I need new shocks, Koni or Bilsteins? Options

[Jeroen]

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

[DNHunt]

This discussion is great. Geoff's right nothing has been done to my suspension except for new struts in the mid nineties and I replaced a broken rear spring sometime, so I'm due to spend some money. But Mike's right too, I know, the stock setup is a fun road car and I'm sure that improvements in driving skills are the single best thing I could do. I raced boats when I was young and good drivers could make backyard trash win but bad drivers couldn't win with good equipment unless everybody else broke. Actually, that happened a lot

The picture I posted of my driveway doesn't due it justice, it's a nightmare and I'm sure it has trashed most everthing that was rubber or plastic. I'm not concerned about spending the money on something I will enjoy, I just don't want to make a mistake. I want to get it right. First, the car will be primarily a street car. It looks like AX is in the future, so I'll compromise a little on comfort. The good news for me is I have some time to think about it. The engine comes out next fall for cancer repair and I'll make suspension changes when I put it back together. At the very least, it'll get new stock stuff if I change my mind on AX, most likely it will get something between stock and Geoff's setup and depending on what I find it may not all happen at once.

Dave