And what's wrong with AutoZone pads and disks? If you aren't racing and just cruise short trips only in the summer months I'm sure they will work fine.

 

Disagreed. Went through 2 sets on my measly daily driver and finally smartened up and bought quality gear thats going on 2.5 years without issues now. Just as much pad as 2.5 years ago, and stops so hard the abs cant hold the tires down.

On a sports car or corvette? The thought would never cross my mind.

 

According to your volkswagens-for-life name why are you here in a Corvette forum shouldn't you be giving your knowledge out on a Volkswagen forum? What brand of shocks do Volkswagens use? I have a 96 Corvette with Bilstein shocks from the factory and I'm replacing them with KYB shocks because I refuse to pay almost $100 per shock for Bilsteins. I can replace the KYB shocks 3 times for the price of one set of Bilsteins. As far as lifetime warranty that is only for workmanship or material failure it isn't for replacing worn out ones.

Later,
T

 

Because I also have a corvette?

There's a few times used in Volkswagens, including Bilsteins.

The lifetime warranty on Bilsteins DOES cover wearing out, actually. Not just craftsmanship. Your shocks wear out? Send them out for a rebuild.

Sounds like a buncha people on here want to brag about owning a corvette but cant pay to properly maintain it.


oh and btw, high end shocks for Volkswagens run from $2,0000-5,000 for a set. Not a measly few hundred that you are concerned about running on a corvette.

 

your insulting my car now...do your parents know your online?

Sorry op this will be the end of it, didn't mean to crap on your thread but this boy needs to spend some time in the corner.

 

A complete set of bilsteins can be had for $320. At least for my 86. Not too bad a price in my opinion. Especially for something that will last for many years. Bottom line, choose what you want and enjoy your ride!

 

You insulted me, so yes I insulted your car. Get over it.

And please leave your homoerotic fantasies out of it, whatever you decide to do.

 

You guys should see by now that this 26 year old "boy" is here to argue and cause trouble, not to help anyone or learn anything...He is what is referred to as a "TROLL".. , nothing more nothing less.. We just have to wait for a Moderator to get fed up with his BS and give him the boot......It shouldnt take to long........WW

 

Oh I'm sorry, you are a little upset to hear that you put ghetto shocks on a corvette that you cant properly afford to maintain? Not sorry.


And a "boy"? How many ****ing wars did YOU fight in tough guy?

 

Like I said , it shouldn't take long.......WW

 

 

So do you have these $2000-$5000 high end shocks on your Volkswagen? Probably not, it must be a ghetto car.

In for the lock.

 

Got to love the internet. A lot of these wanna be tough guys hiding behind their keyboards.

 

OP, I put KYB on my '90 and there was absolutely nothing wrong with them. Certainly a huge improvement over the worn our stockers.

 

I am sure that both KYB and Bilstein both make some well designed shocks that can work in a lot of applications.

However, I would buy the Bilstein's. I have had them on several cars and all good experiences.

I was a senior engineer at a brand x auto manufacturer about 25 years ago. One of the projects that I had was working with KYB because they had a number of production problems and due to a defective shock actually shut down the auto assembly line. I spent several weeks over a couple of month period working with their process controls. They did not have control of their processes then and it caused problems.

I do not know what has happened at KYB over the last 25 years. I hope they have improved their processes, but I doubt that I will ever buy a KYB shock again.

 

KYB's are crap as valved for our Corvettes.

Install a properly valved set of shocks and you'll understand the difference.
Or at least your butt will.

 

I understand what you did but it's not actually a solution. The "branding" of the shock isn't of importance but what is that it gets corrected properly. You need to get a pair of the correct mounting studs for the '89 and resolve the issue with KYB or the "reseller". Did you pay with a credit card? That is your leverage and you've got more than sufficient reason to dispute it.

It's a packaging problem/assembly issue on their end and actually it's the "resellers" responsibility to correct it. Did the "reseller" buy a quantity of "excess stock" or perhaps stock that didn't pass QC because of just the situation you have? It's very likely. These Internet vendors are sometimes nothing more than "clearinghouses" for over-runs, product with QC issues and similar.

There's many that have the KYB and they're happy with them and there were no "FIT" issues so that actually somewhat confirms your situation is "isolated".

Did the "reseller" offer to exchange and/or confirm what the dimensions of the correct product should have been? If the 5571 is a correct application then I'd look to the "reseller" for resolution.

KYB specs for the 5571 shock says that the lower mount should be E2(17X42) and yours being to small I'd say they're assembled with an E2 (12X42). I wouldn't be to sure that maybe it's just a totally incorrect shock but you couldn't tell without removing them and measuring.

I would NOT be content with what you've got. You need to correct it.

The rest of the thread is somewhat entertaining! I saw all the "bickering" and actually hadn't returned to the thread. Just wanted to avoid some of that. I manage to "stir enough of my own" - sometimes.

 

No, like I said in the beginning of the thread I thought I'd give a few hundred dollars in KYB a shot, and hated EVERY single minute of those things. I should have bucked up and gotten the bilsteins for $650 and been set.

 

See my post "two" up (#57) - yours is a packaging or just wrong shock also. Are your shocks still with you?

If they are it would be interesting to confirm my thoughts. What is the extended length of the shock, the collapsed length and you can mark the shock and measure the compression. This is what you should be able to measure and confirm. This is NOT what I used but it's a link with the same dimensions:

http://www.justsuspension.com/kyb-ga...er-kg5571.html

 

Craneman61 and the rest of you guys.....

KYB has a great name and applications for OTHER vehicles.
The KYB valving for C4 Vettes is crap! My experience is new KYB's respond like worn out Bilsteins.
And their applications (valving options) for the different C4 suspension packages are non-existant!!
So you think that KYB reputation also applies to Vettes?
Time and time again we've reported here that is NOT the case.
Your better off buying Delcos.....or Autozone's or Pepboy's or any other cheap aftermarket.
Spongy shocks make for spongy handling.
You did buy a Corvette because they're great handling cars, right?

And never replace just the fronts or rears!
If one end is worn, the other end is as well.









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