COFAP are really nice for about 15,000 miles - that's all.  KYBs ride like
iron - Sachs, ALKO  or Bilstein HD are the way to go. Check the Van-Cafe and
Bus Depot

On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> Cofap is a name brand, you should be ok with those.
> I would spend the extra money on the KYB or Bilsteins.
>
> Autohausaz has Sachs for $66 but I think the KYB's for 43 is the way to go.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Cebula
> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 11:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Need Rear Shocks
>
> I need to get new shocks for my 85 westy.  Does anyone have advice on where
> to get good ones for a cheap price?  Parts Geek has them for $27.95 each
> but
> that seems rather cheap to me, so I worry about the quality.  Do any of you
> have experience with Parts Geek?  Everyone seems to be selling the
> Gas-Adjust shocks from KYB.  I'm not sure what the difference is but
> they're
> all rather inexpensive.  Any input?  Thanks
> Steve
>

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