high quality, compliant ride, good cornering capabilities

outside pain easily scratched, didn''t come with brake line bracket! (had to break it off the old shocks - pain in the ass)

These shocks kick ass! the ride is comfortable and the cornering is great compared to the tokico''s i had on previously. It is well worth the money. Save up a little more for these babies. Trust me, you will regret it if you cheap out on less expensive models.

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tokico and stock shocks

Lifetime warranty, adjustability, high quality.

No brake line mounting!! Crappy instructions. Need to drill out the bumpstops.

These shocks have a great reputation for good reason. The adjustability is really nice for those who drive both on the street, and on the track. My biggest complaint is the lack of a mount for the brake line, like the stock shock (and a regular KYB gas shock) has. Other than that, these shocks are great.

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Stock.

Ease of adjustability with a turn of a knob of the Koni Sports. Has more than 5 settings compared to other brands. Increases control and predictability.

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Even though I don't have weaknesses to list. I did blow the front set within two months. But from the abuse I put the shocks through, it was bound to happen. One note is to not adjust the shock to full firmness. You will wear the shocks quickly with abrupt grade changes and potholes at high speeds. It is not recommended. A quarter turn back away from full firm will give a real firm and ride, which isn't really needed in the city. I highly recommend Konis if your wallet permits.

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KYB - The Konis have a better ride than KYBs.

Adjustable ride height, Improve the handling of the car a lot.

Ride quality is pretty rough.

I have the Koni adjustable shocks for my 1997 Honda Prelude Type SH. I had it on the car for about 80,000 miles. I drive my car daily and race it on the track on the weekend. Handling of the car improve a lot after I had this shocks on. The shocks is still have no problem even after driving it everyday on a tough road of New York City.

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Tokico Illumina

Significant ride, handling, cornering, acceleration and braking improvements!!!
Four position adjustability.
Lifetime Warranty.
Avaliable through Pep Boy's and online.

These Koni's don't have any weaknesses at this time in my opinion.
The shocks must be removed from this vehicle to be adjusted.

These Koni Special "D" 30-Series adjustable shocks for the 1997-2000 Dodge Dakota/Durango are brand NEW on the market (released March 2001), they are handcrafted in Holland and are specificly designed for these vehicles. They offer the feature of being adjustable and have 4 positions of adjustment available for increased firmness and/or wear compensation.
Koni recommends installing these shocks in their "right out of the box" # 1. position setting, which is the way I installed these.
I replaced all four stock shocks on my truck with the Koni's. These are my first Koni's I've owned.
The improvements were immediately noticeable during the first drive after installing these shocks. I would describe the ride improvement as "Highly Refined"!
I would recommend these shocks to all Dakota/Durango owner who want to improve the ride, overall comfort, handling and safety of their truck/SUV. They are well worth their price!!!
Dodge should consider making these OEM!!!
I will provide an update on these shocks in the future.

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Stock (Cofap) Bilstein, Monroe Reflex, Edelbrock, Gabriel, Rancho, Pro Comp and KYB.
I've owned all these brands and the Koni's provided the most noticeable improvements.

Adjustable feature is useful but experience is required to setup correctly. They provide alot of control over the Irmscher progessive springs that I am using. It takes alot to bottom them out when compared to the standard gas dampers.

Top adjustable screw does not fit inside standard top mount covers. Being top adjustable, they are probably not as strong as a fixed unit. Hitting a pothole can rattle your teeth but they recover quickly. Going around a tight and bumpy bend can cause the car to skip. Your mother-in-law wont like them :).

I would recommend buying Koni sport top adjustables. They also seem well priced compared to Bilsteins and are of high quality. They are the right shock for someone looking for a very sporty ride with the option to adjust the suspension.

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I have used Bilstein shocks and they seem very similar.

I like the firm ride and the conering response from the Koni shox.
I raced my 98 svt in the Castrol Solo 1 championship series. The Koni shox proved to be the best investment i've made to my car.The koni's along with the h&r springs proved to be a great combation for club racing.

Installing the rear shox.

I would deffinettly recommend the Koni shox.

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The Koni's are a 100% more improvement compared to the standard svt shox.

Adjustable height and damping.
Damping can be adjusted from soft, almost stock ride, to harsh, super-firm ride.

It's still difficult to find a good compromise between ride and handling.
It doesn't have markings on the damping adjusting-pin, so you don't know exactly which setting you're at.

I paid $512 for the set out the door. I used Tokico before, and Koni is a better performer, hands down. It's a little too pricey, but it's worth it. But look at Bilstein, too. Bilstein should perform similarly well.
If you autocross and do not want to buy coilovers, Koni might suit your need. If you only use the car for daily driver, grocery getter, you probably don't need Koni. Consider cheaper shocks like Tokico or KYB.

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Tokico Illuminas, Bilstein

Easy to adjust, and deliver the performance they promise

Not particularly easy to install

I bought the Koni Sports (yellow) specifically because they're adjustable -- for autocrossing in SCCA stock classes, this is one of the few suspension tuning options available. I've been pleased with them so far -- the continuously variable adjustment is much easier to work with than Tokico's or KYB's pre-set positions. While adjusting the back requires removing some interior panels, that's a function of the car, rather than the shock.

The installation kit had almost everything required -- I had to drill out the stock bump stops to accomodate the larger diameter piston shaft. Drilling out rubber parts is a pain -- a new pair of bumpers with properly cast holes would have been nice. The alignment tabs on the front pair did not line up with those in the front suspension, but that does not seem to have caused a problem.

Price on these varies widely -- I found prices as high as $180 each. After shopping around, I paid $125 each, and was much happier for it!

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I'm using the Koni sports (yellow strut) and its really firm but not to where it would loosen fillings in your teeths. And it being adjustable makes it really fun.

Not easy to install in my car, would probably be easy in others. And the rear are a little hard to get to adjust.

Before the Konis my car handled what I thought was good, I had the SVT struts which I thought was better, but as soon as I used the Konis I would never go back. Plus the Konis are rebuildable, so they can be reused in the future instead of having to purchase more struts. I would fully reconmend it for any car!

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Ford SVT stuts are nothing when compared