Date:         Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:00:49 -0600
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Shocks recommendations?
Comments: To: David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
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        I switched from KYBs to Monroe GasMagnums just over a year & 15000mi
ago & am very happy with the improved ride & handling. I got the
Fronts from OReilly for $61.80 / 2 & the Rears from RockAuto.com for
$64.11 / 2 & was able to combine them for a Buy3Get1Free rebate from
Monroe.

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB


On 4 Jul , 2012, at 1:46 PM, David M wrote:

> The suspension on my Vanagon is brutal.
> It has KYB shocks, the adjustable kind.
> They are about 15 years old but not that great a mileage.
> Is there anything better that wont cost an arm and a leg?
>
> There is a road near me that has 4 or 5 'dips' to drain water from a
> field to drains on the opposite side of the pavement.
> My Mercedes sails over them with teutonic panache.
> The Vanagon lurches over them with a jaw jarring bump and my head
> almost hits the roof for each one.
>
> -David (1987 Wolfsburg GL, 1984 Mercedes 230e)