mike,
it's just the way it has to be. i believe you can purchase shocks with struts, but it is very expensive. overall the quality is excellent. the koni shocks are a great improvement over the stock setup, especially with TME springs.
carl,
check out tirerack.com. they sell konis. i purchased my koni sport shock set from Volvo Plus Tuning - Christopher H. Taylor.
and carl, if it turns out your car can't be repairable - shoot me an e-mail? thanks