Alternatives to KYB?

BigBlockMopar said
I've thought long and hard about getting 'better' shocks, mainly because I'm not really 'sick' of the KYB's and I think they are doing OK on a daily use.
But then again, I've never felt 'better' shocks on an old car before.

I could have gone with non-adjustable shocks , but that would always leave that nagging question in my head about wondering if I should have gotten the adjustable shocks.

About the torsion bars... I'm at 1" from JustSuspension, but I think I would really like a 1.06" aswell.

I thought the 1" bars from JustSuspension were a little on the soft side as well. I had them on my Duster for a bit but went up to Firm Feel's 1.12" bars. I love them, and the ride with the Hotchkis non-adjustable shocks is still great, even with 18" rims. The 1.06" bars should be about 50 lbs/in lighter than the 1.12" bars, but also that much stiffer than the 1" bars, so they'd be a great compromise between handling and comfort I think. I'll probably be running a set on my EL5 GT, its going to be a little more "user friendly" than my Duster.

I'm very happy with the Hotchkis non-adjustable shocks. I've found in the past that I typically end up adjusting stuff like that fairly close to the middle of the range and then never touching it again. Kinda defeats the purpose of having adjustables. If I were racing it might be a different story, being able to tune the shocks for different tracks would be a big advantage. But I don't do enough competitions to make it useful enough to buy them. And because I got my Hotchkis non-adjustables 2nd hand from a guy upgrading to adjustables the price difference was even bigger.