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Date:         Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:17:56 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shocking Dilemma...
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> The question is: Will the stock Boge shocks be able to control the > Performance Boge springs adequately so that there is not too much > oscillating after a bump and provide a better cushion to the bumps in the road? > > I am thinking that the Blisteins will be harsher than my wife > would tolerate. > > The KYBs with the stock springs tend to be too jolting over bumps. The van > bounces with the bump rather than the shock absorbing the bump.

The Bilsteins will not be quite as harsh as the KYB's. But the Boges will indeed be the softest and most forgiving over bumps, as they are an oil filled rather than a gas charged shock. On the other hand, performance will suffer slightly in comparison to the Bilsteins (and to a lesser extent perhaps even the KYB's), as they are somewhat less stiff than the gas charged shocks.

- Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. (215) 234-VWVW www.busdepot.com

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