Neil,

Recently I upgraded all my shocks to the KYB Gas Adjustable from the old
stock units, wow what a difference. In high winds the van barley moves. It
stays on the road in a very stable fashion. The big hits the shocks actually
absorb when they hit major bad patches in roadwork is great, it even works
well in semi-off road conditions such as country gravel unpaved roads.

Overall it performs better in heavy hard hitting roads, it's a bit stiff
riding but it's a big upgrade from stock. If your looking for something
really cush in ride these shocks are not it, they are brand new and from my
experience they ride somewhat stiff but I think that for heavy winds they
would be a good choice.

--
Rob
NYC/Long Beach, NY
88 Wolfsburg, Silver

on 5/6/06 3:28 PM, neil at goofymuso@YAHOO.CA wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Searched archives and found lots re: tires and cross
> winds. But.....
>
> Has anyone experienced that upgrading to better than
> stock or replacing worn out shocks helps the Brick
> deal with cross winds better?
>
> A recent trip back (north) along hwy. 101 was quite
> windy, and crossing bridge from Astoria OR to WA
> state, was, well *%$# scary! And FWIW, I have new
> "Nexen" LT tires, front end is ok and has stock sway
> bar.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Neil Nicholson.
> 1981 air cooled Westfalia
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>
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