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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:54 pm 
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Anyone using these badboys? Ive read the yanks love them, but that has only being on jap cars not heavy cars like ours.
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:58 pm 
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Koni would have to be the best option.. no doubt.

Check out the prices in the Totalweb/Fordmods Discount Suspension forum.

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:18 pm 
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Yeah Ive had konis in a few cars over the years. What about Bilstiens?
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:59 pm 
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Yeah Ive had konis in a few cars over the years. What about Bilstiens?


Can get them too. Dont beleive they're adjustable though. Damn good shock tho from what I've heard.

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:14 pm 
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Bilsteins don't NEED to be adjustable - they simply excell straight out of the box. Even with the adjustment I never could make Konis feel decent - but once Bilsteins went in I was happy.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:00 pm 
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whats the $ setback on konis or bilsteins?
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:08 pm 
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Waggin can get a full set of the YELLOW externally adjustable Konis for about $800-900 the set which is an extremely good price.

As for Bilsteins, I've been quoted around the $1200 mark.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:09 pm 
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Bilstein's are the way to go :P :D I had tickford as standard but the bilsteins are FAR superior (why do Mercedes etc use them as STANDARD if not THE BEST?).

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:23 pm 
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bilsteins are also used on probably 95% of the D1gp drift cars in japan....

the japanese excell in everything they do (except growing)

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:32 pm 
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Yep, the variable valving system in Bilsteins is brilliant - almost like active suspension - ie. the outside suspension which is under load firms up whilst the inside almost seems to settle - it's like the road grows extra degrees of camber. Also Bilsteins make the suspension do it's job properly - you can get about really quickly without the go-kart effect that so many people MISTAKE as performance handling.

 

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