I am planning on buying koni shocks for my wrx. The suspension otherwise will be completely stock. I have heard you have to modify the struts in order to put the konis in place of the stock shocks. Can anyone tell me what needs to be done?

 

Slightly simplified:
You drill a hole in the bottom center of the strut to let out the oil. Cut off the top of the strut, remove the inards. Make the hole in the bottom large enough for the bolt that holds the insert in, and bolt in the Koni insert. Takes about 15 minutes per strut.

 

Thanks alot. I guess that means that after doing this mod I won't be able to put the stock shocks back in unless I buy new struts then?

 

The best thing to do is buy a set of used struts and modifiy them.

 

yeah. the best thing would do is to get a seperate pair of blown shocks or something.

When I did mine, I felt crappy just drilling and molesting a practically brand new set of struts...

If you don't have the money, just make sure you do it carefully the first time and don't screw up. The Koni's should last once you get them in though..

 

konis are awesome.

something to think about, if you decide to get ground controls in the future, you might want to cut the spring perches to allow for ease of adjustability.