[V8] Re: [s-cars] STAY AWAY FROM BILSTEIN SHOCKS

[William Gutierrez]

I've got Koni sports on the front of my V8 and I have to say I like them.  
They are set to the middle setting.  Good control.

Cheers.

Bill G.

>From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
>To: Mike Claire <mike.claire at gmail.com>
>CC: V8 <v8 at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [V8] Re: [s-cars] STAY AWAY FROM BILSTEIN SHOCKS
>Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:32:53 -0700
>
>Mike,
>
>Have you run the Koni's?  I'm looking for an alternative as well.  I
>have Bilstein HD's and am not happy with the ride quality, but I don't
>feel that Boge TG will make me happy either.  I've got them on my 200
>and my CGT and they're just okay.
>
>What other options are there?
>
>Are they any straight hydraulic shocks available from anyone for these?
>
>Ed
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Claire" <mike.claire at gmail.com>
> > To: "quattro" <allanvega at adelphia.net>
> > Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] STAY AWAY FROM BILSTEIN SHOCKS
> >
> > > Last summer when I was deciding what to do about my suspension, I
> > > talked to the guys at NEA (Northern European) in Concord NH.  They
> > > told me they will NEVER install Bilsteins again.  Only Koni's for
> > > them.  They've had too many problems.  Now even after listening to
> > > this, I was unable to come up with any other anectodes like theirs -
> > > so I bought the Bilsteins anyway.  From somebody else....  I thought
> > > they'd be less harsh on the roads we have to deal with around here.
> > >
> > > I wonder if this was the kind of problems they were referring to?
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:21:28 -0500, quattro <allanvega at adelphia.net> 
>wrote:
> > >> Just got off the phone with Rah-ool) Cant spell his name. Informed me
> > >> that my warenty has been invalidated if the shock was bent,wich they 
>are.
> > >> Says they were istalled improperly. I tried explaing to Mr Rahool 
>that
> > >> because of there inverted design, and the failed sealling cap, water 
>was
> > >> able to get down into the strut housing. What hapens to water in 
>subzero
> > >> temps(like here in the north east? IT FREEZES!!!  What happens to a 
>shock
> > >> that cant compress because of frozen water? I f***kn bends. He did 
>not
> > >> care to hear to  it....said i shoudve drillled holes in the side of 
>my
> > >> strut housings. Never again man.
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