At 23:15 15/03/01 -0500, you wrote: > From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> >While bilsteins are probably the best handlingwise, several listees have >said they've blown them, sometimes repeatedly, on rough roads. sounds like >they're delicate. > >Maybe Konis are the way to go. Definately.Every bit as good as Bilstein but with a more plesant ride. Billys can be a rather stiff ride.Not everybody's cup of tea... Finding a Koni stockist in the US seems to be difficult thing apparantly... Konis have never given me any trouble on rough or corrugated dirt roads and I find myself on such roads quite often. Cheers, Steve O Blue Mountains,NSW,Australia '92 Transporter WBX 2.1 Kombi '76 Transporter Double Cab 2.0 '68 Beetle w/1.6 '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab 2.5 (work truck) '48 Fairmont M19 Speeder ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ |
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