gjm 3191 Report post Posted May 5, 2015 Anyone got any experience, good or bad, of KYB shocks? Looking to partner with Vogtland springs. Not for the 320d, just for a hopefully economic solution for someone who has little money and soggy bouncy bits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3191 Report post Posted May 5, 2015 Thanks Ron. Konis would be my first choice - I prefer them to Bilsteins. I appreciate other folk feel differently. Good to hear the KYBs aren't complete rubbish. He'd be looking at the more-or-less OEM equivalent units, and not the G2s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3235 Report post Posted July 10, 2015 I put a full set of KYBs into my VW Golf A2 GTi 16v. they lasted a year and a half. replaced them with Boge Turbo - ride transformed. Conclusion - the KYBs were sh*t. I replaced factory oil filled shocks on A32 Maxima with KYB Excel. Stiffened up the ride, improved handling. Were still on it when I sold the car 4 years later. They're okay. For the effort of changing shocks, and all the cost of mounts, bushes, fasteners etc - I think KYB's are a false economy. I'd be going OEM (Sachs) or Koni or Bilstein. my $0.02 worth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
