Shocking news

[David Morris]

My 2003 T4 Bilstine front shocks have stuffed up what is the replacement option as I have had bad service from Bilstine shocks not living up to their reputation on other machines I have owned .
What is an alturnitive brand that the other ownwers of T4 van have found thats good in service please .
TC

[DVR68U]

im sure koni would have some sort of setup up, if not i guess you can go to a monroe or something.
i know the guys in the uk use koni when they lower them , and im got some in my mk3vr and i like them.
cheers brenton

[t4tradie]

Koni's are the go, from memory they are cheaper than the Bilsteins and more readily available. Vague guess is that they are around $700 for all 4. Give Toperformance here in Melbourne a call 03 9873 1722.
They are the Aust dist of Koni, and the guy that owns the business has a T4 Caravelle. They will ship Aust wide for you.

I have had both brands in previous cars that i have owned and found them very comparable, but the Koni wins on price alone. I am changing a set of rears in my other car this weekend, it currently has Bilsteins and i am fitting Koni reds. Quite a few of my friends in the trade use toperformance religiously for suspension set ups and have had no complaints, nor have i.
Hope this helps.

[David Morris]

Thanks T4 got a price for the konig shocks & you need a watercooled bank card $960.00 just for the front I can do beter than that local at around 400 for top line Sach gas ones so I will go down that route when I get back from a SA trip .
thanks anyway .TC

[Seano]

David........I bought my Koni's through GT Suspension and I don't recall them being that expensive even for the front pair. Sure they were still quite pricey but not that much......bloody good shocks but.

Oh and while they were slightly more expensive at the time that the Bilsteins they were still cheaper than the Monroe or the OE Boge alternatives.

Another alternative that I haven't costed is the KYB range (usually a good product)....they do a version for the T4 called the Excel G Twin Gas 344261 front and 345900 in the rear http://www.kyb.com.au/index.php

[t4tradie]

Like Seano, i don't remember them being that expensive! I will try and dig out the price i had for them ( within the last 6 months ) and let you know.

[Golf Loon]

I have the KYBs and they were about $250 the pair. They are fine, even in my low and loaded up van.