degrading opinion on KYB struts, but shocks good?

scott0999 · Last edited by scott0999 on Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:47 am; edited 1 time in total

the more and more KYB struts I've installed, I hate to say it, but I'm not all that impressed. they seem to have slow retraction and arent noticeably different from stock or monroe struts

however it seems that KYB shocks are rather nice, they retract much faster and seem to be worth the money

so is it just me, or does KONI seem like the way to go when it comes to struts? if KYB struts were like their shocks I would feel alot better about them

thoughts?

bondo07

cobra17st · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:25 am Post subject:

Koni all the way.

prcavy · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:25 am Post subject:

I hate kyb it makes the car more rough on the road sensotrac is more smoother my opnion

scott0999

bondo07 · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:43 am Post subject:

Oh gotcha

cahilj · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject:

What do you mean by "retraction"?

There is compression and rebound. Compression is when weight is applied, and they compress. Rebound is when they extend. If whatever shock or strut you have in your hand compresses by itself, its bad. At rest, with no weight applied, they should be fully extended.

Also- there is no way to compare a Macpherson strut to a regular shock. It's like apples and oranges. They both do different things with different weights and rates.

And, I don't know why you didn't put this in Suspension.....

scott0999 · Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:23 am Post subject:

the one and only thing they do... whatever word you like for it

cahilj · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject:

So, are you saying you don't like them because they don't extend fast enough? Or because they don't compress fast enough? Or because they don't work as well overall?

v6bluebird · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject:

i think your main problem boils down to the fact that KYB stuff is meant as stock replacement parts. they're not meant as performance struts or shocks(except the Gas-a-just shocks, those are an upgrade). You can't expect them to be any better than monroes ro anything like that.

abob · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:23 pm Post subject:

classicz24 · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject:

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