Shock Recommendations for Reduction Box Baja Bug

[thefladge]

I need new shocks for the rear of my Baja Bug. The car is equipped with Bus reduction boxes mounted in the laydown position using John Johnson Racing adapters.

I currently have a pair of well-worn Rancho shocks on the rear. When I installed these laydown adapters years ago, I fabricated mounts for 2 shock absorbers on each side, although I have only run one shock per side during this time. It also features Sway-A-Way 28mm short torsion bars.

I have Bilstein shocks in the front and they work great! I'm thinking of getting Bilsteins in the rear also, but I figured I should see what opinions I would get here first.

I'd like to run two shocks per side and each shock needs to be the same length as the rear shocks on a 1968 and later VW Bus in order to fit.
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

[thefladge]

Nothing?

I figured there must be other reduction box guys out there besides me.

I'll do some research on the Bilstein web site and others to see what I can find.
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

[avrunner]

i have a single kyb gas adjust on my redux setup happy with the way they work

[Jeremy1Kanobe]

I am running a similar RGB setup with 28mm torsion bars. I ended up with a 10" fox with 60/70 valving. I have seen many run the KYB in pairs but have not tried that. The RGB is alot of unsprung weight so the shock must be fairly HD to control it.

[Gregorio]

I'm running Bilstein 5100's and they work great.

[thefladge]

Years ago I had some KYB shocks on the rear. They didn't last very long.

I think I will save my money for Bilsteins. They have a great reputation for reliability and look cool too!
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.