i have been wondering this same thing for a while myself, but i hear more people say the KYB's.

 

The AGXs are good AFFORDABLE adjustable shock.
If I could afford QA1s then by all means I would have them, the Koni front drag shocks are awesome but I will never pay 350 each for a shock on a street strip car.
The KYBs are a nice step up from the stock decarbons anyone with a nerve in thier *** will tell you that.

 

Go with the Bilstiens. The KYB shocks adjustability feature is just a gimmick, really.

 

c. qa1 hal's

but i like them both, however if you dont think you need to adj them often, get the bilsteins

 

why are you posting this on the motor board. ask the question on the autox board.

The PO of my car put in what is basically a level two SLP suspension from different sources.

turns out the car handled terribly because the parts weren't matched. Doug Rippie uses softer springs and stiffer shocks in the rear compared to SLP. end result, the rear was too stiff, had terminal understeer until the progressive springs woke up, the snapped into oversteer mode. I was lucy to neutralize things by replacing the chrome SLP SS 17' wheels with stock 16x8s. as much as it decreases the look is as much as it increases the driveability of the car. yet nobody else had the same problem/solution as me.

So, before asking what shock is better, decide what springs are you using, what sways are you using, bushings, etc.

the problem with the camaro compared to my porsche is there are so many more choices for the camaro. that means so many more opportunities to mismatch things.

your goal should be balance, very good in all areas, not excellent in some, and terrible in others.