On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Loren -- so you're saying the Bilsteins HD's. I've been thinking I my 84
> Westy would benefit from new shocks. I know for a fact that they haven't
> been replaced for the 11 years I've owned it -- what I'm hearing is that the
> KYB's are too harsh.....  I have Michelin Agilis tires....
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Doug, I was running the Agilis 185R14s when I made the change to Bilsteins,
that's what my comments are based on.  Now running Haka CS (I tolerate the
road noise in exchange for the snow/mud/wet grass traction) and still have
the same opinion of the Bilsteins vs KYB.
Any and all suspension setups are a compromise. Just some are better than
others depending on what you are doing.  If we were all running the Dakar
Rally we'd all be talking about a whole different set of tires, wheels,
shocks, springs, etc.  I've just found the Bilsteins work to my
satisfaction.

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