It takes two hands pushing it against the ground. Im getting kind of excited. I thought these things would be blown for sure.
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is any fluid leaking out
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No leaking fluid. Just a little rust.
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they are prolly good
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Even if they are blown, Konis are rebuildable.
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Even if they are blown, Konis are rebuildable.
how much does it cost to rebuild a set of koni's?
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