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I'm afraid you are very late to that party, Mike. Red adjustable-damping Koni shocks have been obsolete since about 1985 and are no longer listed8=. p/ns were 82-1601 (frt) and 82-1701 (rear), stamped into the lower body. '82' indicates year of mfg. Used ones are fully rebuildable/recondition-able from the Dutch manufacturer's U.S facility in Florence, KY. Go to Koni-America.com for a current phone # to talk to a rep.  E-Bay or the Forums are the usual  source to buy these. They tend to run about $125/corner and WILL need work.

What do you want for them, do they need to be rebuilt ? And if you have some pic's that would be great

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On Thursday, February 10, 2022, 07:55:26 AM CST, The De Tomaso Forums <alerts@crowdstack.com> wrote:

[New Reply] Koni shocks for 74 "L" model
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I have a full set of red Konis . They are in the boxes that the replacement ( also Koni) shocks came in . They seem to be in good shape but could at least use a new set of bushings.

Let me know if you're interested and I'll get you some pics.

Ron McCall

rfmccall@comcast.net

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The red Konis are really good street shocks with compression damping adjustment, even if adjusting them is cumbersome. Its also possible to corner-balance your Pantera with those non-adjustable spring seat shocks by adding various thickness of top shims. You need a set of four corner scales to check the effect of your work. Shimming one shock affects all 4 corner weights to some degree so its an iterative job. Take notes.

I did this on our '72 before I sold the old red shocks & bought a set of new yellow gas-pressurized Konis with adjustable spring seats. An Illustrated article is in the POCA Archives. Takes awhile to improve things with the red ones but you only need time, and a supply of scrap 3/16" or 1/4" aluminum and a drill press to make circular spacers. Or a lathe if you want to make things look neater. The effect on handling was very similar but the new shocks were quicker to adjust..

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