Don,
Thank you.
A little brief history for our many new members, regarding shocks and ride quality issues in the past, and the reason why Koni shocks for our coaches, especially the ones with VelvetRide suspension, need to be ordered by part number and not by year, make, model.
For many years, Safari owners have been struggling with very poor ride quality issues with their coaches, and thanks to one kind, brilliant, and tenacious member (Ralph Andrews-RIP, he past away in 2012), who was on the difficult quest to resolve this problem, which he did succeed in. Thanks to him, and his countless hours of real life, and real road miles of testing at his own expense, he found the best performing shocks that have the correct dampening for the needs of our coaches. That said, the biggest issue is, Koni REFUSES to update those numbers, and lists the incorrect shock numbers, which essentially are useless for our application. For many years I have been posting and re-posting regarding this issue, so people DON'T GET RIPPED OFF by buying the wrong, expensive, but useless shocks that are listed by Koni, as most know these shocks are not cheap.
If anyone has any question, don't hesitate to ask. Most information regarding the shocks is archived in the legacy folder and in this thread.
I will reiterate this important note for all to see and be aware, regarding obtaining replacement shocks for Safari made coaches, especially with the VelvetRide torsional suspension: "
It is crucial to order the shocks by part number NOT by year, make, and model. Otherwise you will get the ineffective useless shocks, wasting your money. When in doubt, always ask."