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#45
by
8v-of-fury
on 30 Aug, 2010 20:15
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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.
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#46
by
rabbitman
on 30 Aug, 2010 21:14
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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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#47
by
8v-of-fury
on 31 Aug, 2010 11:02
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KYB name doesn't mean its gonna last. Its still a gas strut, and we drive these cars hard
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#48
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 04 Sep, 2010 12:06
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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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#49
by
wolf_walker
on 03 Dec, 2010 22:53
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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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#50
by
mystery3
on 04 Dec, 2010 00:10
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Price shipped to 94086? Thanks!
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#51
by
wolf_walker
on 04 Dec, 2010 00:42
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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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#52
by
mystery3
on 04 Dec, 2010 01:52
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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?
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#53
by
wolf_walker
on 04 Dec, 2010 19:57
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Yup, I'll PM you.
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#54
by
VWCaddy
on 08 Dec, 2010 13:22
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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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#55
by
wolf_walker
on 09 Dec, 2010 23:35
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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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#56
by
mystery3
on 10 Dec, 2010 01:49
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If you mail off the brackets I can p/u the shocks, I'm right up the street!
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#57
by
8v-of-fury
on 12 Dec, 2010 21:42
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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.
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#58
by
wolf_walker
on 13 Dec, 2010 01:01
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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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#59
by
8v-of-fury
on 13 Dec, 2010 11:34
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Are you sure you didn't order or get shipped Monroe-Matic's? Their Touring line?