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KONI › Shock absorbers

tangioletti 12 Mar 2010, 19:44

Body bounce:

Rating 4.0

Jim was not happy with the stiff set up and changed it to use Koni's. Koni's had much lighter rebound damping which Jim liked.

Pros: lighter rebound damping

Cons: stiff setup

Vehicle: Volkswagen

KONI › Shock absorbers

feels_road 26 Feb 2010, 04:01

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Rating 5.0

I have the FSDs on my Passat and love them. Gives much better turn-in (and a more neutral and composed behavior in curves) - something the TDI lacks because the front springs and sway bar are much more modest than in the GTI.

Pros: better turn-in, composed behavior

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

KONI › Shock absorbers

$helby 18 Feb 2010, 23:37

Rating 5.0

that photo's on koni's. now on b&g's.

KONI › Shock absorbers

wilsfox 18 Feb 2010, 04:11

Rating 5.0

Koni yellows/Fk springs

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

Project_2501 18 Feb 2010, 03:22

Rating 5.0

Bilstein PSS9

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

KONI › Shock absorbers

feels_road 3 Feb 2010, 23:35

Body bounce:

Rating 5.0

In my Passat, I found that by just going with the Koni FSD shocks, I got much more neutral handling and better cornering turn-in.

Pros: more neutral handling, better turn-in

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

531sb2 12 Jan 2010, 01:54

Bottoming:

Rating 4.0

This is what I did to make my '80 Diesel Caddy a 1 Ton Rabbit on the cheap: 16V Scirocco front springs; they have the highest A-1 spring rates that came stock in the US. Bilstein HD front shocks.

Pros: highest spring rates

Cons: stiff in the back empty

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

caddy 2 dope 11 Jan 2010, 20:51

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Rating 4.0

my truck used to be raised... i used mk1 cabriolet front springs with bilstein hd shocks, was super stiff!

Pros: super stiff

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

bombardius 27 Oct 2009, 20:25

Rating 4.0

I run bilstein HDs (part of a Shine suspension setup). They're not adjustable, but I wouldn't know what to adjust.

Pros: part of Shine suspension

Cons: not adjustable

Bilstein › Shock absorbers

73RallyBeetle 29 Sep 2009, 14:40

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Rating 5.0

30+ year old Bilsteins...still damp the rebound nicely too.

Pros: damp the rebound nicely

Vehicle: Volkswagen Beetle

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