Re: Koni shocks

[pgt@keps.com (Peter Tracy)]

>From: duane@zk3.dec.com (Andrew Duane AUEG)
>Subject: Koni shocks
>To: quattro@aries.East.Sun.COM (Quattro Mailing List)
>Date: Thu, 25 Mar 93 16:49:05 EST
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>First, does anyone know how good these are, compared to,
>say, a Bilstein HD or a Boge Turbo Gas? I'm loathe to spend
>$350 plus $220 for installation to find out that the Audi
>ones would have been better.


I have Koni's on a VW GTI and Bilsteins on my 1982 4000S. They
are both good shocks, but I have had to replace two of the Konis
since I installed them. They were replaced under warranty but it
is annoying to have to take the front end apart. Maybe it has
something to do with the lower springs and bumpy roads in Mass.
The Bilsteins seem just as good as when I put them on five-six
years ago, although they are a little on the firm side but no
obnoxiously so. They are about the same as the Konis on the GTI
adjusted at half way.


>
>Second, does anyone have a recommendation on stiffness setting?
>Since they are not externally adjustable, we're talking another
>$220 to change my mind.

The Koni's for the GTI are adjustable on the front without taking
anything apart. For the rear, you need to remove them, but they
are easier to take off than the front.






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