best shocks

I think the Bilsteins are the best for comfort and handling.. the KYB's are a little cheaper but also seem to give a stiffer ride.

Mario

Those must be the easiest to steal.

Randy

Cheap: Cofap, Good Quality / Adjustable: KONI Red shocks.

Avoid gas charged shocks if you want a smooth ride.

Regards, Bill Spiliotopoulos, '67 Bug.

X2 on Cofap for smooth ride

The cheap Cofabs up front, the only compatible shock for the front today. Having said that, a yank -77 could very well be a strut carrying 1302 or

I get it. You're saying that because Mario is a documented thief.

I've had good experiences with KYB shocks, BTW.

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I swear by the KYB gas shocks for the rear. If you're looking for comfort, spend your effort on the front strut inserts as they do the work you feel more than the rear.

For struts up front, I'm at a loss to recommend some. In my 1303s I've tried the KYB greys, which I can not recommend as they're too stiff and just get stiffer over time. I've tried the simple stock-type oil strut inserts, but don't like the ride either..

Good strut inserts for the front? no idea.. Anyone else have advice?

I have had good luck with KYB's. Right now, I am using FOA. You probably dont want those.

But yah, KYB. Never had a pair screw me over. Or quit halfway through the job. Good shocks.

David Gravereaux wrote:

The KYB GR-2 (greys) strut inserts went stiff on me a year or so after installing them. Go figure...

Anybody know if any air shocks are still being made for bugs? My Baja came with a pair of coil over shocks on the back and it's nearly ridged.

I have a set of KYB gas charged shocks I got off a bug I parted out a while back and I tried a pair on the rear but the back sagged out too much. I'm going to use one pair on the front when I change out the beam later this summer. This still leaves the rear end stiff as a board...

Tony

I have a set on my car. Not sure of the brand, they were on it when I bought the car. You'd probably be better off ordering correct springs for the coil overs though.

Les

I recently sent a set of adjustable Monroes to someone for his beetle, no idea how they work though. Maybe worth looking into. I'll try to dig up the details

trey wrote:

I think these went in the rear:

Now these were for a STD beetle, not super. Maybe they make strut inserts for Supers too.

Jan

Jan Anderss> I recently sent a set of adjustable Monroes to someone for his beetle,

US 77 should have IRS so the straps shouldn't be needed. If it's a Mexican

From the info in the listing, these don't fit AC VW's.

T> I think these went in the rear:

JC worthless has these air shocks but says they are only for 69 up.

Tony

rears shocks are the same, and will fit the front for the 65 down bugs. 66 and up std beetles use different up front.

Mario

AFAIK I think that they are the same or similar enough. I think that if the air shock has an external rubber/bladder/bellows(?) then it might rub on the suspension as you bounce along. I have seen this once on the swingaxles, but I have successfully installed air shocks on the rear of my '72 Bradley GT ('67 Beetle). I think I did have to replace one on this kit car but I might have used washers to space the bellows away with the "new" shocks. They were inexpensive back then too. Like $20 or $30 for a set of air shocks with installation kit.

I think I went with coil over rear shocks for both my '67 Beetle Conv & '66 Beetle and they had an adjustable perch to change the "height" of the bottom of the coil. This was from JCWhitney when they were still in Chicago. So that was a LONG while ago! lol