[yjsaabman]

Looking good and great find! Nice progress reconditioning everything.

 

[yjsaabman]

If you were closer I'd hook you up with a 3.46 touring diff cheap.

 

[yjsaabman]

There has to be something going on with your strut assemblies. Do you hear any binding when turning? I've ran the Konis for years and never had an issue. I'm thinking an upper bearing problem causing the spring to rotate when turning.

 

[yjsaabman]

So I'm just curious, since I'm swapping new springs onto my front Konis right now. Do the M3 springs and dampers not have as much of an oblong? From looking at the spring perch on the Konis, the spring pad, and the shape of the coil I'm having a hard time seeing how it can work its way out of position.

Edit

I played around with them once assembled and there definitely is some wiggle when they aren't loaded. The setup I just took apart has done around 60k miles without shifting. Are you sure the upper mounts are moving freely?

 

[yjsaabman]

At that price point is that the synthetic vs the real leather? Or is it the difference between the standard and perforated leather? I have one sitting on one of my Amazon lists for when I have some extra scratch to install it on a spare sport wheel I have.

 

[yjsaabman]

I can't compare but mine is leather, looks great, feels and smells great too. It's holding up awesome, installed about a year ago.

eBay link

A few bucks cheaper on Ebay than Amazon, I see.

 

[yjsaabman]

I'm happy to read any and all info I can on the steering wheel process as I got my hands on a spare to wrap, as well.

 

[yjsaabman]

Well, I have one of the Mewant perforated covers on the way. I have a spare wheel out of the car to install it on. It won't be here until the middle of next month.

 

[yjsaabman]

Kinda both. They are ground splices, but the individual wires can be removed from the "comb" if it makes it easier to pull the harness.