Reply to "Koni Shock absorbers for Mangusta"

Jack,
Are those part numbers for Pantera shocks????
Below is from a 2011 email that I sent to someone. Note different part numbers.....
These are the most common Goose shocks numbers. NOT adjustable......
Steve


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82V-1684 Front; 82N-1685 Rear

Koni's have a red shock body, where the DeCarbon's had a green body on the rear, and possibly a silver body up front. My car had Koni's up front when I got it. Stock DeCarbon's out back that were trashed! Replacing them with Carreras with new springs put more confidence in me when approaching any bumps in the road!!! I think these crappy shocks and weak springs contributed to more broken bellhousings than anything sticking up out of the road!!!

The stock Koni's, as sold by the DeT parts folks here in the US, had the same crappy rubber bushings as stock shocks. Those bushings last about 6 months and you are metal to metal..... Best thing to do with them is have new rubber or nylon bushings fitted...... Not sure what guys are getting when they send them back to Koni for refitting! If you find out, let me know!

There is a shop in the UK advertising new Konis as numbers: 82T-1684SP1; 82T-1685SP1 Price is not for the weak at heart at about $1500. Not sure if you get new springs or not.......