Kevin,
      I think the tires make more of a difference for
every bump and rattle but with the michelins and the
bilstein I feel a lot more bumps and rattles than with
the yokohomo and the monroes.
But the handling has improved dramatically.   I was up
in the northwest when the new years storm hit and it
made so much of a difference in the wind.   You get
these wind gust on I-5 that make it really hard to
drive.   The shocks and tires make it safer but you do
pay a price on comfort.   Hope this helps.
                gary

--- Kevin <vwfixer@centurytel.net> wrote:

> Gary,
> Do the rear bilsteins let you feel every bump and
> rattle everything in the
> bus like my KYB's are now doing.  In there defense
> they are 3 years old and
> were pretty good at first. Just wonder what a
> bilstein user thinks before I
> make up my mind on replacing the shocks.
> Thanks
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of gary hradek
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:02 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Shocks
>
>
> florian,
>        I bought Bilsteins for the front and back.
> Both heavy duty.   Fronts from the partsbin and the
> rears from BD.   The fronts were a real improvement
> but the rears were nothing special.
> For the price difference I think you did right with
> the kyb.
>               gary
> Date:    Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:49:57 +0000
> From:    Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Shocks
>
> i started a long thread about that in some and in
> the
> end decided to go
> for
> bilsteins, but since i did not have the money i
> ended
> up with bilsteins
> front and kyb back. i think the ride is great.
> however
> if i were to do
> it
> again i would buy 4 bilsteins as there is regularly
> a
> guy on ebay who
> sells
> a set of four for 209$ buy it now. check the
> archives
> for the sellers
> name.
> good luck
>
> florian
>
>
>
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