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Larry Fisk:
I had Koni adjustable shocks installed on our 2005 Patriot Thunder after driving it over the frost heaves of the Alaska Highway. It porpoised so badly we had to slow way down to stay in our seats. The Koni shocks made a big difference on the way south. I had to have them installed because the mounting brackets on the front had to be notched out so they would fit. Also we installed them on the front only and as I said it was a noticeable difference.

Jerry Pattison:
Koni FSD!!!

Larry and Heidi Lee:
I just finished installing the eight Koni FSD's on my 05 Monterey 34. The bolts holding the original Bilsteins in the rear were so tight I had to use a 1" breaker bar to get them off! Half inch air guns were useless. I took the coach for a 50-65mph 20 mile test drive on varied highway surface conditions and couldn't really feel that much of a difference. I was disappointed that I didn't feel much additional sway control as I was hoping for although the porpoising seemed to be controlled much better. Maybe after a couple hundred miles I will be able to make a better assessment. Knowing what I know now I should have replaced just the front shocks and saved for a future tire purchase.

If anyone is looking for a perfectly good set of eight Bilsteins (25K miles) let me know.
Bilstein PN462093 Eye to Eye mount

Larry Fritz:
We replaced all of our Biltstein with Koni two years ago on or 98 Beaver Patriot 37'.  I wanted to improve porpoising expecially on California roads.
The result was that "we cannot tell a stitch of difference" in the ride or handling after driving all over the western USA. So turned out to be a waste of money for us.
It was not tires because we replaced Goodyear with Toyo a few years prior and that did not do anything for porpoising either.

Larry and Grace Fritz
98 Beaver Patriot 37' Ticonderoga
Adams, NE 68301

Mary Collins:
We have an air seat for the driver. On bumpy roads it bounced so much that it was difficult to control the throttle. The coach also tended to porpoise. We recently had 8 Koni FSD's installed and even over bumpy roads the ride is significantly smoother, does not porpoise, and the throttle control is easier.

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