Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
[Re: Kern Dog]
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The only people that seem to be happy with them are the guys with stock rate springs and torsion bars. Well,,, I have a short story, .92 Tbars, large front sway bar, smaller rear, I have wasted lots of money trying to correct the front end shake,vibration, Balanced tires, bought new tires, pulled rotors off & balanced them, re balanced tires EVERY WAY that there is, road force, spin, bubble ect, still there,I finally gave up & just drove it that way, my thought all through this was, IT CAN'T be those name brand KYB shocks, they make a great product, last week just for the hell of it I found some cheap monroe shocks * installed them , guess what ?,, KYB SHOCKS SUCK !!!! the car is smooth now, it does not handle as well but I don't care, I can now run over 80 mph & its AWESOME. Think I will use the KYB's for target practice LOL
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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10/25/21 12:33 PM
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it does not handle as well but I don't care, Bottom line, some folks prefer a "feather pillow" ride and some see themselves as a latter day Stirling Moss.
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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it does not handle as well but I don't care, Bottom line, some folks prefer a "feather pillow" ride and some see themselves as a latter day Stirling Moss. It rides very good now, no feather pillow LOL, I need to save up & get some good DA front shocks. I had to google what a Stirling Moss was
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
[Re: CSK]
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I also drive it a lot on I-10 & all the cross country 18 wheelers taking parts to Greg in CA have made the road VERY rippled, with the KYB's I could feel every one of them.
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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10/25/21 04:02 PM
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So they aren’t the shock for cutting diamonds or circumsizing babies……. LMAO !!!!!! ^^^^^^^^^
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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10/25/21 05:05 PM
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Coming up on 10 years and the truth is, KYBs still are a crappy shock absorber. I have a car in my shop right now that had big torsion bars, big anti-sway bar and new KYB shocks. I told the guy that now was the time to bite the bullet and toss the KYB shocks. Might as well fix it now while it is all apart than later when it is a pain. Now he has Koni shocks on all four corners and I'm pretty sure he'll be happy come summer time when the car is running.
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
[Re: CSK]
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10/26/21 06:59 PM
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All the cross country 18 wheelers taking parts to Greg in CA have made the road VERY rippled, with the KYB's I could feel every one of them. Hey....This car NEEDS a lot of parts to be whole again.
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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Great progress, seen it on the DC forum.
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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I like that Idea Greg, but I dont like the flares on the wheel wells , I like the way the Black 68 looks, imagine that LOL
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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So they aren’t the shock for cutting diamonds or circumsizing babies……. That was an old SNL skit. The Rabi was in the rear seat circumsizing. Made fun of the ad where they were cutting a large big dollar stone
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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10/31/21 12:29 AM
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I like that Idea Greg, but I dont like the flares on the wheel wells , I like the way the Black 68 looks, imagine that LOL I agree....NO flared wheel openings either. I just like fat tires front and rear with a lowered stance.
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Re: Why so much hatred for the KYBs?
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Coming up on 10 years and the truth is, KYBs still are a crappy shock absorber. Besides that, the only people who are positive about them are the ones that have never bought/experienced a 'good' shock on their ride. Very true,,, except I am POSITIVE they are junk LOL my car is so much better with the KYB's in the trash can
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