

| Subject: | Re: New shocks problem |
| From: | Carrington, Tom |
| Date: | Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:32:00 -0500 |
I don't think KYB makes the GasAdjust (Hi pressure)shocks for the front. I have the KYB GR-2's (Low pressure) on the front of my crewcab, and hope to install the GasAdjust on the rears late in the Spring when I put a new clutch in. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 65 Notchback > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark McCulley [SMTP:transporter99@HOTMAIL.COM] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 10:02 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: New shocks problem > > Did you put the KYB GasAdjust shocks on the front? If so these shocks are > generally considered to be too stiff for use on the front. You'll probably > want to replace these with an oil-filled shock like the OEM shocks. > > MM > > >From: Alain Thibault <alain@INTERGATE.BC.CA> > >Reply-To: Alain Thibault <alain@INTERGATE.BC.CA> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: New shocks problem > >Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 01:01:58 -0700 > > > >Hi > >I just had some new KYB shocks installed on my van.At the back it seems > >ok but the front wheels drive very rough...like if there were no shocks. > >My old ones (10 YEARS'OLD) were doing better.It's particularly noisy > >(bang type of noise) on bumpy road as the weels do not seem to absorb > >the bumps. Is there any kind of adjustment that can be done on shocks? > >Also, could driving in these conditions damage any other parts of the > >suspension ? > >Thanks > >Alain Thibault > >Vancouver,BC > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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