James,

The Bilsteins are a bit stiff.  The Boge hydraulic shocks give a nice smooth
ride and make an excellent stock replacement.  Stay away from the cheap
Cofaps.  Some people like the KYB's, I, personally, am not a big fan of
their quality.

We do sell all the above mentioned shocks:

Boge     - $49.92/each for the front, $53.16/each for the rear.
Bilstein - $77.57/each for the front and rear.
Cofap    - $30.92/each for the front, $27.28/each for the rear.
KYB      - $37.27/each for the front, $39.74/each for the rear.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of James Vidal
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: shocks

I am looking to replace the shocks on my 91 Carat. Now that i have my new
Kuhmo tires thanks to Goldibox (Tim) i'm ready for some shocks. Which are
the least stiffest? I am trying to avoid a very stiff ride. Thanks for all
your help.

P.S. I took all of the advice and cruised around 6800 rpm's
and had a flawless 600 mile trip over Thanksgiving. Thanks So Much!