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Wheel alignment (and new shocks?)
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Jack: If you let Jon test drive your Koni-equipped coach, you better diaper him first.
What is the cost of the Koni’s vs the OEM? Would Prevost in Jacksonville have the Koni’s in stock if I decide to go that way? If Prevost JAX doesn’t have the Koni’s, where would I get them?
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Buy Koni’s on line at konirv.com at 203 dollars each, and for each axle. As above, Prevost oem 53.22 dollars.
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This topic has really gotten my attention. A long time ago I had three friends who insisted they had a favorite beer, and that no other beer could compare. They each claimed they were able to identify their beer by taste. So we did a blind taste test and all three guys were given samples of all three beers and were asked to identify which beer was theirs.
Not a single guy got it right.
I wish we could do a blind driving test in which about half a dozen guys participated, and in which 3 coaches had new Konis, 3 had OEM and each guy had to identify which coach was which merely by driving them.
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Jon, that sounds like a fun game at the No-Rallie, Rallie, but you would have to keep people quiet on what they have installed.
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I replaced my shocks with OEM’s at 55,000 that was 2 years ago, since I have never driven a bus with Koni,s I do not know if there is any difference in the ride or cornering, I now have 82,000 on the Bus just had new tires and batteries installed along with the usual stuff, and the best money I have spent concerning the ride of the bus, is Centramatic wheel balancers, the best money you ever spent in my opinion, Gary
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Dan: I’ll take your oem’s at half price plus shipping…I won’t require a charitable donation.
I’ve had Koni’s on the front set mid-way for about 50,000 miles. They seemed slightly stiffer than oem but I prefer a soft ride…I don’t think I’ll ever get the bus to handle like my track car. The rf Koni had a catastrophic failure 10k miles ago (broken shaft) and was replaced with a Monroe I bought for $25. The lf Koni is still on…can’t tell the difference.
Let me know where I should send the check. I’m at 387 Lake Havasu Ave South, Lake Havasu City, Az 86403
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Hey Dan: I think you’d better cancel my order. Your ’94 should be a straight axle and I have IFS…pretty sure shocks are different.
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No problem Joel, I did not get them shipped in that 25 minute window between order and cancel.
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WHEW!
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We use shocks to control Drag race cars, to limit extension on the front, Control weight transfer, and to control tire shake in the rear, as well as control “wheel speed” which is very important in Drag Racing. So shocks do control more than you think.
I have 6 Koni’s on my bus bought from Prevost Jax. I could tell a difference right away after installing them.
Koni’s and Centramatics=VERY smooth ride. Bus lean rate is less going into curves with Koni’s. IMO
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Jerry: Do you recall the price of Koni’s at JAX? The KoniRV website indicates $203 each. I talked to JAX yesterday, asked the price, the guy I was talking to didn’t know, said he’d get back to me.
Would I benefit from Koni’s on the tag axle? Obviously the front would make the most difference? What about the drive?
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Dick, I believe the real benefit to the Koni’s is on the front. Jeff suggested Prevo oem’s for drive and tag for us. Geo.
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I installed Koni’s on the front first and the coach felt like the front was out of sinc with the rear(the rear shocks were worn out) at that time there was a back order situation and soon they arrived and I installed them,I would spend the money for Konis all around again.
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Dick, I think they were around the 190-200$ range. I put them on over a year ago. I had Prevost put the front on, and then bought them for the rear and put them on myself.
I agree with you Jack. All around handles much better. The Front ones did stop a lot of bridge bouncing/floating.
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George you like having the Koni’s only in front? I know you’re pretty particular about that kind of stuff.
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