Date:         Wed, 13 May 2020 13:29:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
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Hi folks.

I appreciate that there's a lot of variables involved with this but....

For a 2wd Westfalia that is sometimes driven on rough bumpy or
washboard type dirt roads, which type of oil + gas charged shock will
likely last longer? Mono tube or twin tube?

My Sachs OE type shocks don't seem to hold up for very long given that
I drive on bumpy dirt roads at times. I don't want to spend a lot of
money and will sacrifice ride comfort for a shock that might last
longer.

Given what I've read, it seems that a mono tube design shock is
simpler in design, might shed heat better, and tends to be used on
trucks so may last longer.

Thanks,

Neil.



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