Brian T. said: > What is the mass opinion Koni -vs- Bilstein? > > I am now running H&R springs and my KYB GR2 front > shocks aren’t dealing well with rebound. I know the > Koni is a hydraulic shock and the Bils are gas & > that's about all I know. > > What say you O' oracles of all Vanagon knowledge! > > BTW, the H&R's are great... no more clearance issue > getting into my garage and I like the stiff ride, it > isn't as bad as I had expected at all ;-) > > Brian > I recently installed the Red - Koni Specials. They are great shocks. The front ones don't seem to have rebound bump stops but it's not too bad topping out. They were a bit jarring at first, but after 150 miles they loosened up. Very controlled and smooth. I have the front rebound set at 1/2 turn, and the rear set at 1 turn from full soft. I have stock springs on my '86 Westy. It handles much better than it should! I have Bilstein on my MkIV GTi; they are good, but I replaced the fronts under warranty once after 15k miles. This new front set has held up well after 20k more miles. Ryan |
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