Date:         Tue, 22 May 2001 09:22:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Subject:      Any Bilstein users?
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It's shock time.  My KYBs have degenerated to point where I feel like
I'm piloting a boat on the freeway.  But then they do have about 150,000
miles on them.

The Bilstein's are high pressure for both front and rear, while the KYB
uses a low pressure front shock.

What are the opinions of the Bilstein users out there?  Are they worth a
$210 premium over the KYBs, even with the lifetime warranty?

What about KYBs on the rear and Bilsteins on the front to get high
pressure all around for $100 less?

There are some Bilstein users out there, right?  Let me hear from you!

--
Stuart MacMillan
Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia
'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)

Personal mechanic for:
'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)

Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
'64 MGB (Son's)

Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT