billlambeer

Well i got the a-arms off without a hitch, mostly due to lars' guide on here, and now am looking for shocks. I am putting a ton of money into this car as most people do on here and am watching the cash run out, so unless bilsteins are an absolute must i would prefer not to put the extra money into them. I am looking at either the kyb adjust-a-gas or gr-2 shocks and am wondering first how they work for corvettes and which one of the two to get, if the gr-2's are good, hell yeah, cuz it would save me some money but if the adjust a gas ones are better, then i will drop the little bit of extra money to get them. So just sorta roaming around looking for opinions, and what i am using the car for is mostly street, a few trips to the strip every now and again, but the car will become my daily driver.

Thanks for your guys' input!

vettfixr

I've had KYBs on my car for quite a number of years and think they work very well. The only complaint I have is that the rear shocks don't control the bounce as well as they could with the fiberglass spring, although I understand that the GR-2s work much better in that respect. For the money I don't think you can go wrong.

Double Aught

How soon do you need these shocks? I have a pair of reg. kyb and a set of gr2. 60 bucks + shipping. I will be back at my home in a week or two. let me know.

gkvetteuno

I loved my KYB gas -adjust shocks. Best single improvement for handling I've made for the money. I used them with stock springs and poly bushings on a 71 vert.

Larry B.

My car had them on it when I got it four years ago and I really like them. They have just the right amount of firmness for my taste. I think they have a lifetime warranty to the original owner.

blue427

have kyb gas very happy with them

DOZBOB

Ive had the KYBs on my car for a few months...very pleased with them..I bought them from the tire rack...very reasonable price, with fast shipment...

billlambeer

By a set, do you mean 4 of the gr2's for 60 bucks plus shipping? And are they new? If they are i would definitly be interested if you could do it in a week, but i would like to get them in, just so i could get this susp. rebuild done and out of the way!
Thanks :

LFZ

I bought a set of the gas adjust shocks for the price and the recommendations from the people here...and I don't like them at all! I have cut front springs, poly bushings, 7leaf in the rear, and the car bounces...Bilsteins are definitely better! What you pay is what you get.

MN-Brent

KYB Gas-A-Justs with the OEM FE7 springs go together well. A huge improvement over the shocks they replaced, which may have been the worn out originals even.

Probably not as good as Bilsteins (Ive had them on 2 previous vehicles), but well worth the price.

Brent...

Double Aught

Yes 4 gr-2's and two reg KYB. 60 + shipping for all. If you can't wait for them, no prob. I hope to be home by the end of July. That may be to long of a wait. Let me know. I will be offline for a while starting this Monday. I had the gr 2's on the front for maybe a year. The back ones less, as I went with the reg. kyb in an effort to tune my suspension.

mrcorvette79

I put Koni Adjustable on mine with the 330 lb monospring VBP and the ride is impressive. Smooth straight line and firm in the corners. It was a toss up between them and the Edlebrock IAS shocks.

gkull

I moved up to KYB gas adj when they first came out in the mid to late 80's. along with the Vette Brakes Slolam full kit. A few years later I upgraded shocks to Koni Adjustable. It is nice to play with settings, but once I got them where I liked it I never touched them again. So it was kind of a waste. Then I started doing things that would really compress my 1 inch shorter 550# front springs and promptly ruined the front shocks from bottoming them out.

So I spaced the spring slightly higher and went back to KYB G.A. They work fine for me even on demanding road courses. They seem to do everything I want to do. in my light weight very stiffly sprung 79

GORDO79

I replaced what I think were originals last year with KYB gas. Really made a big difference in the ride and handling. Have been very with the KYB's.

FeedVaal

I'm thinking these might be the ticket:
http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=1.190.1689

billlambeer

anyone used those rcsi shocks?

Captain_Kaboom

I got the KYB Gas shocks installed about a year ago on my '77. The car handles great! If you are a daily driver/weekend corner hugger you should be very happy with them.

Double Aught

This subject comes up alot. I ran KYB's in my 84, 72, 90 and my 78 Pace. Ok. With the C4's, I didn't notice a whole lot of diff. However, with the C3's, I will start with the 72. I had the 300# rear monospring, VB 460 front coils and KYB all around. I experienced excessive (IMO) bouncing from the rear shocks. My 78, I ran a 330# rear spring and the 550 VB front coils , with first, GR2 all around, then regular KYB in the rear. No way would I run a KYB again with that combo. Too much up and down movement of the suspension. Some may say it is just right, not to harsh. I did not like the performance of the KYB. I switched to the regular KYB in the rear and it helped a bit.
But once I put on the Bilsteins, it was a night and day diff. Take my word on this. Entering and exiting corners at a higher rate of speed, less body motion and a better over-all feel. Alot of folks swear by the KYB. Not me. I will always run the Bilstein. JMHO.