It's normal for KYB's! Course, they're the cheapest shock you cna get for a vanagon. steve David M wrote: > This weekend I went on my first trip over a nearby bridge. > This bridge is about 2 miles long and has a concrete pavement separated > by expansion joints. > I have been over this bridge many many times in my Toyota car and never > noticed the expansion joints until now. > The Vanagon gave a brutal thump every time it crossed over each of the > dozens of expansion joints. > Is this normal? > My Vanagon has brand new KYB shocks. Tires are 205/70-14 Bridgestone > Turanza at slightly less than recommended pressures. > Suspension bushings are creaky. > > '87 Wolfsburg ('The Bismarck') |
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