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[fredo]

Welcome. Did you notice a big difference with the new shocks ? My car is at 143k miles and I'm thinking about replacing the shocks/struts. But to me it still drives fine.

[BMWCurves]

Welcome. Did you notice a big difference with the new shocks ? My car is at 143k miles and I'm thinking about replacing the shocks/struts. But to me it still drives fine.

I'm not OP, but I noticed a significant difference when I put in new shocks struts. Before I got the suspension it drove fine, but it was not great at absorbing small bumps in the road, and it could be unsettled in the rear on uneven ground when going around corners. After the replacement it has a much improved ride quality, especially over small bumps, and is a lot more planted in the corners.

[djmcgarm3]

Welcome. Did you notice a big difference with the new shocks ? My car is at 143k miles and I'm thinking about replacing the shocks/struts. But to me it still drives fine.

I did. It is more stable and smother around town on bumpy roads. I actually changed them because they looked original even though the front struts look to have been replaced and I was getting a clunk over bumps from the right rear. I thought it was the mount but turns out it was just loose in the mount. Still glad I changed both after 151k miles. The Rogue mounts are nice pieces too.

[Lorenzo]

Welcome. Did you notice a big difference with the new shocks ? My car is at 143k miles and I'm thinking about replacing the shocks/struts. But to me it still drives fine.

I installed Koni Yellows a few weeks ago and frankly I feel the ride difference is negligible. I was expecting a dramatic improvement since the car had original shocks with 156,000 miles. About all I noticed was the car's ability to bounce back quickly after going over bumps. Previously the after affect of going over a bumpy road would persist longer. But in terms of ride comfort, I don't notice a difference. And since I went from original ZHP to Koni, I thought for sure there be more noticeable difference.

But I seem to be in the minority - everyone else on the forum claims a big improvement.

If you're satisfied with your current ride, I wouldn't spend the money to change it.

[san]

Welcome. Did you notice a big difference with the new shocks ? My car is at 143k miles and I'm thinking about replacing the shocks/struts. But to me it still drives fine.

The best way to decide would be to drive someone's car who has the same set up as you are interested in. I went with koni yellows too and I though the ride was improved a lot especially over bumpy roads as William said. It's only going to be an improvement (maybe marginal) over what you have.


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[san]

I installed Koni Yellows a few weeks ago and frankly I feel the ride difference is negligible. I was expecting a dramatic improvement since the car had original shocks with 156,000 miles. About all I noticed was the car's ability to bounce back quickly after going over bumps. Previously the after affect of going over a bumpy road would persist longer. But in terms of ride comfort, I don't notice a difference. And since I went from original ZHP to Koni, I thought for sure there be more noticeable difference.

But I seem to be in the minority - everyone else on the forum claims a big improvement.

If you're satisfied with your current ride, I wouldn't spend the money to change it.

You might want to play a little bit with the damper settings. A friend on mine installed koni yellows and made them completely stiff instead of soft by accident and that made the ride horrible.


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[BMWCurves]

I installed Koni Yellows a few weeks ago and frankly I feel the ride difference is negligible. I was expecting a dramatic improvement since the car had original shocks with 156,000 miles. About all I noticed was the car's ability to bounce back quickly after going over bumps. Previously the after affect of going over a bumpy road would persist longer. But in terms of ride comfort, I don't notice a difference. And since I went from original ZHP to Koni, I thought for sure there be more noticeable difference.

But I seem to be in the minority - everyone else on the forum claims a big improvement.

If you're satisfied with your current ride, I wouldn't spend the money to change it.

Interesting. It just goes to show how subjective these sort of things are, and you pretty much have to experience them for yourself to know how you personally will like/notice the change/modification. It's the exact reason I go back and forth on something like underdrive aka power pulleys. Some people say there's a significant difference, other's say "meh, maybe there was a difference but I didn't notice it."

[Sockethead]

Welcome! Where in South Jersey are you?
We Just moved from Wenonah to Charleston last spring. My Wife worked at the Turnersville Auto Mall, First at BMW and then Parts Manager at Acura

[djmcgarm3]

Welcome! Where in South Jersey are you?
We Just moved from Wenonah to Charleston last spring. My Wife worked at the Turnersville Auto Mall, First at BMW and then Parts Manager at Acura

Not far from where you were. Just a little north in Camden County.

[johnrando]

Welcome. Great stable of cars! The ZHP is a beauty.