DeCarbon's or Koni's?

Nov 29, 2003 1 Replies

Time has come to replace the shocks and steering damper again on my 1988 RR (I tow daily and carry a lot of weight regularly and I do destroy shocks quite rapidly....



Last time I fitted DeCarbon's which have lasted about 4 years, which is by far the longest of any so far, but I've been tempted to possibly fitting Koni adjustables this time. They are a little more expensive (£33 + vat for the De Carbons - £50 + vat for the Koni's).



Does anyone have any experience of the Koni's? The only opinions I've been able to find are of those who want to sell them and aren't really impartial.



I've no objection to paying the extra if there is a noticeable difference otherwise It'll be a another set of DeCarbons.



BTW, I found an enormous price difference for the Koni's depending where you order them, most Expensive RPi Engineering at £90 + vat each...(Sheesh) Most Reasonable - Dingocroft £50 + vat for the very same thing.



Any advice greatly appreciated.



Alan Mudd


1988 RR 4.6Efi vogue

Don't know about decarbons but my 90TD has a full set of koni's. Very impressed so far. Bear in mind that on car adjustment isn't easy. You'll have to disconnect at least one end from the RR. You will also find that they will lift the RR slighty as each shocker is pushing open with a force of about 30kg.

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