Yeah, I find that advice a little odd.  I bought KYB's for my '87 Westy based on recommendations from this list and have been very pleased with them.  I seem to recall that I got
the Gas-Adjust ones for the back . . . but memory is a funny thing.  I don't find the ride hard at all and my van handles significantly better than it did before I replaced those
120,000 mile old shocks.  :^)

Marc Perdue

Neil Wasbrikoff wrote:

> Any specific reason why?
>
> KYB'a are not inherantly bad shocks. They're 1/4 the price of Bilsteins ... They work on my Westy well... Not all vanagon owners have the money to spend on the expensive shocks.
>
> They might have a harder ride then others ... But KYB's are a decent shock for the money.
>
> I'd love to more on their reasoning.
>
> Just curious,
>
> Neil
>
> > My mechanic says stay away from KYB's.
> >
> > YMMV
> >
> > On 12/5/02 5:04 PM, "Houston" <dubwisened@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >
> >> My 84 westy needs shocks.  Never bought em before.  Any greats ones?  Any
> >> ones
> >> to stay away from?
> >> Houston
>
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