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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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What do you guys recommend for a saff 2wd.
It's not a full time trackday car, i drive the car every day to work and a couple of times a year i'm going to the Ring.

Koni's, bilstein??

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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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All depends upon the amount you have to spend
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Spend money on shocks is not the problem, but i want to know what some guys recommend for shocks.

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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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I love Koni's. Good price and good performance.

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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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get some koni's ruud
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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In my opinion Koni's are shite. Easy to bend on typical Polish road :-((( And generally not very durable

From standard shocks (non coilovers) the best in my opinion are Bilstein B6



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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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UP for more opinions.

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