Coilover question

[LagunengrunE36]

No need to retract your comment. I'm not some kind of crybaby bitch. :D

Now lets get this guy dropped already! :hitler:

A little OT, but what kind of a lip is on the car in your sig?

[bzboardz]

rieger infinity

[nando]

On another note Koni's are more known for blowing and needing rebuilds whereas Bilsteins rarely need to be rebuilt.

that's nonsense. I've had 4 sets of bilsteins and 1 set of konis. they ALL wear out after about 100k. The bilsteins on my parts car are so dead it's not even funny, and the originals on my car were replaced twice due to defects, and they still blew later on (before 100k).

nothing lasts forever, but most people won't bother to replace a worn shock because they don't know the difference..

[Teaguer]

A little OT, but what kind of a lip is on the car in your sig?

rieger infinity

Close.
Its actually the Filip/EuroStyle reproduction of it. Much more durable over the original Reiger from what i've read.

that's nonsense. I've had 4 sets of bilsteins and 1 set of konis. they ALL wear out after about 100k.

Well in my experience I've never had Bilstein blow or go bad in my numerous sets over the years. Although I never racked up 100k on any of them.

On the other hand I've had e36 and e30 Koni Sa's blow.
Also have noticed a hell of a lot more blown Koni threads on the forums.

That being said I will take Jay's statement as fact as I'm sure he will know better from experience.

[nando]

I think they are about equal as far as reliability

you can't expect any shock/strut to last forever, especially given we usually put them in cars that have been lowered with much stiffer spring rates and beat the shit out of them in track/autox/daily driver use. the nitrogen gas charge leaks from bilsteins and the seals on the konis wear, both degrade performance over time..

[5ickride]

So how many of you guys are running bilstein sports in your coilovers? And how many Koni's? I assume all coilover kits are compatible with either shock? (im such a noob)

[rbartongrimley]

So how many of you guys are running bilstein sports in your coilovers? And how many Koni's? I assume all coilover kits are compatible with either shock? (im such a noob)

I have run Bilstein on every car I have ever owned. It was always the first thing I did when I bought an older BMW. I am a Bilstein fan at heart, but seeing how Konis are made in Holland and not China, I have no doubt that they will be decent too. I recently picked up a GC coil over set that uses shortened Koni's so I am going a different route and I guess I will see if this is true.

Like the previous people said, every shock has a finite life span so you cannot expect that they will last forever.