>you a betting man? If I can get KYB's for the price I quoted, will you give me >a pair of Bilstiens? IMHO, Bilstiens are a far far far superior product that will be around long after the KYB's bite the dust. This said the KYB is a good shock, got em all round on the '77 and the '81 and a '85 GTI (those last from Ron at a very fair price actually.) For the price hard to beat, but you'll get likely half the wear if that, rear van OEM Bilsteins easily go 90,000 miles without even beginning to show appreciable change in damping characteristics. Koni makes a superior product as well, just sort of depends if you want to pay $30 or $50 or $75 or $90 a shock. The KYB's will be far better than any local bargain part I'd bet. John vwbus@mindspring.com |
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