Boge vs. Koni

[DeWitt Harrison]

List experience with Konis seems to be mixed. The issue is generally
reliability rather than performance. So far - knock on wood - I haven't
broken a Koni in 8 years of service with H&R springs. Most of this
time was with reds which, frankly, weren't quite up to the H&R springs.
I'm coming up on one year on yellows which work much better but
because they are doing more work, the service life may fall short.
We will see.

DeWitt Harrison
Boulder, CO
88 5kcstq

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:42:41 -0500 (EST), Andrew Duane wrote:

 > Hairy green toads from Mars made Sperry, Peter  A -Syntegra US say:
 >
 > > Looking for a new set of shocks (to go with H&R springs) for my 5KSQ, and
 > > the two choices seem to be Koni's and Boge's.  Anyone have experience with
 > > either/both?  What are the differences between the two?  Are the Koni's
 > > worth the extra $$$?
 >
 > My one data point: I had the Koni Red internally adjustables on my
 > '89 100Q. The rears failed after 2 years, had to replace them. The
 > ride was OK though.
 >
 > OTOH, I've had Boge Turbo Gas in 4 cars, all with GREAT results.
 > No problems with any of them, and the ride is always exactly what
 > I want. Of course, I don't use lowering springs, so I can't speak
 > for the valving rates.