KYB size question
- upnorthman
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KYB size question
I have a set of Gas a-just for the rear and a set of GR2s for the front. Why do the Gas a-just shocks look so much smaller than the ol blue ones that I pulled off the rear? My first question was 'will they be able to do the job?'. I know this is true from what I have read. But does size matter? (I just had to ask that question....)
1976 Sage Green Westy
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
- upnorthman
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- Amskeptic
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The Gas-Adjusts we just installed on Hippie's bus were well-extendable past the lower suspension stops. It was a nice deltoid/bicep workout to compress the lower shock and insert the bolt into the lower mount.chitwnvw wrote:Bus depot lists KG5530 as the one for the rears. I know nothing about them getting ripped apart.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
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- upnorthman
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The whites I got for the rear are KG4521 and the first thought I had about putting these on were that it could be ripped apart. But wow those whites are stiff compared to the GR-2s.
Anyone want buy a set of white ones for the front? Good price......
Live and learn. I have learned so much car stuff while owning a bus.......... Sometimes the hard way too.
Anyone want buy a set of white ones for the front? Good price......
Live and learn. I have learned so much car stuff while owning a bus.......... Sometimes the hard way too.
1976 Sage Green Westy
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
- upnorthman
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- chitwnvw
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http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=KG5530upnorthman wrote:I could not find KYBs at the Depot.
- upnorthman
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Thanks Chi, that is a much better price. Don't know why I could not find it..... Thanks Air-Cooled!
I thought I saw several people vote on another thread that the fronts should be the GR-2 and the rears should be the Gas-A-Just. Softer on the front and stiffer on the back.
I thought I saw several people vote on another thread that the fronts should be the GR-2 and the rears should be the Gas-A-Just. Softer on the front and stiffer on the back.
1976 Sage Green Westy
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
- Sylvester
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So this is good for the front of my 71? If so, I may go ahead and get them.chitwnvw wrote:http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=KG5530upnorthman wrote:I could not find KYBs at the Depot.
Part Reference Number*: KG5530
Brand: KYB*
Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 working days (sooner if ordered via air shipment)
Qty Price
$39.95
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- hambone
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I got mine from Amazon, best price I could find out there. There's a thread somewheres....
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- upnorthman
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Sylvester,
I do believe the ones you reference were listed for the rear.
The 343144 or the KG4521 are ones listed for the front. One is more stiff (white Gas A just) and one is more soft (silver GR-2). I think Randy said on another thread that the white ones made the cd player skip a lot.
I ordered a new pair of the white (5530) for the rear from the Depot and they are on back order...... Now I have to fix that rear top nut thingy....
I do believe the ones you reference were listed for the rear.
The 343144 or the KG4521 are ones listed for the front. One is more stiff (white Gas A just) and one is more soft (silver GR-2). I think Randy said on another thread that the white ones made the cd player skip a lot.
I ordered a new pair of the white (5530) for the rear from the Depot and they are on back order...... Now I have to fix that rear top nut thingy....
1976 Sage Green Westy
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?
F.I. with Hyd lifters
Rebuilt once....Miles?