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Reply #45August 30, 2010, 08:15:18 pm

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Re: KYB Caddy rear shocks - STIFF!
« Reply #45 on: August 30, 2010, 08:15:18 pm »
the GR-2's are an OEM replacement strut. They will surely last longer than say, a sachs.. but  they will fade in a few years, if that.

Reply #46August 30, 2010, 09:14:06 pm

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« Reply #46 on: August 30, 2010, 09:14:06 pm »
the GR-2's are an OEM replacement strut. They will surely last longer than say, a sachs.. but  they will fade in a few years, if that.

Just being OEM doesn't always mean they'll last like OEM.........
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I removed the turbo, made a toilet bowl 2.5" DP, the result....it was deafening. Now it has a homemade muffler up front and a thrush in the rear, the result.....less loud.
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Reply #47August 31, 2010, 11:02:24 am

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Re: KYB Caddy rear shocks - STIFF!
« Reply #47 on: August 31, 2010, 11:02:24 am »
KYB name doesn't mean its gonna last. Its still a gas strut, and we drive these cars hard :P

Reply #48September 04, 2010, 12:06:30 pm

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Re: KYB Caddy rear shocks - STIFF!
« Reply #48 on: September 04, 2010, 12:06:30 pm »
the GR-2's are an OEM replacement strut. They will surely last longer than say, a sachs.. but  they will fade in a few years, if that.

Just being OEM doesn't always mean they'll last like OEM.........

yea, my OEM shocks/struts were blown out within weeks of me owning my rabbit. they dont take much to blow the valving out of them.
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Reply #49December 03, 2010, 10:53:25 pm

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« Reply #49 on: December 03, 2010, 10:53:25 pm »
Whelp, 7K miles and I can't stand it anymore, got a promotional deal on a pair of Sensa-Trac's for $60 shipped or so, will do them for a bit.
I'll miss the free decrease in body roll, but I drove an hour on the interstate the other week and my back hurt afterwords.  That is a first in many, many hundreds of thousands of miles in my truckie.  Heck with that!

So lightly used white KYB rears for sale.  They were good with some weight in back.
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Reply #50December 04, 2010, 12:10:20 am

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« Reply #50 on: December 04, 2010, 12:10:20 am »
Price shipped to 94086? Thanks!

Reply #51December 04, 2010, 12:42:17 am

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« Reply #51 on: December 04, 2010, 12:42:17 am »
Price shipped to 94086? Thanks!

$50 I guess, bare in mind it'll be early next week before they are off my truck.
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Reply #52December 04, 2010, 01:52:04 am

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« Reply #52 on: December 04, 2010, 01:52:04 am »
Paypal work for you? I'm in no hurry at all, just beginning to collect parts for a rear suspension overhaul. PM me the details?

Reply #53December 04, 2010, 07:57:02 pm

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« Reply #53 on: December 04, 2010, 07:57:02 pm »
Yup, I'll PM you.
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Reply #54December 08, 2010, 01:22:31 pm

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« Reply #54 on: December 08, 2010, 01:22:31 pm »
When I still ran the KYBs in back, I made a bolt-in bracket to move the upper end of the shock farther from the axle, tipping the shocks more and lessening their stiffness:



Made a noticeable difference in the ride, no longer did the rear end bounce/porpoise over uneven pavement slabs on the highway.

I do have those brackets and the pair of KYBs if anyone is looking for a setup.
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Reply #55December 09, 2010, 11:35:55 pm

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« Reply #55 on: December 09, 2010, 11:35:55 pm »
Well I got my Monroe's in, not impressed.  They are really, really, really soft.  Like compress them with one hand pushing down toward the ground soft.  And on top of that, the damn bolt eye's are not welded on straight, will probly work but it's sad QC.

Roger, how much for the brackets to move the KYB's?
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Reply #56December 10, 2010, 01:49:20 am

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« Reply #56 on: December 10, 2010, 01:49:20 am »
If you mail off the brackets I can p/u the shocks, I'm right up the street!

Reply #57December 12, 2010, 09:42:38 pm

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« Reply #57 on: December 12, 2010, 09:42:38 pm »
Well I got my Monroe's in, not impressed.  They are really, really, really soft.  Like compress them with one hand pushing down toward the ground soft.

Soft? What are you comparing them too?

Any strut/shock I have had in my hands I have been able to compress without to much effort (like it should be). You pushing with your arm cannot simulate enough actual weight on the strut to go down fast enough anyway.. Unless you could, you may have been shipped bad struts.. (or shocks if you only did the rear). Please explain further on your bad experience.

Reply #58December 13, 2010, 01:01:39 am

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« Reply #58 on: December 13, 2010, 01:01:39 am »
The KYB's take both my hands, pushing down with the shock on the ground, and pushing hard to compress them.  The Monroe's I can rather casually just compress in the same position.  I realize this is largely gas pressure talking, but I've compressed enough dampers that I can still feel the lack of compression damping.  They feel just like the one good original that had 600K miles on it, for what that's worth.
They are likely fine for generic use, but they are soft. 
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Reply #59December 13, 2010, 11:34:00 am

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« Reply #59 on: December 13, 2010, 11:34:00 am »
Are you sure you didn't order or get shipped Monroe-Matic's? Their Touring line?

 

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