Shock absorbers KONI or Monroe

I have the Koni Special Active on my '08 328xi. I installed them at about 95K miles; my apparently original shocks were leaking. Less body roll in fast corners. My expired shocks were mushy, so these feel a bit stiffer.

Ive been impressed with Koni 80 shocks and dobinsons springs..

No frills, good ride, reliably does what it is supposed to.

I'm running the adjustable koni yellows on mine with the eibach lowering springs (1in drop in front, 1.25 in the rear I believe).

I went with Koni yellow adjustables front and rear.

When I lowered my Integra over 20 years ago, I knew I wanted quality stuff that would hold up, i.e. not lowering springs on stock shocks. I saved up and went with Koni Sport yellow adjustable shocks along with H&R Sport springs. Those shocks lasted me nearly 20 years and over 250k miles until I just replaced them with another set a couple years ago.

If it's your daily and you're looking to spend under $1k you'll want lowering springs and shocks, something like h&r sports with Koni str/orange or sport/yellows. That'll give you a good drop with a compliant ride for the street.

So first thing I ordered was a set of Koni sport shocks and struts. These were on sale for BF at $612 at Koni online store. When I drove the car home after it was unloaded I was glad I already had the shocks and struts as the steering was super light and twitchy, car did not know where it was going. After install the car was transformed, the Konis tightened up the steering and feel, car stays flat in the curves and feels more like a Porsche.

My independent shop installed Koni and they work well and adjust to the road conditions.

I have changed the 4 shock absorbers for new "RideSense" from Monroe, like the originals and the same thing continues to happen. The change between "Comfort" and "Sport" is also noticeable, but I do not perceive that the active function that regulates the suspension when cornering is working.

Monroe is doghsit. Installing Monroe in a car should be punishable offense.