KYB gas adjust shocks...

72bluNblu said

I attributed the rough ride to the 1.12” torsion bars. My Challenger was my first torsion bar mopar and I listened to what everyone told me, that the ride would be rough with those bars. I wanted it to handle well, so I figured that was part of the trade off.

But that was BS, the large bars are fine with GOOD shocks. And KYB’s are hot garbage. They’re just cheap shocks with lousy valving that will rattle your fillings out of your teeth with larger diameter torsion bars.

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I have had KYB shocks on my 100% rebuilt 1983 D150 for 10 years now and they are fine. They were a little stiff for the initial 1000 miles or so, but with 40,000 miles now on the clock they are fine. If you want a canyon carver they spend huge money and get that.
I also had a set of KYB’s on the 68 Barracuda when it was a drag race only car. Fur four years they were very stable, very predictable, very easy to drag race chassis tune. Over the recent Plandemic I have changed the 68 Barracuda from a drag race only car into a drag race street car that will also see autocross action. With that I swapped the KYB’s for an expensive set of Bilstein Shocks. As yes, the Bilstein’s will handle better, but the Bilstein shocks are also mucho more moreno.
So it really depends upon where you are dollar wise and where you want to go. But there is nothing really wrong with KYB’s considering the price.