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| Jeroen |
 Feb 26 2003, 07:13 PM
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I'll be shopping for a new set of 911 front struts soon, so I'd like to decide on what brand of shocks to use...
I'm still undecided. It'll be either yellow Koni's or Bilstein sports I currently have the B-sports on my '87 carrera and I like them But I've also driven Koni equiped cars, and couldn't really find much difference between them Pro on the Bilsteins are the 'upside down' design and they won't be damaged when the suspension bottoms out. On the other side, I think the adjustability of the Yellow Koni's would be nice feature too... Whadda ya think??? cheers, Jeroen |
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| ChrisReale |
Jun 6 2003, 06:22 PM
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I guess it depends what you want to do with the car. "I" think my ride is stiff, but it is not jarring. I dont have a sore back from driving it. I had originally planned on 140's for the rear, but I went for a ride in Geoffs car, and decided I liked 180's. Everyone makes them out to be harsh as hell, and it really isnt. If you want a sporty car that is fun, Id probably get 21mm front bars and 140 rears and a 19mm sway bar. Street Weltmeister bushings. Koni Yellows. That way, its competitive in AX suspension-wise, but more streetable for taking the wife to dinner without hearing an earful of complaints on how hard the car rides (so far, my girlfriend has said nothing about my ride quality, so that might be something to consider)
The Koni Yellows I got by chance also. Paragon was out of the reds, so I got the yellows. Im glad I did. Again, they are stiffer, but they are nice shocks, and I usually just leave them on full soft. It is nice to be able to adjust them by twisting the knob rather than doing it by taking the wheel off, unbolting the shock, turning it, then putting everything back together. My ride is exactly the same as Geoffs, with the exception of my Yellows. |
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Jeroen I need new shocks Feb 26 2003, 07:13 PM
Dave_Darling Yours is a track car, yes?
If so the adjustabilit... Feb 26 2003, 08:02 PM fuch toy Koni is a good thang..... Feb 26 2003, 08:03 PM Brad Roberts Koni's Jeroen.
They really come alive with th... Feb 26 2003, 08:07 PM Jeroen Thanks... Koni's it'll be then :D
cheers,... Feb 26 2003, 08:25 PM ChrisReale Come on Dude..Koni's are made in Holland, whic... Feb 26 2003, 11:23 PM Rich Bontempi I would reccommend the koni sports also!! Feb 26 2003, 11:33 PM Jeroen Yep, Koni is from the Netherlands. Actually, the f... Feb 27 2003, 05:46 AM Mark Henry I have Bilsteins and I love them! :sweet:
G... Feb 27 2003, 09:20 AM Dave_Darling Yup! If you were building a street car, I wou... Feb 27 2003, 11:32 AM Alfred Lawrence914-6 I gotta choose.
I can pick up a set of 4 Koni Yel... Jun 2 2003, 09:50 AM Brad Roberts How old are you ??
I swear..age makes the decisio... Jun 2 2003, 10:03 AM Lawrence914-6 I'm just enough younger than you, that I can c... Jun 2 2003, 10:17 AM Gint What's your Koni source? Jun 2 2003, 10:24 AM Lawrence914-6 Jason @ Paragon, of course. He's always first... Jun 2 2003, 10:25 AM Gint I figured.... Jun 2 2003, 10:27 AM kdfoust Why not Bilstein heavy-duty (the normal Bilstein n... Jun 2 2003, 10:43 AM Lawrence914-6 QUOTE
Scott OK...I'm old but here is my take on this. Bi... Jun 2 2003, 11:19 AM kdfoust <... Jun 2 2003, 04:03 PM Mueller After reading the latest article in Excellence abo... Jun 2 2003, 05:49 PM Mark Henry To me it was a no brainer.
I picked up a parts ca... Jun 2 2003, 07:59 PM Lawrence914-6 I have KYBs on the back of my /6, and God only kno... Jun 2 2003, 08:16 PM EPK I have had the Koni Yellow gas Sport Shocks on my ... Jun 2 2003, 09:22 PM Aaron Cox what is the difference between bilstein sports and... Jun 2 2003, 09:52 PM aufaber <... Jun 3 2003, 02:36 PM Bleyseng Monroe roadhandlers would be my guess to go with t... Jun 3 2003, 03:48 PM Greg Silva Rusty, just curious - which way did you decide to ... Jun 4 2003, 10:56 PM garyh I have the Bilsteins. Sports, I guess (at the tim... Jun 5 2003, 12:07 AM Lawrence914-6 I will probably go with the Koni yellows from Para... Jun 5 2003, 09:33 AM kdfoust <... Jun 5 2003, 10:01 AM Lawrence914-6 It's not just "doing the suspension"... it... Jun 5 2003, 10:28 AM Mark Henry <... Jun 5 2003, 10:35 AM Mueller Bilstien Sports are supposedly better suited for l... Jun 5 2003, 10:40 AM Lawrence914-6 QUOTE
Greg So how do you determine if the existing Koni's... Jun 5 2003, 12:37 PM seanery Rusty,
I don't know how you can find ANYTHING... Jun 5 2003, 01:27 PM aufaber Lawrence914-6 Yeah, they probably need some help with their HTML... Jun 5 2003, 03:24 PM DNHunt Need some suggestions. This is my driveway. Everyo... Jun 6 2003, 04:03 PM ChrisReale No, you are not crazy, just Autocross-ism-ized. :m... Jun 6 2003, 04:36 PM Aaron Cox pardon my ignorance, :gilloutine: , but i need t... Jun 6 2003, 04:40 PM DNHunt If the Koni sports are on full soft how harsh will... Jun 6 2003, 04:48 PM Lawrence914-6 Aaron,
Best prices I could find:
Full set of Kon... Jun 6 2003, 04:58 PM Aaron Cox to me, that is a grip of money! i work as a li... Jun 6 2003, 05:23 PM Lawrence914-6 Aaron, hold a sec.
If you plan on doing the upgra... Jun 6 2003, 05:28 PM Aaron Cox well, as of last summer...i did a complete 4 corne... Jun 6 2003, 05:44 PM ChrisReale My Koni yellows were $165 each=$330
Tors... Jun 6 2003, 06:00 PM ChrisReale Lawrence914-6 Well.. the choice is yours, of course. But you ca... Jun 6 2003, 06:05 PM DNHunt Chris,
Can an old guy put up with the ride (I kno... Jun 6 2003, 06:07 PM ChrisReale Mueller This is for comparing Koni Reds to Koni Yellows (I... Jun 6 2003, 06:42 PM Bleyseng DNHunt QUOTE
Bleyseng That was my reasoning with Blair also, to do the d... Jun 6 2003, 07:41 PM DNHunt Thanks Guys. I'll enjoy the car this summer, ... Jun 6 2003, 07:53 PM Greg Silva Geoff, Dave, Chris - I just managed to get caught ... Jun 6 2003, 11:42 PM DNHunt Just priced what I think I would need to do the su... Jun 7 2003, 09:14 AM Bleyseng Brad is working on a group buy for some konis. He ... Jun 7 2003, 09:30 AM Mueller Dave,
For a street car I'd just make sure eve... Jun 7 2003, 11:43 AM Bleyseng Stock sucks IMHO...
The best combo for the money ... Jun 7 2003, 12:16 PM Mueller QUOTE
Greg Silva Chris mentioned street Weltmeister bushings. Does... Jun 7 2003, 02:47 PM Bleyseng Mike, Dave's car hasn't had any upgrades t... Jun 7 2003, 03:18 PM Mueller Greg,
At a minimum, the stock rubber bushings sho... Jun 7 2003, 04:39 PM DNHunt This discussion is great. Geoff's right nothin... Jun 7 2003, 05:12 PM Greg Silva Mike, thanks very much for the thoughts. One more... Jun 7 2003, 05:25 PM ChrisReale I think Weltmeister makes a Street and Race versio... Jun 7 2003, 06:11 PM Racer Chris I guess there's room for one more opinion on t... Jun 8 2003, 04:04 AM
tod914 I recently had bilsteins put on my car with 100lb ... Jun 8 2003, 06:26 AM |
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