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Date:         Thu, 28 Oct 1999 20:20:15 -0400
Reply-To:     "Melissa E. Mourkas" <legacy@JAVANET.COM>
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From:         "Melissa E. Mourkas" <legacy@JAVANET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Yokohama tires/ KYB shocks
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>Will probably have new KYB shocks
> installed as well.


I installed KYB shocks in April, 99 on my 81 Westy. Installed by a mechanic,
they were half the price of Boge or Bilsteins.  I cannot compare them to the
others, as I removed the original 18-year-old Boges from my van which were
shot, BUT, the KYB's are a hard-riding, truck-like shock.  Like Monroe gas
shocks, which I had installed on my previous Westy and I remember not liking
them much, either.  The KYB's may thump like the dickens until you get your
mechanic to adjust them properly.


However, $650 (US) installed for Boge/ Bilstein vs. $350(US) installed for
KYB's is a big difference...for this reason, I endure the rougher KYB
ride...


Melissa Mourkas
Haydenville, MA
81 Westy 'Hildie'
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