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Anyone familiar with the koni strut insert

posted by  stallison on  Mon May 31 09:38 CST 2021
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I'm in need of a front strut insert upgrade. Did em over a year ago, but the pothole laden streets of New York city are none too kind and one of my inserts is making that familiar sound when I apply siginificant pressure from above. Its nowhere near as bad as when I originally replaced them, I could hear the strut make that hiccup sound going over bumps...which was nerve-wracking, but now its only when I bounce it from above....

ANyways, trying to decide if the Bilstein B6 Heavy Duty's are worth it or the Koni Yellows....?

The Koni's are adjustable which sounds pretty great in theory, but not sure. Any experience with either would be helpful.

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    Anyone familiar with the koni strut insert 200

    posted by  81242DLB21FCA on  Sat Jun 5 14:18 CST 2021
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    I think durability comes with quality whatever the dampening. I'd suggest any good low pressure gas shock adjustable or not. The stiffness should be matched to the spring rate. Stiff springs need stiff shocks to dampen their oscillations.

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    Anyone familiar with the koni strut insert

    posted by  jwalker on  Tue Jun 1 06:47 CST 2021
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    Something to bear in mind is the Bilstein heavy duty will give a stiff ride. Are you okay with that? My personal preference would be the Konis because of their adjustability. Also, as the strut insert wears you can adjust them. At one time Konis had a lifetime warranty. Don’t know if that is the case anymore??
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      Anyone familiar with the koni strut insert

      posted by  stallison on  Wed Jun 2 20:23 CST 2021
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      not gonna lie, I was already leaning towards the Koni's.

      Mainly because of the adjustability and then also cause I've heard the HD Bilsteins were pretty stiff...more for racing I guess.

      The adjustability is KEY!

      Thanks for helping me to solidify my leanings








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        Anyone familiar with the koni strut insert

        posted by  otherdalek on  Mon Jul 5 04:22 CST 2021
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        There is a thread on turbobricks (https://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?p=6197747) that states when Bilstein HDs fail, they do not fail kindly as in taking strut mounts and wheels with them.







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