No doubt hitting a series of potholes and other obstacles on a continuous basis at temps 20 below zero was NOT in KYB design spec along with microfine particles of salt to corrode ALL!!!. The metal saddles on the poly sway bar bushings I added last spring is rusted to He77. East coast winter does a number on your under body. My OEM's shocks did make it thru 4 winters and 38,000 miles of washboard roads with potholes AND raised manhole covers (which btw tend to point you square in the path of a pothole when you steer to avoid them), died on day 3 of winter number 5 which is dayum good for any shock IMO. I've been as far north as Toronto, and must say the farther north you go the worse it gets. No doubt I'd have more trouble If I stayed in Toronto. Glad to be in MD where the winters are totally unpredictableOriginally posted by psychos2
i would get a lawyer . i have called isuzu to complain and they told me it sounds like a dealer problem.
and as far as the shocks. i have said it before and will say it again the stock shocks are junk. they cannot handle the cold or the salt or maybe its both. i have just over 50,000 miles and have had the front shocks replaced twice under warranty. the rears replaced once .i just installed rancho 9000's and found one of the fronts bad again. shawnSpring like one minute and freezing cold and snowing the next. Nothing lasts long thru weather extremes, I have no doubts the OEM shocks are good, just that our weather and perhaps roads demand more, and will require more frequent replacements.
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