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Date:         Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:46:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fw: Re: Shocks recommendations?
Comments: To: David M <covrambles@yahoo.com>
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I just put a set from Rock Auto on mine. I got one of the pairs on closeout with only two left (sorry). I don't know what they cost originally, but I put all four on the car for about $140. I am very please with the ride and control.

Jim

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:35 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Wed, 7/4/12, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: Shocks recommendations? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 6:02 PM > > Following advice, I went to NAPA auto parts and found some Monroes for > very cheap...like in the $20 range...and they improved my Van 100% (I had > KYBs also) It no longer sways, wanders, jars the crap out of me or loses > traction coming up my rough gravel road.... These were mounted about a > year ago, 30k miles of hard loaded driving and I can feel no degradation of > the ride or the handling. > I like em. > I could have spent $500 on some Konis, I guess...But I never found the > Konis to be worth the money in their so called "sport" shock...and saving > $400+ pays for a couple of fun trips.. > I was pretty amazed to go to my local NAPA store and find the inexpensive > shocks right on the shelf and have them work so well > > Don Hanson > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 12:46 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> 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) > > >


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