[urq] Koni vs Bilstein

[Steve Marinello]

I originally had gone with Eibachs and Koni's on the '83 back in '92, and
found them to stiff for my taste, set at about 40% stiff up front and 50%
stiff in the rear.  I replaced them with some audisport Boge's that were
available way back then and have enjoyed them, although they are getting a
little soft in their old age.  Never tried the Bilsteins.  BTW, the Boge's
were stiff as hell for the first 30 miles or so.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Pajak" <Martin at quattro.ca>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Koni vs Bilstein


> I have Konis in my '85 with H&Rs and do not like them one bit.
> When I got them initially they were set full hard...
> Needless to say they destroyed a set of strut bearings and put a lot of
stress on the shock tower to inner fender joint (I see a split in the PCV
undercoating)!!!
> Turned them full soft (which requires strut dissassembly) and they are
still a harsh but no real control on rebound....
>
> I had a a pleasure to be in Ralf W's '84 with stock springs and Billies
and just loved it...  Next upgrade (after the 944t intercooler ;) will be a
set of Bilsteins.
>
> HTH
> Martin Pajak
> www.quattro.ca
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Mike Veglia <msvphoto at pacbell.net>
> Date:  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:08:52 -0800 (PST)
>
> >I have a 4kq with Bilstein Sports and an Ur-Q with Konis. Both ride on
H&R springs. As I believe has been mentioned here before by others, the
Konis seem a bit harsher than the Bilsteins. I tend to prefer the smoother
ride over bumps with the Bilsteins in the 4kq, but both cars handle quite
well and are very similar.
> >
> >
> >
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