Re: Koni vs. Bilstein

["Ernest McCallum" <emccallum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have used both Koni,and bilstein and I have found that for daily driving
they are too stiff and tend to lead to more wear on other suspension
components. I drive my cars for many miles so this has been a concern. I
have also had problems with Bilsteins freezing ( no movement at all) with
age and by the time they depreciate the cost add shipping etc. the warranty
is worthless. I use KYB struts now and increase the size of the sway bars
and this gives me the most bang for the buck. Decreases roll, increases
highway speed stability, and rigidity. It is common practice for auto makers
to increase the sway bar size alone for a sport package. For daily driving I
have not been impressed with either Koni or Bilstein --- but I have not
purchased any in several years since I changed my philosophy. I also put a
small amount of tranny fluid in the strut housing during assembly ( old Z -
car trick) to help dissipate heat and also to keep rust out. As always just
my .02 cents.

Ernest

> "Thomas, Robert" wrote:
> >
> > Based on first hand experience, if you ever plan to drive this car on
the
> > street, run do not walk from anyone telling you to put KONI shocks on
the
> > car!
>
> I don't want to turn this in to a "religious war", but I strongly
> disagree with your statement. In *my* first hand experience, I much
> prefer Konis on my BMWs. In fact, I recently removed Bilsteins from my
> E24 and replaced them with Konis.
>
> Konis may not be your "cup of tea", but to suggest that someone not even
> consider them belies the logic of the rest of your advice (with which I
> pretty much agree).
>
> Just my $.02
>
> -jerry
>
>

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