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Subject:Re: Any Bilstein users?
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Fri, 25 May 2001 12:19:23 -0700

I got mine BILSTEINS from shox.com in san diego, I forget the price but they
were better then elsewhere.

>From: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
>Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Any Bilstein users?
>Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:22:21 -0700
>
>It's shock time.  My KYBs have degenerated to point where I feel like
>I'm piloting a boat on the freeway.  But then they do have about 150,000
>miles on them.
>
>The Bilstein's are high pressure for both front and rear, while the KYB
>uses a low pressure front shock.
>
>What are the opinions of the Bilstein users out there?  Are they worth a
>$210 premium over the KYBs, even with the lifetime warranty?
>
>What about KYBs on the rear and Bilsteins on the front to get high
>pressure all around for $100 less?
>
>There are some Bilstein users out there, right?  Let me hear from you!
>
>--
>Stuart MacMillan
>Seattle
>
>'84 Vanagon Westfalia
>'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
>'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
>
>Personal mechanic for:
>'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)
>
>Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
>'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
>'64 MGB (Son's)
>
>Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
>'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT

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