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Old 06-03-2021, 03:51 AM   #1
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Just installed Koni Shocks.....

.....on the front of our 2017 Alante. The Jayco supplied Bilsteins did not provide, in my mind, any absorption of road bumps and seemed as if they were a solid member and transmitted the road jolts thru out the unit. BTW there was only about 12000 miles on the Bilsteins.
Installation was relatively simple and took me about 1.5 hours.
After installation of the Konis the ride is as it should be with the Konis absorbing the road irregularities. Highly recommend the upgrade!
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.....on the front of our 2017 Alante. The Jayco supplied Bilsteins did not provide, in my mind, any absorption of road bumps and seemed as if they were a solid member and transmitted the road jolts thru out the unit. BTW there was only about 12000 miles on the Bilsteins.
Installation was relatively simple and took me about 1.5 hours.
After installation of the Konis the ride is as it should be with the Konis absorbing the road irregularities. Highly recommend the upgrade!
X-2 Put them on our 08 SENECA, a little pricey, but well worth it.
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Old 06-03-2021, 06:18 AM   #3
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BTW, best price I could find was $160 apiece + free shipping.....
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I ditched the Bilsteins for the Koni FSD's at 5000 miles. HUGE improvement!
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BTW, best price I could find was $160 apiece + free shipping.....
May I ask where you purchased your Koni's from? To confirm, did you purchase Koni 8805 1018 for the front?

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Yes, I purchased the Koni FSD 8805 1018 (Ford F53 chassis front shocks)...from Ultrarvproducts.com...
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Thanks Stu.... that's what my google search found also.... I just ordered a pair.

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Thanks Stu.... that's what my google search found also.... I just ordered a pair.

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One pair? When replacing dampers/shocks/struts on any vehicle you should do all 4 corners as you don’t want dissimilar damping/rebounding rates front to rear.
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