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Originally Posted by Stewie
True...but I liked some of the points made regarding being able to adjust the rebound, so I looked up what ft86speedfactory.com had going on
Rce tarmacs 330
Koni complete set 865
Total= 1,195
Seems that without the revalve, it's Coke vs Pepsi like Andy and others have said. The benefits of the Koni's adjustability might just be the deciding factor. There's a meet coming up next month. Gonna see if I can go for some short drives with 86 owners to see which will be best for me.
Thanks for all the input thus far. Please keep the opinions, thoughts, and experiences coming.
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Gotta ask- why do you need adjustable dampening?
Koni's are cool for that and all, but the quality is outwardly subpar to bilstein's. Who knows how the two's valving quality compares, as few have dissected those shocks and compared them.
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Originally Posted by Sleepless
I've had both on the same car in the past and prefer the Koni's. Not only are they adjustable but they are less harsh than the Bilsteins. I've had Bilsteins, even custom valved, and always find them to be harsh on the street. Even their PSS9/10's are pretty harsh. The supposedly "greatly tuned" Bilsteins on the Lotus Elise were stupid harsh on the street.
So, yeah, not a fan of anything from Bilstein that I've tried.
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I have B8s & sportlines on my rig, perhaps you'd like to take her for a drive sometime and see how you like it? I'm pleasently surprised given the sportlines' less-than-stellar drop and rates. "Harshness" is definitely subjective, but the real question is how the two shocks perform. Not saying Koni's don't perform as well, they very well may.. just want to underline that performance and harshness aren't mutually exclusive