Koni shocks

[T2-Nate]

Hi there guys,

I've a question for you all -
I recently found a pair of near-mint Bilstein shocks for the front end, I got them fairly cheap 8)
And now I've come across these Koni's for the rear end and I wonder if they're a good buy?

The guy sold his bus and lets me have them for 48£ including shipping.

They look OK, the only thing is they're oil-filled and my Bilstein are Gas-filled.
Or is this OK?

My bus won't be a performance beast, just a little tweaked if I get it right.

Whadda ya think?

 

[T2-Nate]

Bumped!!

Come on, nobody has koni's or what? Or just jealous
:lol:

 

[Guest]

sorry cant help ya .

im stock atm, until it gets painted then im hitting with a lowering stick.

 

[Harlequin]

Some help....maybe
I use KYB gas-adjust on rear (lowered one spline) these measure
565mm-max/345 mm min. they extend enough to remove wheels with ease, if a little tight.
On page 34 of SSP catalogue they print the sizes of all popular shocks
the coilovers for a bay are 423mm/272mm
Your coilovers pictured are over 600mm, which are a lot longer than theirs
If you are going to lower the van I think they will be too long
You should also check what they will compress up to
link for SSP
http://streetstyleandpower.com/

 

[billybradshaw]

Check the Bay Window section of The Samba. The Yanks love Koni's so I'm sure you'll find some good info on the site.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?mode=results

Cheers

Ian