Glad to know that. Also glad to know that Monroe doesnt build the internals. Monroe: MON-row,1. poor quality shock installed by most Les Schwab and other non-VW savvy shops 2. Washington State penitentary location. Coincidence? I think not :)
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Shock ID and ride questions. >Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 14:51:31 -0700 > >"If they say Monroe on them anywhere; make sure to get those puppies thrown >in the >garbage where noone else can put them in their van. Bilstein is my >preference. However, >I just got a Syncro so I think OME will be my option." > >Careful, when you get your OME's, look real close and you'll notice they >say >"Monroe" on them. They are rebuilt to OME specs but they do use the Monroe >tubes. I'm liking the OME's I have on mine. Can recommend them. Very good >all around performance, stabililty, especially cross-wind influences and >lane changes. Good offroad performance too. > >Bob Stevens >'87 Syncro Westy >http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Shopping upgraded for the holidays! Snappier product search... >http://shopping.msn.com _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) |
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