Shock absorbers Bilstein or KONI

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Rank #1 in ranking

1461

539

649

4.2

Body bounce

4.0

Bottoming

4.1

Leaks

2.7

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PartReview Score

Rank #2 in ranking

627

224

266

4.2

Body bounce

4.1

Bottoming

4.1

Leaks

2.9

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Bilstein

KONI

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

26Turbo 22 Sep 2024, 21:32

Body bounce:

Rating 5.0

i have the bilstein b8 on my other car which is lowered sport dampers they are super comfortable and sporty

Pros: super comfortable, sporty

KONI › Shock absorbers

Talynen 16 Sep 2024, 17:13

Body bounce:

Rating 5.0

I also felt that swapping to Koni shocks in the rear made the car feel better to drive -- the stock rear shocks didn't have much low speed rebound, so the trunk would feel like it was floating if I went over crests. The Konis fixed that.

Pros: car feels better

Cons: stock shocks low rebound

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Njvagguy 9 Sep 2024, 13:06

Rating 5.0

Just put in some new Bilsteins last week.

Pros: new Bilsteins

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Ok-Competition-2699 7 Sep 2024, 23:19

Body bounce:
Bottoming:

Rating 4.0

I went with Blistens 6112s and 5161s and have been pleased. A nice compromise between price and ride quality.

Pros: nice ride quality

Cons: compromise on price

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

gekkoman150 29 Aug 2024, 07:17

Leaks:

Rating 4.0

My Bilstein shocks have 300k km

On them and no leaking or anything, just a torn dust guard

Pros: no leaking, long lasting

Cons: torn dust guard

Mileage: 300000 km

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

BigDinkyDongDotCom 26 Aug 2024, 15:32

Body bounce:
Bottoming:

Rating 5.0

Bilstein 5100’s are great

Pros: are great

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

VOODOOPLAY 24 Aug 2024, 22:27

Bottoming:

Rating 5.0

I put on some Bilstein shocks and they were still good 15 years later when I swapped them out with new ones after redoing the entire suspension to add some lift.

Pros: long lasting, good for 15 years

KONI › Shock absorbers

TheAwkwardBanana 21 Aug 2024, 13:18

Body bounce:
Bottoming:

Rating 4.0

I got Koni Yellows. Adjustable dampening and they don't rattle/clunk like the Billstein B6's apparently do.

Pros: adjustable dampening

Cons: rattle/clunk

Vehicle: Volvo

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

wrx8888 26 Jan 2024, 15:16

Rating 3.0

I put in 5100’s and wished I had spent the extra few hundred bucks for the 6112’s.

Cons: should have bought 6112’s

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Dilly_Whilly 14 Aug 2023, 17:57

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Bottoming:

Rating 1.0

“Upgraded” to Bilstein 4600s with 99’ springs not too long ago and they’re way too rough. You can feel just about every bump in the road and it’s extremely jarring and uncomfortable.

Cons: rough, jarring, uncomfortable