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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:09:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Science of Washboarding
Comments: To: Thomas Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <E265A192-C8D9-4029-A77F-4E122AC99B4D@comcast.net>
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Well, duh! Just get a Syncro and you won't have compromise ever again when you buy shocks...

Jeff

On Sep 28, 2009, at 1:31 AM, Thomas Buese wrote:

> > On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > >> I did that same road in DV in February on OMEs (Old Man Emu) shocks >> on >> my Syncro and no shock problems whatsoever. I went as fast as I >> could. >> There's a sweet spot for sure. Turning up the stereo helps too. > > That's what I discovered-unfortunately no OME's for 2 wd's? > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ-shock envy? >> >> >> Jeff >> >> >> On Sep 27, 2009, at 8:33 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: >> >>> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:33:11 -0600 >>> From: Richard Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> >>> Subject: Re: Science of Washboarding >>> >>> Mr BZ wrote: >>>> It was all Richard & Bob's fault! >>>> >>>> As discussed here last January or so, melted the tops of my 3 yo >>>> Bilstein touring shocks on the 84 westy trying to follow Richard in >>>> his syncro westy w/ all the HD syncro suspension upgrades(?). >>> >>> That's just not true. Mr BZ wanted to settle the dust on that >>> 26 miles of washboard and he couldn't get his tranny to leak, or his >>> enjin, so he was left with dripping shock oil. I think it >>> boiled down to syncro-envy.... >>> >>> Richard > >


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