They're completely different types of shocks.  The Boges have
no gas in them.  Of course you can compress them easily.
Stiffness ain't everything, and it sure isn't a measure of
the quality of a shock.  In my view, the boge is a better
shock.  They are much more responsive to terrain change, use
better/stronger materials and are more precisely damped for
the application.
steve

Mark Mages wrote:

> Well, I can't remember who said they could compress
> the KYB's with one hand, but where were you a few
> hours ago when I was putting my rear shocks in?  Huh?
>
> Man - what a difference - the ones I took out were the
> stockers, 87K on them... I could compress them with
> one FINGER... not pushing very hard either.  The KYB's
> I had to lay on my back & push with both hands on the
> first one.. the second I knew better & didn;t take the
> plastic off til it was in place.
>
> Shoot - for all four shocks for the price of one
> Boge/bilstein... I am quite pleased with the end
> result.  Now I just need to get those bastards who
> used an impact wrench to tighten the lug nuts to
> UNtightem them so I can actually get the front wheels
> off to replace those.
>
> ===
> Mark
>
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