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Well, I took my new (to me) Westy in for a thorough going over. The news was pretty much as I expected, very solid engine, most everything else is a bit sketchy. The owner gave me a smorgasbord of tasty repair items to pick from. This first round will total about $600. Not all that bad considering the laundry list of items I went for. Yes, several of them I could do myself, but I live in an apartment and have no space to store stuff or work on the vehicle until summer when I can freeload a friend's farm. So, I'm already planning ahead for round two - tires and shocks. I'm planning on the D rated Yokohamas from TireRack.com. But what about shocks? Is there *that* much ride difference between the Bilsteins and the BOGE's? How about the beefy KYB Monoshock? Or should I stick with KYB Gas-adjust? Then there's the Brazillian cheapies.... ah, so many choices. Opinions, anyone? -jspeer '89 Westy, still not-yet-named |
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