Date:         Fri, 24 May 1996 09:36:56 -0600
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Brooks <david.brooks@exchange.cs.mci.com>
Subject:      Shocks: Regular or Heavy Duty

I need to replace shocks on Ernie (78 Westy).  I hear KYB is
all the rage...anything special about them?  Someone else told
me that gas shocks will make it ride like a brick.

Being a Westy, the bus is heavier that normal.  That, plus the
huge load of stuff we take camping would seem to indicate that
"heavy duty" or overload shocks might be in order.  Does anyone
know if someone makes a "coil-over" type shock for the bus to
use as helper springs for heavy loads?  Should I use the "gas-adjust",
self dampening version of the KYB's or are those the ones that make
it ride rough?

db

Dave Brooks     
'82 Vanagon L (Burt) ,  '78 Westy (Ernie)