10-09-2007, 04:10 PM
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tnturbo Wrote:I have had terrible luck with Koni DAs and 350 and 425 front coilovers on my 96 Cobra with Griggs frontend. Various things bust in the struts (not from bottoming out) and Koni takes 6-8 weeks to fix them, more at certain times, and charge a LOT more than Bilstein rebuilds seem to cost. Often, the rebuild costs more than a new one. The first DA strut I busted was when the car was still stock other than the struts and R compunds. Two more incidents since switching to coilovers. A local national level prepared class autocrosser (4th in 05, 2nd in 04, won the Pro-Solo IIRC) has left Koni because of the need to have two sets at all times, one on the vehicle and one in the shop.
On edit, Koni has indicated to me numerous times that DAs do not carry a warranty. If anybody has had luck with getting DAs rebuilt under original purchaser warranty I would like to hear about it. I've still got two busted DAs sitting around the shop.
swhiteh3 Wrote:I switched from Konis to MM Race Bilsteins, and have been VERY happy with them. Don't get me wrong - they're not the absolute best out there. If you have $5-$6k to spend, you can certainly pick up a better full-race adjustable shock, and if you know how to use them, they'll be significantly quicker. But so far, my budget has never been able to support that.
Jack Hidley Wrote:The biggest single reason that we usually recommend Bilsteins over Konis is that the Bilsteins are literally 50 times more reliable. When a Koni does fail, the warranty experience is so painful, you wished you never bought them. Even if you are getting them fixed out of warranty, expect to wait 2-3 months. The Bilstein is a superior product in every way, except that they are not adjustable. I think this is the only thing keeping Bilstein from putting Koni out of business. Once Bilstein comes out with adjustable models, it will be all over.
47CP Wrote:Kind of off topic, but am I the only one that has/had a problem with repeatability on Koni's off the shelf Mustang shocks? When I had them on my car, it seemed like the way the car would act one day at a 1/2 turn of compression wasn't the same the next day with all other settings the same. When I switched to a different brand (AFCO) adjustable shock, it is more consistent.
That is why I stopped using Koni's.
DaveW
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