Koni bump stops?

[fetus]

Are bump stops required with Koni gas shocks? I know they are not required with Bilstein.

[Walt Fricke]

Aren't the bump stops inside the Bilstein, where you can't see them? They are a sort of last defense against bending or otherwise damaging something when you hit a curb or dip harder than you usually do, aren't they? With a lowered car, often cut shorter, but usually not deleted. Though if you never hit anything too hard, maybe wouldn't matter one way or another, especially with stiff enough springs.

[stownsen914]

I’ve understood that with Konis it’s best to have the bump stops. The Koni ones are better than stock rubber ones because they compress in a predictable and progressive manner. Unlike the rubber ones, which do protect the shocks, but the “spring rate” goes to essentially infinity in like 1/8” of compression.