Looking at buying some koni yellows that were underwater for a day on a car in Texas about a year ago, haven't been driven on since. Think they're still good? Any way to test before installing?

 

 

"Still" implies they were good at one point. I'd like to reject your reality and substitute afm's.

 

50/50 chance they will be good at "dampening". Patum, pum, tsh

 

As long as the shaft does not have rust (check right where it goes into the body, where it might be hard to clean off with scotch-brite), I would think it should be fine. The internals are pressurized, so I wouldn't expect water to get inside somewhere it shouldn't be.

You guys are funny about Konis! I ran them for a few years (now I have FM Fox), they were a great low budget autocross solution. Not as comfy around town as the fancy shocks for sure, but I assume you are getting these at a discount, so they should be pretty cheap. I would go for it.

 

Fixed that for you.

 

It might be true that bilsteins are more comfortable around town. I wanted something adjustable for autocross, so Konis were a good alternative.

 

Depending on what was in the water (floodwaters can have all sorts of contaminents, which is why the gubment always makes a lot of cautious statements about not wading through floodwaters bc open sores could collect really nasty stuff) you could really have a chemical compatibility issue with the seals, bushings, etc. I really wouldn't trust any automotive component which was in floodwaters except maybe buying glass as replacements.

 

Bilsteins may be better around town if they're valved properly. Otherwise they're a good shock in a shitty application.

Konis are a solid shock for the money and can work with a pretty wide range of spring rates. Not sure why all the hate.