Are the stabilizers that come with the kbd67 lite r3 worth moding or should I just buy some durocks/everglides?
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It’s up to you bud. The R2 I got came with KBD’s Dyboox variant. Besides a wonky 7u spacebar wire, no complaints here.
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Isn’t the KBD67 lite hot swap? Pretty easy to upgrade the stabs at a later time if you can de-assemble with hot swap. Try it and then upgrade later if you’re unhappy!
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Agreed, also I’m pretty sure KBDfans stabs are at least above average now. Not like back in the day when they just sent some no name clone snap ins LOL!
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Welcome! I’d echo what’s already been said; KBDfans stabs are good (I personally think they perform a lot like Durocks despite looking different) - definitely worth trying since they’re already in the kit.
So far my favorite stabs are still Cherry’s screw-ins, but there are lots I haven’t tried yet. The Cherry ones probably won’t ever get to the glassy smoothness of well-tuned, well-made polycarb stabs - and that does stand out on silent builds - but I also think they feel more stable and are easier to tune to a satisfying place than Durocks, Morgries, C3 Equalz, or KBDfans. Since I’m not all that good at stab tuning, that makes the Cherrys easy favorites for me. 
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I have only moded two sets of stabilizers. One was c³ and one was zeal. Both were lubed following @TaehaTypes 's guide. I would guess following his guide with the kbdfans stabs will produce pretty good (if not great) results. I was able to get the nice smooth and uniform sound on all my stabilized keys quite easily using his method.
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I’ve had good experiences with the KBDFans stabs (clear plastic). It’s not quite as smooth and free moving as Durocks, but it is close enough. They also has a more satisfying deep sound profile compared to Durocks.
In my experience, variances in PCB and plate have a bigger affect on stab performance than the diff between Durock and KBDfan stabs.
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Very good point!
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