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> From: Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: shocks
> Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 11:39 PM
>
> At 06:13 PM 4/6/98 -0600, Bob Berkemer wrote:
> >I know we've kicked shocks and rear end westy sag around before but has
> >anyone out there put a set of Bilstein shocks on their vanagon westy? If
> >so where did they get them. I've checked around and all I've found are
> >KYB and while they are probably better than Monroe they certainly aren't
> >Bilstein's.
> >
> >TIA, Bob
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>
> And based on my experience in using various brands over the years, I have
> come to the conclusion that all you're paying for is a name when it comes
> to Koni or Bilstein Gas Shocks and that's usually at twice to three times
> the price of KYB.  I've used nothing but KYB on ALL of my vehicles for
the
> past 15 years with excellent results.  And you can't beat the Lifetime
> Warranty either.
>
> just my nickel's worth (inflation y'know)
>
>
> Jim Thompson
> 84 Westy 2.1 * 62 Beetle * 90 Fox Wagon
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would i be wasting my money to change out
my monroe shocks for KYB. is it a noticable differance?
brad
west nc