| Re: [GMCnet] Shock Absorbers [message #367565 is a reply to message #367109] |
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Larry
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Menomonie, WI
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Here is a copy/paste of a post I did a while back on this issue. HTH.
In 2002 I brought my coach home from Houston. Among other things, I checked the shocks, and found all Bilstiens. Two were broken at the top ring. Two were intact, but all of the oil had leaked out, so were nonfunctional. The last two were functional but near dead. On the advice of others on the net, I bought kyb's. I have about 75K miles on them now and my only complaint is that the bushings in the mounting rings are too soft for the application, especially the uppers. The rubber di-forms and actually squashes out of the ring; I have replaced all of the bushings with "Energy Suspension" 3/4" Polyurethane hourglass shaped bushings, Part #9.8108. These bushings have held up for 8 or 10 years now without degrading. Unless kyb has responded to other complaints relative to the bushings and corrected it with a harder material, I personally would put those Polyurethane bushing in new kyb's and avoid this problem later. Other than that issue, the kyb's have preformed well for me and I'd buy them again. JMHO
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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