[s-cars] Koni Sports with H&R's?

[Kirby Smith]

I have driven Tim's car, briefly, and the suspension is fairly hard, at
least relative to my stock '95 S6.  I am reasonably certain he is using
Koni's, but I don't recall what springs he has on.

kirby

Rich Assarabowski wrote:
>
> Anyone have experience using Koni Sports with the H&R V8 (29921)
> springs? I'm undecided between the Bilstein Sports vs. Koni Sports on my
> S4.  I spoke with Tim McLean at NE Automotive and Keith Anderson at
> Anderson Motorsports, both have had experiences with Bilstein failures,
> best I can surmise is that it seems to be related to dirt and corrosion
> on the piston and may be related cold temperatures.  Both recommended
> Koni's as alternatives.  Koni Sports for the S4 have adjustable rebound,
> from talking to them seems like 50% from the softest setting gives a
> stiffness comparable to the Bilsteins.
>
> I'd sure appreciate some feedback from anyone using this setup,
> especially compared to the Bilsteins.  Seems that all the guys here in
> New England run the Bilsteins, I've never driven the Koni setup.
>
> -- Rich Assarabowski
>    '93 S4 (beggin' for springs and shocks!)
>
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