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

KONI › Shock absorbers

Sport6 21 Feb 2022, 04:18

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Rating 4.0

I picked them up and seem to work pretty good.

Pros: work pretty good

KONI › Shock absorbers

NYC Beetler 20 Feb 2022, 04:49

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Rating 4.0

Bought some Koni Special Active s truts and shocks (hoping to get softer-than-stock ride on all the high-frequency cracks and potholes) and also looking to replace all the coil springs.

Pros: softer-than-stock ride

Vehicle: Volkswagen New Beetle

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

flying-by-seat 30 Jan 2022, 12:20

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Rating 5.0

Stick to Bilstein, just put a set on my truck 10k ago. Rides a million times better

Pros: rides million times better

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 10000 km

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Impossible-Cry-495 30 Jan 2022, 04:28

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Rating 5.0

My dad's 2018 Tacoma has bilsteins and they felt great.

Pros: felt great

Vehicle: Toyota

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

seamus_mc 23 Jan 2022, 04:19

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Rating 5.0

They are on most of my cars, i have never been let down by the yellow bilstein HDs.

Pros: never been let down

KONI › Shock absorbers

mrntd 22 Jan 2022, 15:42

Rating 5.0

I had Koni adjustable yellows on mine. It was great. I could dial softer for better ride then stiffen it up for fun.

Pros: better ride, stiffen for fun

Vehicle: Honda

KONI › Shock absorbers

joeislandstranded 22 Jan 2022, 13:41

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Rating 5.0

Koni FSD Reds. They self adjust for the road conditions. I’ve been running them in my Mazda for a year now, and I love them! Soft and pliable for regular driving, stiff for spirited driving.

Pros: soft, pliable, stiff

Vehicle: Mazda

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

16Vslave 19 Jan 2022, 15:51

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Rating 4.0

I ran the bilsteins with h&r sport springs for 100km on my b6 cabrio (2004) Little stiffer then factory. But not unbearable at all.

Pros: little stiffer then factory

Cons: not unbearable

Vehicle: Audi

Mileage: 100 km

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Rhubarb_and_Custard 20 Jun 2018, 18:53

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Rating 3.0

My experience on a 2013 SEL (with lift spacers): - Bilstein B4’s. Pretty much the same as stock - Bilstein B6’s . Harsh. There’s a lot of gas force so you feel every ripple and bump in the road.

Pros: same as stock

Cons: harsh ride

Vehicle: Volkswagen Tiguan