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• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:23:32 -0500
  I meant to write that the shocks are "lower", not "power" suspension stop. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: SA rear shocks from '01 group purchase
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:39 -0700
  ...A pair of OME rear shocks would cost at least double that. The Bilstein customs shocks which Syncro.org referenced would have been 11...
• front shock spacer sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:05:24 -0400
  Howdy, I have new front Billstein shocks for my 1982 AC Vanagon to go along with my new Hankook tires. Hooray! Alright, Bentley calls...
• Re: Who manufactures Dark Red / Burgandy shock Absorbers?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 5 May 2005 20:12:46 -0600
  That color looks like Koni shocks http://Www.koni.com jimt On 5/5/05 12:53 PM, "Cary Chiang" <ccc1@VOLNY.CZ> wrote...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:03:04 -0700
  ...Shocks A few years ago, I replaced my original shocks with KYB shocks and regretted it ever since. The KYB shocks are very harsh...
• 1st impression of my demo OME Shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:11:23 -0800
  The Fed-Ex guy dropped my a white box today containing my Old Man Emu Syncro shocks. In the box was two rear shocks...
• Re: shocks, Syncro, longish
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 13:08:56 -0700
  I've been reading the threads on shocks. I don't get it... is there something different about Vanagon syncro shocks compared to regular...
• Bilstein rear shocks for 90 Multi Van
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:10:36 -0800
  I just notice my rear shocks are leaking a little. I am planning on using Bilstein shocks for replacements. I have two questions: Does...
• Re: Gabriel Air Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 14:02:31 -0700
  At 3:53 PM -0500 9/17/00, Terry Kay wrote: >Hi All, >Here is an update on the air shock mystery, which I...
• alko shock report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:39:40 -0700
  Last Thursday I replaced the front shocks on my '82 westy. have had the van for 13 years and hadn't replaced any of...
• remove spring to replace F shock?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 15:01:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'm gonna replace the shocks on my 87 syncro and after looking at bentley was wondering if I had to remove the spring...
• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:26:12 -0500
  For most situations the stock 2WD shock has more than enough extension room to accommodate an extra inch of loaded height. When the rear...
• Re: Oppinions / Best deals on Bilstein shocks?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:43:16 -0400
  > Konis are adjustable, which is useful on a Westy, since you > need them stiffer to start. (No one makes Westy/non-Westy > specific shocks...
• Re: [Syncro] Old Man Emu Shocks -- Or Are They?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:17:14 -0700
  >The rear shocks are > labled and stamped "Old Man Emu", but the fronts have a > "Monroe" stamp on them. Does anyone know if this...
• inexpensive shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 19:35:00 -0500
  Hello all? Did anyone ever find a reasonably priced source for Konis or Bilstein shocks? My Sears (Gabriel) shocks ride pretty rough. TIA, Bill...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:43:23 -0700
  ...On 7/28/07, alfred bagdan <abagdan@shaw.ca> wrote: > > A few years ago, I replaced my original shocks with KYB shocks and > regretted...
• Changing Syncro Front Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 2000 13:50:52 -0400
  About two years ago Joel Walker showed us how to change the front shocks on a 2WD Vanagon. No spring compressor is required and...
• Re: Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:52:10 -0700
  and that's why serious off rood racing shocks have remote reservoirs, more fluid enables more heat dissipation. and that's why serious off...
• Re: suspension newbie - shock dismounted
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:35:37 -0500
  Driving on a disconnected shock isn't much worse than driving on a completely worn out shock. You would want to be very careful...
• Re: Koni or Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:35:43 -0500
  ...I've never had a shock with a warranty > fail in a way that could warrany a replacement - ie: KYB's > must be visibly...
• Re: correct link Re: Air ride suspension for the Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 02:47:04 -0500
  ...It looks like the front shock is moved outboard since the stock shock normally resides inside the spring. The rea appears to just replace...
• HEAVY Duty Shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 16:20:15 -0400
  I've watched and waited but lately, no one has brought up shocks--So here goes. My creame puff 84 Westy needs a more...
• shocks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 96 17:55:42 EST
  hey now, it's time for new rear shocks. any suggestions? are shocks easy to put on or should i have whomever i buy...
• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:02:00 -0500
  The shock is the power suspension stop. The Syncro shocks are longer. This increased travel means that when the wheel drops the axle shafts...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:05:50 -0800
  ...Collapsed Suspension > First and foremost, it ain't the shock that has failed.� The shock does > nothing to hold the suspension up.� Assuming a...
• Front Shocks Torque
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:43:20 -0400
  I replaced my front shocks last night, they were pretty shot.. Used Bilstein HD's.. and I'm wondering, is there a proper toqure...
• Re: Shock Help!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:34:53 -0400
  > Also, Im pretty sure the shocks are the correct ones for an 87 > syncro vanagon, but not 100 percent. KYB does not make a...
• Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 13 May 2020 14:12:05 -0700
  hi Neil, occasional bumpy dirt roads won't hurt shocks much... it's long washboard roads that generate heat in shocks... in such case...
• Gabriel Air Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 20 May 2001 11:12:02 -0500
  Well, here is my findings, on the air shock installation. The only modification, needed to use the air shock, is a longer top mounting...
• Re: info on air shocks?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:53:11 -0500
  Bill, I think Alan is referring to air shocks. These shocks can be pressurized to raise the vehicle. They are mounted in pairs, usually...
• FS - H&R Lowering springs and Koni shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:21:07 -0700
  I recently purchased an 85 Transporter that had H&R lowering springs and adjustable red Koni shocks. While the low rider look and feel...
• Re: . Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 6 Jan 2019 14:04:46 +0000
  >"The shock length is also the lower or extended suspension stop. Some = >aftermarket shocks are too long." "Dennis is right" I put a pair...
• Re: Another word on shocks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 3 May 1999 00:24:39 -0700
  ...Another word on shocks > >They're completely different types of shocks. The Boges have >no gas in them. Of course you can compress them...
• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:28:24 -0500
  So if you install a strap or other device to limit travel where is the advantage of the longer shock? Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: info on air shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 15:17:58 -0700
  ...info on air shocks? hi list, saw an ad today from the local parts place for air shocks, these were Gabriel " high jacker" shocks...
• Re: Air lift shocks
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:01:04 -0600
  Chris, How did you install Air Lift shocks into your Van? I went through the Gabriel shock book 4 times, and measured and fit...
• /f more on shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 20:38:05 CST6CDT
  and so jonathan was telling us: > the shocks i was looking at are gabrielle's. the last time i looked at Gabrielle's shocks...
• Re: factory syncro shock absorbers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:52:49 -0500
  ...The weight of the vehicle sits on the springs--the springs sit on the shock, the shock sits on the lower control arm. SPRINGS...
• Re: Gabriel HighJacker shocks for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 23:11:59 -0400
  These shocks only serve one purpose. To give welders practice reattaching the mounts they eventually brake off. Since the Vanagon shocks are attached to...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:35:42 -0800
  ...There was a thread here within the past month on alternative shocks. I recommended NAPA's gas shocks and I believe that Ron Salmon...
• Installing new shocks
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:59 -0400
  My new shocks from the Bus Depot arrived yesterday and I am going to tackle that this weekend. I have been spraying the bolts...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: SA rear shocks from '01 group purchase
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:53 -0700
  Aha! Well John, I got these shocks dirt cheap. Might as well try them out if their only sin is stiffness. I already have...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:07:36 -0500
  <<I also have changed shocks on many many vehicles. The nut will twist for just about every shock newbie. There is a space at...
• Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 19:39:32 -0800
  Hi All, I haven't seen anything on shock lately and I'm needing to replace mine after Christmas (and as far as shocks...
• Re: KYB shocks suck
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 05:39:06 -0500
  ...Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:07 AM Subject: [VANAGON] KYB shocks suck > Hi folks, > Recently I had 4 KYB shocks installed on my van...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:27:14 -0400
  ...The standard shocks list for $135.00 each!!! and can't imagine what the HD shocks list for. To determine which shocks are needed...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 May 1999 to 3 May 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Dean Forshee
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:28:29 -0700
  ...Another word on shocks > Subject: Re: Another word on shocks > > At 12:00 AM 2/05/99 -0700, you wrote: > From: "Steven X. Schwenk...
• Re: Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:09:25 -0700
  Okay, so how are shocks rated in terms of power handling or heat dissipation? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The...
• Gabriel Air Shock Update
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 11:31:51 -0500
  Hi All, I picked up the air shocks yesterday, and went directly to the shop, with a mission in mind. Well, here are the...
• Re: front shock spacer sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:16:08 -0400
  On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:05:24 -0400, Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU> wrote: >Howdy, > >I have new front Billstein shocks for my...
• Re: Shocks in,, but what's that brass sleeve?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:45:00 -0700
  That's a spacer - On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 2:31 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > I got the shocks in...
• Gabriel Air Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 15:53:52 -0500
  Hi All, Here is an update on the air shock mystery, which I researched this morning. The air shock application, was in fact for...
• Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:14:54 -0800
  ...I'm on a road trip and had 4 new shock absorbers installed. The front shock dust covers were broken, the new shock threads...
• Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 May 2020 09:27:32 -0700
  ...As per heat comment I made, an excerpt from a GW article on Fox vs Bilstein shocks " --- The Fox shocks we sell will handle...
• Re: Vanagon shocks...keep it coming!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 May 1996 17:13:03 -0700
  I've been installing KYB shocks on all VW's that come thru our shop for the last5 years. We've had nothing but...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:35:43 CDT
  On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:45:32 -0700 you said: > Are the front shocks on a 86 Vanagon "McPherson? Has anyone >replaced them...
• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:45:56 -0800
  ...alistair On 2011-12-11, at 6:02 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The shock is the power suspension stop. The Syncro shocks are longer...
• Re: . Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 6 Jan 2019 14:49:54 -0700
  The Fox Shocks that GoWesty sells with their Lift Kit allow the Rear Suspension to Hang enough to Bind the CVJs ~ Seems like it...
• Re: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
  Historical mailing list - john
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 23:38:30 -0500
  ...John On Mon, 2016-03-07 at 22:46 -0500, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The top piece on the shock is known as a helper...
• Re: Bilstein rear shocks for 90 Multi Van
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 07:53:14 -0500
  ...Bilstein rear shocks for 90 Multi Van > I just notice my rear shocks are leaking a little. I am planning on using Bilstein > shocks...