WRENCHIN' WITH TRAV - CD5 Accord Koni Red Shock Install.

[egSi]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself, nor OzHonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!


Aim: To install Koni Special(Red) Shocks on a CD5 Accord.

Time: 2 to 4hrs

Required:
- Car jack
- Jack Stands
- 12mm socket, spanner etc
- 14mm socket, spanner etc
- 17mm socket, spanner etc
- 19mm socket, spanner etc
- Metric Allen keys
- Grease
- Breaker Bar
- Good old rap CD
- Helper mate
- Pumas

Info: OK some of you and prolly wondering why we installed these shocks in favour of Koni Sports(aka yellows) Well I looked round for ages and also even ordered the wrong shocks before i found out that Koni Yellows for this acord are no more! They are no longer being imported form Holland!! and with limited options we decided to go the next best thing, Koni Reds. There r pretty much the same shock except they are not damper adjustanle, they stil have the adjustable spring perch, and of coarse superior build quality. They fitted and worked out allot better than i anticipated. so sorry accord owners, good luck finding Koni yellows for 89-98 accords locally.

This particular accord was already fitted with some custom 3" Lower KMAC springs(fitted by me), a lil ghetto but did the job. Rear bump stops were basically powder so we will rip it all apart soon to do those again.

Test Mule:


Step 1: Get out ur sexy set of Konis and kit them out with the bits and pieces that come with it. Instructions r provided so just follow em and then all u need is the stock bits ur reuse and they can go in.

As usual you have to jack of the front of the car and remove the wheels. Please not that the accord is a ****ing whale and needs higher weight rating jack and stands, my lil kit was not enough to do it. Also be very careful when jacking it up, i dropped this car on myself 3 times during this install so becareful, shit will always happen.



Step 2: OK with the front up its time to take the stock setup out. This pic points out bolt location and size.


First ones to undo, 2 x 12mm bolts that hold the brake lines on to the shock. Loosen and remove.



Step 3: Ok more easy stuff, loose and remove the 14mm bolt thet holds the wishbone to the shock.



Step 4: Now loosen and remove the 17mm bolt and nut at the bottom of the wishbone, this will prolly be tight; end the breaker bar. With this out the wishbone should be free enough to pull off the shock. Pull it down from the shock and leave it just resting there on the drive shaft, u dont need to take it out.



Step 5: Wow almost done, now all thats left to do it remove the 3 24mm bolts holding the top hat in. If u havent done so, pop ur bonnet and undo these. You will need to hold the shock assembly because with these nuts out the shock assembly will fall.



Step 6: Now manouvere the assembly out. Time to swap the old stock bits onto the new Koni Red. Bits ull need to reuse are bump stops, shock covers etc. Itll be clear when ur there doin it.


Now to dissassemble the assembly put the allen key in the top off the stock shock and undo with the assistance of a 12mm spanner just like in the pic.


Swap all the parts over and should look SIMILAR to the pic. (fixed upside perch before install )



Step 7: Now reinstall in reverse of removal, please make sure the shock is lined up on the wishbone. Youll know what i mean when u see it. You cant really put it back together wrong. Also if u have time(if u dont, make time) grease all nuts and bolts with some grease when reinstalling, itll save so much time and stress when ever working on suspesion again, trust me. Now do the other side the same and drop it to the ground. Also note: there r LEFT and RIGHT shocks so make sure u have the right ones.

Step 8: Ok now jack the rear(safely) and remove wheels. There is less to undo in the back but its not any easier.



Step 9: First loosen and remove the 17mm bolt in the bottom of the shock link. It will prolly be hella tight so beware.


Step 10: Now under the 3 x 14mm nuts on the shock towers. Youll have to pull back a lil bit of interior trim. Yes im serious, i hate workin on accords, id rather work on a Fiat


Step 11: With the assembly rather loose and free u have to do the hardest part of the install, REMOVE the assembly. Trust me its harder than it looks. Such a KUNT!!! Wrestle and swear and do whatever it take to get the lot out, sometimes it could be easier loosing handbrake cable mount etc.


Step 12: Now repeat Step 6 and swap parts over to new shocks. Then reinstall with grease! Note: Puma


Step 13: Now do the same on the other side and you all done! Well done! Drop it back to the ground and take it easy while u accustom urself to driving an accord that handles well The owner of this accord was more than happy with these and as a passenger it feels way better, NO bouncing bullshit sussy!! Now would be a good time to get a wheel alignment if u needed one.

btw KONI is the ****

thanks for looking. Feel free to leave comments questions or rep

Trav.

[wynode]

Entertaining and nicly done

+rep

[Eclipsor]

Please not that the accord is a ****ing whale and needs higher weight rating jack and stands,

amen to that. Compared to my civic the accord is a bitch to get up. Even more annoying when they're lowered.

Great write up.

[bennjamin]

good stuff. Ive done 2 of this type accord in teh past - once was fun and my last jack failed and the next time was late at night with abit of rain for fun too

Oh - getting into the rear x 2 nuts for the suspension tops is a bitch

[egSi]

lol thanks guys, seriously my mate was thanking me ALLOT for doin this for him specially when i dropped the car on myself.

mate: "rachel will kill me if u die workin on my car Trav"

rofl!

[Zdster]

Nice install Trav. I didnt realise that you had to reuse your stock bumpstops - are all konis like that?


Also, can you take out the rear seats easily? In the ek hatch they are so simple to remove that if they sat of the rear shock assembly you could easily remove them to assist in the install.

Otherwise, nice job .

[ZC_CRX]

Nice write up trav n yeh accords suck to work on but the trubble was worth it the ride is 1000 times better with the koni kamac combo then the stock kamac combo.


+Rep

[egSi]

Nice write up trav n yeh accords suck to work on but the trubble was worth it the ride is 1000 times better with the koni kamac combo then the stock kamac combo.


+Rep

write a review then bonehead

[MIRZ]

Step 12: Now repeat Step 6 and swap parts over to new shocks. Then reinstall with grease! Note: Puma

Trav.

dont have PUMA , how can i do this

very nice Trav, good on ya mate.

how much these Shocks cost???

[egSi]

dont have PUMA , how can i do this

very nice Trav, good on ya mate.

how much these Shocks cost???

gotta get some pumas man, they IS THE SHIT!

have a look here man:

http://undergroundimports.com.au/eco...528bb0b828e456

if ur interested hit me up and we can workin something out

[dundas]

u dun need to remove the whole rear seats.. just a few cusions which is weird @ first but easy the second time round.
nice write up man.. did u find any troubles putting one of the fat bolts back in.. the 17mm one? my car was a bitch to get back in for those.. but friends accord was easy :S damn car LOL

[FlavzzTEGRA]

nice write up trav, can you get Koni reds for my teg or only yellows? just cant bring myself to pay over a jigga for shockers

or are there any other worthwhile shockers that are on a more realistic budget??