Fresh suspension, Koni shocks and H&R Springs. New front and rear shock mounts
Pros: fresh suspension
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 5000 km
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My recommendation for street is Koni Yellows with the FM springs.
Pros: adjustable damping
Koni Special Actives are an excellent choice for your objectives.
Pros: excellent choice
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Have a look at some Koni sports they keep the car handling well and can lower it to close that gap up a bit and take off the blue tint.
Pros: car handling well
Vehicle:
Mazda
I\u2019d personally recommend some Koni yellows off FM.
Family member has a f30 with b8s and I've had countless cars on stiff coilovers. I ended up doing koni orange (str.t) and Hr springs. Feels like a click above fresh factory suspension. Tight and responsive but never jarring. Iirc koni yellows on a lower setting can achieve the same feeling.
Pros: tight and responsive
Cons: never jarring
Vehicle:
BMW
I have the entry level E46 Ground Control setup that includes Koni shocks. It's a vastly superior ride to the bilstein PSS kit I had before this but the kit is not perfect
Pros: vastly superior ride
Cons: kit is not perfect
Vehicle:
BMW
Koni yellows are adjustable to suit your preferences. Bilsteins are not. Both are high quality and arguably an improvement over the stock (Sachs probably) dampers. I run my Koni yellows on full soft and they’re very comfortable.
Pros: very comfortable
I love my Koni yellows but I do drive them on their softest setting.
Pros: softest setting
I went back to OEM after Koni Yellows with Eibach springs on both. The freeways in SoCal were too rough and it felt like I was crashing constantly
Cons: too rough, crashing constantly
Vehicle:
BMW
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The brand is registered in Netherlands. Official website: http://www.koni.com/.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a positive opinion of KONI shock absorbers.
PR Score — 88 out of 100, based on 266 reviews and 825 votes. 224 positive reviews, 27 neutral reviews, 15 negative reviews. Average rating — 4.2 (out of 5). Vote balance: 726 up, 99 down.
In the ranking of the best shock absorbers this part is at position 2, behind Bilstein , but ahead of KYB and Sachs.
Users also evaluated the qualities of KONI shock absorbers:
- Body bounce - car continues to bounce after bumps - rated positively. 4.1 points out of 5.
- Bottoming - sharp knocks on potholes - rated positively. 4.1 points out of 5.
- Leaks - oil traces on the shock body - rated ambivalently. 2.9 points out of 5.
Shock absorbers KONI in car-specific ratings
See which car brands and models owners choose KONI shock absorbers for. Below are car-specific ratings where this part is in the Top-3:
- KONI ranked #1 in shock absorbers ratings for: Mazda 3, Volkswagen Passat, Ford Mustang, Volkswagen Tiguan, Honda Civic .
- KONI ranked #2 for: Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Beetle .
- KONI ranked #3 for: Audi TT .
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