Aussieveedubbers 路 Tech Talk

KYB dampers

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/55109/kyb-dampers

VWCOOL 路

I have picked up a set of gas KYB 'silver' and a set of KYB 'black' (exterior colour) dampers for Beetle rear. Does anyone know the difference in rate/stiiffness etc?

Craig Torrens 路

yep, one is stiffer than the other 馃榿

VWCOOL 路

yeah, that's because it's a different colour, right?!

GTMac 路

When I picked mine up from Vintage, Im sure silver was hardest (stiffest) then black, then white. The KYB's in my fasty are the silvers and you know what they are like!

VWCOOL 路

Yeah, the silvers are good - but these blacks feel even stiffer when subjected to the 'squash on the driveway' test...?

76bug 路

i got silvers in the front and blacks in the bac of my bug

VWCOOL 路

76bug wrote:i got silvers in the front and blacks in the bac of my bug
...because? So are the Blacks harder than Silvers?

VWCOOL 路

anybody else know?

mackaymanx 路

http://www.kyb.com.au/product.htm?http://www.kyb.com.au/pages/44.htm

cesiumfrog 路

i'm almost certain the silver/grey are the "softest" or least firm might be a better description
they are still to firm, or the valving dosn't suit ...they still jarr on sharp bumps like the earlier versions they produced.