Bilstein B6 vs Koni 1150

[captaincabinets]

Hi all

Interested to hear what you would choose for a daily driver with some hills use. Looking for an improvement on stock suspension without sacrificing ride quality.

I have found some new B6 for $900 delivered, to be used with stock springs, vs Koni 1150 coilovers, used for 2000 k's, for ~$850 delivered.

Thoughts?

[Ned Loh]

you are comparing apples and oranges. Both are good, it depends what you want.

If I understand correctly the billys are non adjustable shocks to be used with standard spring. The koni are adjustable shocks, with aftermarket springs, and adjustable ride height.

[hks_kansei]

The Bilstein B6 and B8 shocks are a stiffer than stock upgrade shock, the B6 for normal height springs, the B8 for lowered springs.
They are non-adjustable.

The Koni 1150 is a full replacement coilover unit, including springs. it can be adjusted for height, and dampening.



Generally, as a rule of thumb, adjustable coilovers tend to be noticably stiffer than a factory setup since they tend to be focussed more on track/race work where a stiffer setup is usually preferred.
Quality of the units tends to reflect the ride, but they're all still firm, what changes is the better units feel controlled but firm, where the cheaper ones tend to crash and pogo.


Really depends what you want to do with the car, if you want it to feel like OEM but a little more controlled, grab the Bilsteins.
If you think in future you may want to have the adjustment available, and can put up with some extra stiffness, go the Koni.

Worht noting that both shocks can be rebuilt, and from memory Bilstein offer a service to valve the shocks to suit your preferences. (koni probably do too)