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[QUOTE="shockdoc, post: 269052, member: 23028"]
Kawi72.....The way I had it explained to me was that a few yrs ago many bodies from the KYB factory in Japan were sent out before the final prosess was done on them (after an earthquake 1 person told me). Once the body starts heating up it swells which makes the ID smaller. Since they run such a wide piston ring it makes it start seizing in the body. Once it cools down for 15-20 minutes it frees up. I've seen it happen on most brands that run KYB but seems that more of them happen on the Kaws. At first I was replacing the bodies which did work but then started useing an aftermarket piston with an 8mm piston ring with the same success. This way is a little cheaper. I actually just heard back from my customer today with the 01 RM250 and he said that was the best the shock has ever worked from day 1. It started this right from the beginning before it was ever taken apart for the 1st time. He has 2 weeks on it now & everythings fine. We can't really advertise or give prices here but if you call or e-mail me or any reputable suspension builder they should be able to help you.  Good Luck

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