[s-cars] Bilstein or Koni?

[Eugene Yen]

Hi all,
It's time to change the shocks on my '95.5 S6.  After combing through
the archives, I get the impression that most people are running either
Konis or Bilsteins.  Anyone care to share some opinions/experiences
with these shocks?  Here are some specific questions:

1.  I'm currently running the stock suspension, but I plan to install
lowering springs (H&R, perhaps?) in the future.  I understand that the
Bilstein HDs are intended for stock suspension, and Sports are for
lowered cars.  Can I get away with running Bilstein Sports with stock
suspension?  I don't want to buy a set of HDs, and have to swap them
out for Sports when I change the springs.

2.  Any differences in durablility and reliability between Koni and
Bilstein?  I found a few posts from listers complaining about having to
adjust the Konis after a few thousand miles, and I was wondering if
this was due to break-in, or if the shocks were actually wearing out.

3.  Any opinions on performance, ride comfort, etc. regarding these
shocks?

Thanks in advance,
Eugene



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