Ride comfort is important, but restoring a vehicle"s ride control, stability, stopping, lane change responsiveness and handling is critical. KYB Excel-G shocks and struts are designed for the most important performance purpose - restore the vehicle"s original capabilities. KYB is the world"s largest supplier of shocks and struts to new vehicle manufacturers. The Excel-G is made on the same KYB OE assembly lines, uses the same OE quality components and is calibrated to restore original, designed performance, not change it. That earned Excel-G this classification: OEA (Original Equipment for the Aftermarket). The KYB Excel-G is a nitrogen gas-charged twin-tube design that includes every quality component that global OEM products include.