Shock absorbers GABRIEL or OEM Volkswagen

A quick bench test revealed the damping rate of the replacement shocks to feel approximately twice that of the originals, which were way too soft even for daily driving over bad surfaces.

The beetle ones have done me right for probably 30k miles. My setup is 3.5 in drop plates on 13"s with no leafs removed, it can still haul 800lbs with 130psi in the rear no problem.

OEM W8 shocks (yes, they work, and have for at least 50k so far and not blown )