Michael Bianchi

First post here, so forgive me if this is a dead horse topic but all my searching on the forums is showing stuff from over 10 years ago...

I recently bought a 2000 Trans Am convertible with 74,000 miles. Noticed the ride was kinda rough so i took it in and they said i need new shocks & struts.

Been trying to decide what to replace them with, and all of the old threads said "if you can afford Koni's, get them. if you're on a budget, get bilsteins"

BUT all of my searching is showing that the Koni SRT.T are cheaper than the Bilstein's (specifically looking on ws6store.com)

Is it because they're the SRT.T and not the "yellow" Koni Sport?

quiet_storm98

iTrader: (48)

yes...the koni strt's are non adjustable and were created as a decent budget shock. From what i hear they are comparable to the bilsteins

jlangley

iTrader: (8)

If you're just looking for a decent ride and handling street car the koni strt are very good. I've had them for about two years and very happy with them. I would be surprised if the bilstiens outperformed them.

If you're racing or auto crossing you might want to pony up for the high end koni adjustable.

By the way the front shocks are not struts. I'd be careful with a shop that describes them as struts.

RevGTO

iTrader: (12)

In my experience, Bilsteins tend to ride a little cushier than Koni's. I've never had the STR.T's but have heard that they also are harsher than the Bilsteins. Whether that would be worth an extra $150 to you is up to you. Both are a quality product, though I've found Bilsteins to be exceptionally well-made and amazingly durable.

bad_408_vert

iTrader: (6)

I have the koni STR on my bolt on SS.
Absolutely love them over the parts store ones.

hleshot

I can't say I'm super happy with my Koni's DA's. The things are pretty firm for road use and seem to feel as if they ride low in the stroke. Being a motorcycle guy, I may be expecting different results for the product. Given we're a Penske dealer for Moto shocks and manufacture our own Cartridges for Motorcycle forks, I'm tempted to put Peske 8760's on with the coiler conversion and sell the Koni's. I can't stand the high speed compression traits on the Koni's.

Cajun ELESS-ONE

I had Bilsteins and bmr lowering springs on my Camaro. Was a pretty stiff ride.
when I got my TA I went with the koni strt with bmr lowering springs. Ride is alot better. Not nearly as stiff and the price is really good. If you are doing it yourself, definitely get new top shock mounts. The original ones rust to the rod on the shock and are almost impossible to remove if rusted on.