Konis

[Suffolk944]

Has anyone here fitted Koni sports shocks rather than the standard items ? If so did you notice any appreciable improvement ?

KWv3 is out of my budget at present given the list of other things am planning to do and my rear shocks do need replacing....

 

[Diver944]

I have the Koni M030 sports shocks that are adjustable for height and rebound on my Turbo and compared with the standard Turbo shocks that I have on the S2 it is far, far stiffer even when set full soft. There is much less roll round the corners and also less dive under braking. The ride is obviously not as comfortable on poor surfaces. Both sets of shocks are less than three years old and under 20k miles so I think it's a pretty good comparison between two systems that are not worn out.

I've been in KW cars and they are even stiffer again, but the clever damping makes the ride just as comfortable as the S2 on poor surfaces. I am really hoping to have enough piggybank to get KW'd at the end of this year and then my fresh M030 will be up for grabs

 

[John Sims]

I have the adjustables at the rear and the adjustable inserts at the front.

They were done at different times but both when other things were being done as well so I can't say how good or otherwise they are. All I know is I am now very happy with my current set up.

 

[PJS917]

I have Koni sports shocks on my 968 and like Paul says they are much firmer than standard even on
soft setting. They are an improvement for handling but not ride comfort. I use my 968 everyday so the ride
can't be too bad.

 

[zcacogp]

Yup - I have the Koni top-adjustable inserts on the front, and Koni push-and-twist-to-adjust ones on the rear. I did them myself last year.

The ride is good - possibly a little stiffer than the ones I removed, but they were 18 years/125,000 miles old, so you'd expect them to be a bit loose. The big difference is the handling - it is VERY crisp. (Pushing the fronts up to maximum stiffness made the biggest difference.)

I'd recommend them. BUT the cost of a complete job racks up quickly. Shocks, plus some new bushes (ARB, front and rear, well worth the money), tie-rod ends (possibly not worth the money but I did it anyway), plus a full alignment, and you won't be getting much change from £800. And that's DIY-fitting.

One point to note. They take time to settle, and the first couple of hundred miles feel dreadful. But, after that, they quite suddenly start to feel fantastic. (I think this is common to many suspension kits, as ones I have fitted to other cars did the same.)


Oli.

 

[Neil Haughey]

I would agree with all that. I have had the front inserts for a couple of years now. In all honesty the ride quality is no more harsh then the Sachs units AFTER the koni's have had 500 miles to break in. For the first couple of hundred miles they are rock hard.

Rear Koni are an even bigger improvement on the stock Sachs units. However I have experienced that the exhaust side unit wears more quickly probably due to heat soak. Mine is more or less worn out after perhaps 45K miles (gone soft even on full hard setting).

Having the ability to fine tune the handling with the little plastic adjustment key on the front inserts is soooo nice. Only takes seconds and of course this is something you can't do with stock Sachs shocks.