Polle
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You may PM me a price for a set of 4 shocks please !
Koni Active Dampers and H&R -40mm Springs
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Yes we do a KONI shock for the T 32 it is fitted with a T32 mounting adaptor which allows us to put the KONI shocks in any model Transporter
We have done hundreds of them /
steve
We have done hundreds of them /
steve
Hi There, @.50 I'm new to this forum, but I have been talking to Steve at CRS just this morning. My needs are perhaps slightly out of the ordinary. We have a child with special needs and sensory challenges, but we also require space for personal care. Currently we have a Chrysler Grand Voyager which has been OK but now we need more headroom. I have previously had our daughter in a Transporter (don't know which type) and it was a total disaster, the ride was way too harsh for her and we had to get her out within about 5 miles.
So, we think we need a van type vehicle, that basically feels like a car from a suspension perspective.
This set up here is the exact set up Steve discussed with me this morning, the Active / H&R combo.
I'm new to the whole van thing, so I'm not sure if you are all comparing ride feel with van to van, what I'm after is a comparison to how this set up feels like compared with a car, rather than a van.
What do you think? How close does this feel to a car type ride?
Many thanks
Adam
Sounds like you need to go out for a test drive as a family
Yeah; I’m hoping to do that via Steve in the coming weeks, but in the interim I’m looking to garner opinion. Mobilising the family for a test drive is not an easy feat, and has a high chance of some kind of sensory disaster, so the more I can learn beforehand the better.........
I also appreciate that this is a subjective discussion, but again the more opinions the better it doesn’t necessarily mean we will agree, it just helps ....
Fair enough, it’s difficult to find a test drive of the setup you want even at the best of times.
People always do talk about when they get the right suspension that the ride and handling are ‘car’ like but I think that still needs some interpretation as it’s also very subjective, if you drive my wife’s zafira it’s a lot different to my old BMW. I had factory lowered springs before and the ride was terrible, I now have Steve’s H&R/koni setup and it’s much better. It does feel like a different vehicle but I’m not sure if I’d describe it as ‘car’ like, but mine is a camper with a ton of weight in it so it never would the same.
People always do talk about when they get the right suspension that the ride and handling are ‘car’ like but I think that still needs some interpretation as it’s also very subjective, if you drive my wife’s zafira it’s a lot different to my old BMW. I had factory lowered springs before and the ride was terrible, I now have Steve’s H&R/koni setup and it’s much better. It does feel like a different vehicle but I’m not sure if I’d describe it as ‘car’ like, but mine is a camper with a ton of weight in it so it never would the same.
onlytheone
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Hi all I'm new to this group and this is my first post, I have a t6 with koni shocks and h&r 40mm springs whilst I love the van I think I need some fine tuning of the rear shocks, I have set them up soft on the rear as the manual states but when sitting in the back its very bumpy ride as if it cant recover fast enough, could it be my rear shocks that are set to soft for my 20" wheels or is it just something I have to live with and the downside of 20" wheels, Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
Was the kit fitted by us ?? One of the reasons we have damping adjustability is to cope with the increase in Unsprung weight , It sounds odd but its true stiffening the rear shock can help the comfort . Give me a call to discuss
onlytheone
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Ok thanks I will contact you early next week, my mate bought the kit of ebay about 6 month back but he never fitted as he ended up writing off his van so sold it to me, Today I have stiffened it up 1/4 turn but made no difference, I even swapped over to 16" rims but made no difference either, the only way to describe it is like a vibration through the rear when going over small bumps, the larger bumps in road are fine, even motorway is fine, the most annoying bit is its making my furniture creak and rattle, its a 2018 van so my next step will be to replace lower cups
What’s the differences between the koni actives and the sport shock? On say a 40mm drop?
Actives,
self adjust on bumps
cant be used on drops over 40 mm
What springs are you using ??
Usually the comments we get are more :-
My camper conversion DOESNT rattle as bad any more after fitting the KONI shocks
T32 T6.1 on order Steve, i'll come straight to you for the setup. Its a panel van (for work) and will be used daily on mostly crapy bumpy roads so just sussing out weather to go sports or active. I don carry much weight, maybe 300kg
Cheers
I had the Koni adjustable's with H&R springs fitted by Steve, full camper conversion so carrying about 300kg. On stock suspension the wife thought it was going to tip over
Now it's on the Koni's it's a very different vehicle. I also had front and rear ARB's fitted by Steve. The van now handles as close to a car as you can probably get it. Stays very flat when cornering or entering roundabouts. Mine is quite low though so centre of gravity probably helps.
I'm running Michelin Sport 4S 275/35/20 tyres.
Zero rattles and great comfort!
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I’m stuck as to how to lower mine, not fused about handling, I just want it 70mm lower and at a minimum the same comfort level as my OEM set up.
Is yours harder on B14 than OEM?
I also heard Vanslams are Bilsteins and softer?
The handling is something you get for free with a quality suspension kit , 70 mm is already extreme actually and you will not get great comfort from B14 or Vanslams at 70 mm drops and definitely not much better ride than stock , The Handling will be a bit better however . The H&R kit will be the absolute best kit you can use it does 50 to 80 mm and is the most comfortable kit we have experienced . Oddly its 400 quid cheaper than the Bilstein Comfort kit which has no where near the features the H&R kit does ????
Hi, my comments that you’ve quoted are now quite out of date, I was still in the honeymoon period and although I thought they were, they weren’t actually all the way down. Once I realised that and wound them all the way down it became much harder than OEM. So much so that I’m changing the B14s for the Koni/H&R coilovers which are much more comfortable than the B14s. I was so impressed by the Koni/H&R setup when I test drove them that I chose them as the flagship suspension product for my new business.
How much is that set up for a T6.1 t28 panel van?
So B14 and Vanslams are better ride than stock?
I’m ok with the ride now it’s just that I need to get it lower as you can see...
Yes i understand , the problem is the lower you go the worse the ride will get unless you buy a quality kit that is designed to go low , Shorter body, shorter shaft, and shorter Bump stops .
I cant speak for Van slams but B 14 are better than stock at say 40 to 50 mm , but buying B 14 s nowadays doesn't make any sense as there are so much better things on the market for the same money . Van slams are cheap and my advice to people looking at these is to wait , save and buy a proper kit .
I cant speak for Van slams but B 14 are better than stock at say 40 to 50 mm , but buying B 14 s nowadays doesn't make any sense as there are so much better things on the market for the same money . Van slams are cheap and my advice to people looking at these is to wait , save and buy a proper kit .
