Phil:
Adventurewagens were specifically designed NOT to have excess weight on
either side.  If you look at the layout of one, you would see.

Cary

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil S. <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock

> > Keep it dead-ass stock. Put another way, don't
> > override the factory
> > engineers.
>
> If Bilstein shocks and stock shocks have the same
> travel distances then i dont see why adding an
> aftermarket shock would override the factory engineers
> design...all you are doing is changing the stiffness
> for lack of a better word. I wonder if the factory
> suspension engineers designed the vanagon to have five
> hundred pounds of weight on the drivers side of the
> van(Westfalias, Aventurwagen)
>
> Now changing factory SPRINGS...that changes everthing.
>
> Phil 84' Westy w/Tiico
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Dan Haydon <DanHaydon@CORNERSTONESOFTWARE.COM>
> wrote:
> > If it's not stock, it ain't ......
> >
> > Keep it dead-ass stock. Put another way, don't
> > override the factory
> > engineers.
> >
> > Dan
> > 91 GL
> > 83 320i
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 7:13 AM
> > Subject: Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock
> >
> >
> > > > How much an improvement over stock do the
> > Bilstein
> > > > shocks make on the 2WD Vanagon?  Are they worth
> > the money?
> > >
> > > > I had KYB's for 5 years and the ride was always
> > rough. The
> > > > stock gave a softer ride. The Bilsteins ended
> > the porpoising
> > > > effect I had and the comfort and stability has
> > improved.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Remember, you now have four options (at least from
> > us):
> > > KYB, Boge, Bilstein, and Al-ko.
> > > A copy of my prior post on the Al-ko's is below.
> > (It also touches on the
> > > KYB/Boge/Bilstein differences.)
> > >
> >
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > This seems a goodf time to announce that I now
> > have a new shock absorber
> > > offering from Europe, for all 2 wheel drive
> > Vanagons, that may bridge
> > > the gap between the affordable yet slightly
> > hard-riding KYB's, and the
> > > stock but slightly mushy Boges, without draining
> > the wallet to the tune
> > > of Bilstein. A good middle ground, in other words.
> > >
> > > These TUV-approved shocks, from Al-ko Suspension
> > A.G, are oil-filled, so
> > > they won't ride quite as hard as the KYB's.  They
> > are also priced about
> > > the same as the stock Boge oil-filled shocks. But
> > they are very
> > > noticably heavier duty, with significantly larger
> > pistons than the other
> > > two.  I have not run them on my own Vanagon yet
> > (as my shocks are still
> > > relatively new), but they have been through
> > extensive field testing by
> > > Just Kampers in the U.K., who has been selling
> > them for a couple of
> > > years now to excellent customer response. It was
> > on the basis of their
> > > recommendation that I imported them. For not too
> > much more than KYB (and
> > > half the price of Bilstein), you get a smoother
> > ride than a KYB yet
> > > better handling than a typical oil-filled shock,
> > and robust
> > > construction. And, for those who care about such
> > things, they are still
> > > European made, whereas Boge has been moving more
> > and more of their
> > > production to Mexico (and KYB is, of course,
> > Japanese). Might be worth
> > > considering if you don't have the means for the
> > Bilsteins but would like
> > > an upgrade to the more common KYB and Boge fare.
> > >
> > > 20 sets in stock now. No more for a couple of
> > months when they're gone.
> > > Links:
> > > Front:
> >
> http://www.busdepot.com/busdepot/details.jsp?partnumber=22321
> > > Rear:
> >
> http://www.busdepot.com/busdepot/details.jsp?partnumber=22322
> > >
> > > Don't forget to enter your listmember discount
> > code (list1e) on the
> > > "view cart" page just prior to checkout, for an
> > additional 5% savings.
> > >
> > > - Ron Salmon
> > >   The Bus Depot, Inc.
> > >   www.busdepot.com
> > >   (215)  234-VWVW
> > >
> > > _____________________________________________
> > > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # :  1-866-BUS-DEPOT
>
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