Every F-Body enthusiast recognizes the Koni brand when it comes to racing and very high performance Camaro shocks and struts. A few years ago Koni realized that not everyone needs the added cost and complexity of their full on adjustable shocks, so they started offering the STR.T (“Street”) line of performance dampers. Koni STR.T shocks for 1993-2002 Camaro and Firebird have carefully tuned valving designed to offer the best balance of improved handling performance without being so stiff that they decrease ride quality on your daily driver. These shocks (Koni part numbers 8250-1005 and 8250-1006) have become wildly popular, so the Brothers performance team decided to take a closer look at what makes them such a highly regarded upgrade.
Koni STR.T shocks offer enough added stiffness to properly dampen most Camaro lowering spring kits on the market but are still soft enough to work with factory springs if you’re just looking to replace your old shocks and maybe look into lowering springs later. This flexibility, coupled with their budget price, is what helped make them the most popular shock Brothers Performance sells. Continue reading
