I just put a set from Rock Auto on mine. I got one of the pairs on closeout
with only two left (sorry). I don't know what they cost originally, but I
put all four on the car for about $140. I am very please with the ride and
control.

Jim

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:35 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Wed, 7/4/12, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Shocks recommendations?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 6:02 PM
>
>    Following advice, I went to NAPA auto parts and found some Monroes for
> very cheap...like in  the $20 range...and they improved my Van 100% (I had
> KYBs also) It no longer sways, wanders, jars the crap out of me or loses
> traction coming up my rough gravel road....  These were mounted about a
> year ago, 30k miles of hard loaded driving and I can feel no degradation of
> the ride or the handling.
>    I like em.
>  I could have spent $500 on some Konis, I guess...But I never found the
> Konis to be worth the money in their so called "sport" shock...and saving
> $400+ pays for a couple of fun trips..
>   I was pretty amazed to go to my local NAPA store and find the inexpensive
> shocks right on the shelf and have them work so well
>
>    Don Hanson
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:46 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The suspension on my Vanagon is brutal.
> > It has KYB shocks, the adjustable kind.
> > They are about 15 years old but not that great a mileage.
> > Is there anything better that wont cost an arm and a leg?
> >
> > There is a road near me that has 4 or 5 'dips' to drain water from a
> field
> > to drains on the opposite side of the pavement.
> > My Mercedes sails over them with teutonic panache.
> > The Vanagon lurches over them with a jaw jarring bump and my head almost
> > hits the roof for each one.
> >
> > -David (1987 Wolfsburg GL, 1984 Mercedes 230e)
> >
>