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[tyfighter123]

What would you rather have if they cost the exact same amount?
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Porsche 924 1977 N/A
Mustang GT/CS 2007
Porsche 924S 1987 (parts car)(cut up and recycled)
Porsche 911S 1976
Porsche 931 1980
Porsche 931 1980 (parts car)

[Rasta Monsta]

Konis by a landslide.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[fiat22turbo]

Depends, are they adjustable?

For the street, Bilsteins are very nice, but most aren't adjustable and work better with stock or slightly more stiff lowering springs.

Koni's are adjustable and rebuildable to work with nearly any spring rate you'd like. Out of the box, they work pretty well on the street, but can feel a little choppy sometimes.
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Stefan
1979 924 Carrera GTS (clone-ish)
1988 944 Turbo S (Silver Rose)

[924RACR]

The Bilsteins. They're monotubes, work much better than the Konis, which are twin-tube.

Unless you're talking for racing, but I'm guessing you aren't.
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Vaughan Scott
Webmeister
'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

[tyfighter123]

Thanks for the respones. The koni's are the adjustable ones, they are on sale for about the same price as the bilsteins. $145 a piece. Im not planning on racing yet but if the koni's give me the option to race in the future it would be nice to be set up.
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Porsche 924 1977 N/A
Mustang GT/CS 2007
Porsche 924S 1987 (parts car)(cut up and recycled)
Porsche 911S 1976
Porsche 931 1980
Porsche 931 1980 (parts car)

[Fifty50Plus]

Bilsteins! I've raced with both on my race cars. Just spent three years dicking with the double adjustable Konis on my 911. Finally gave up and called Bilstein. Told them my spring rates and bolted on what they sent. Instantly a second faster than my best times.
Ran them on my BMW and Benz race cars with zero problems also. If you think you are a great shock tuner, go with the Konis. I'd rather drive than ponder whether the last bump was a compression or rebound issue and what to do next.
Chuck
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1979 924 NA race car H-Prod SCCA
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1981 924 Turbo sold
1982 924 Turbo sold
1972 911 E race car - traded for Cayenne Diesel
1975 914 1.8 Building for H-Prod SCCA

[Slam]

Street? Bilsteins.
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'88 944 Auto - may or may not resurrect

[924RACR]

Buy for what you're doing now.

The Bilstein HDs apparently are limited in how much more spring they can handle above stock; OTOH, Konis don't last all that long.

We run Bilsteins in the racecars, but they're hardly off-the-shelf units - they're custom-built and valved, and much more expensive.

My DSR has Konis in the back, but they're nothing like the street 924 Konis, other than the name; again, they're hand-built custom motorsport units.
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Vaughan Scott
Webmeister
'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

[tyfighter123]

So the bilsteins are sounding like the way to go for spirited street driving.
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Porsche 924 1977 N/A
Mustang GT/CS 2007
Porsche 924S 1987 (parts car)(cut up and recycled)
Porsche 911S 1976
Porsche 931 1980
Porsche 931 1980 (parts car)

[924RACR]

Forgot to mention, I do have then on my DD 931.
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Vaughan Scott
Webmeister
'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

[9xx]

[Brockoli]

When I bought my bilsteins it was an easy decision.

Konis or bilstiens and a 19mm rear sway bar.

A little tougher when the Konis are on sale
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'80 924 M471,Wideband O2, Full coilover susp,23/19 sways,Bilstiens,KLA Strut Brace,Roll Bar,Test Pipe,BBS RS, Willwood BBK

25% of a '87 944 Chumpcar http://straightpipe.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=2454

'79 924 Sebring Edition(Sitting)

[J.P.]

The previous owner had just bought a new set of Bilsteins for the rear, so I plan to match them up with a new set for the front. Driving home on snow-covered roads was interesting with the fronts completely shot!
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1987 924S

[Rocco R16V]

bilsteins

[joecitizennn]

Bilsteins. Konis seem to fail me at the worst of times.
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87 924s
88 924SE gone
447 hp cgt clone
87 924S gone
84 944 sold
83 944 sold
89 turbo S LSD, ABS etc
86 951 white rocket
85 944 sport everything.
84 944 sold.
87 944 sold