Koni shocks

. . .I put Koni FSD's on my '07 GMC 2500HD & was very happy; will use them on next truck. . .NOT cheap; just good results. . .

Well the Koni shocks are installed. I noticed a immediate difference in how the coach reacts. Bumps are much smoother and less of a bouncy feel. Not as much dipping when stopping. The biggest difference is side to side when turning much less body sway especially when transitioning from a driveway to the main road where the drive was higher. It stopped the floating mushy feeling when driving down the highway when there was a difference in the road terrain.

We had around 2600 miles on the original Sachs that came with the rig. I believe I'm not going to regret the decision to switch. Our MH is 42' and a single axle DP at about 28,000 lbs loaded (without toad).

trx680 wrote:
what are the cost of one of these Koni shocks?

Was just quoted $886.00 otd for 4 installed.

I also loved the FSD's on my Monaco coach. We purchased a 2014 Newmar Dutch Star, with Sachs shocks, and was looking for the same cure for the expansion joint chop we got with the FSD's on the Monaco. Unfortunately, Koni does not make FSD's for the Newmar ZF independent font suspension. They only make the Adjustables. They were better, but not as good as the FSD's on the Monaco.

what are the cost of one of these Koni shocks?

Bilsteins are very stiff and can be rough where the weight of the vehicle will not compress them on small bumps. Koni have two tube so are more responsive on smaller bumps. Thus smoother ride. Some folks don't like it to be softer however.

For us, the Bilsteins were very harsh and the expansion joints on the freeways were beating us up. Koni's made the ride much softer and eliminated maybe 80% of the rattles and shakes inside. Pricey upgrade, but worth it to us!

YMMV

For the people that replaced bilsteins, what was the reason and what was the results.

Thanks
JKaz

Replaced my less than one year old Bilsteins with Koni's and made my wife very happy...which made me very happy!!
Great upgrade for us.

Did the same thing on my short/light coach. Made massive difference in a good way.

I also did the "cheap handling fix", along with adding a rear trac bar.

Made driving this 158" wheel base not suck. :)