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Has any body any experience of the Fox Shock available from Go Westy.
Look the dogs b*****ks if a bit pricey.
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Good write up on The Samba
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewto ... 090c35525e" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And used by this guy
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=802924" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fox have a very good reputation but those shocks seam to have spherical bushes which tend to have a shorter life than a good quality bush.

I agree about the rose (heim) joints. I think they would be no good for an everyday, all weathers, never serviced vehicle. But they would be fine for my intended use.
The same can be said about the bare piston rods, but again as an occasional play thing they would be ok. I have used Fox shocks on Motocross and Mountain bikes for years and
they stand a lot of abuse and surprisingly put up with little maintenance

As described by Go Westy ......

After tens of thousands of miles of off-road testing we are extremely proud to offer our exclusive GoWesty FOX shocks, manufactured in the USA by the one and only, world-renowned Fox Racing, Inc.

Standard VW dampers seem to work very, very well after millions of miles testing, aren't made in the USA and cost so much less!!