Re: Bilstein/H&R yappin' (long)

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

The Bilstein/H&R combo doesn't lower your car a whole lot.  That's what I 
like about it.  I didn't want my car slammed so that each bump feels like 
it's gonna push your strut throught your hood.  Give your suspension a 
couple of weeks and it will come down a little more.  The Bilstein's 
actually raise your car a little compared to other shocks.  I assume this is 
due to their stiffness.

The 16v's came with green Boge shocks.  Green shocks were not stock on any 
other VW.  I think they're progas, but I'm not totally sure.

You can get poly bushings for the trailing arm.  In fact, it will cost less 
to put in poly than rubber.  If you want to put in new rubber bushings, you 
have to buy the bracket with the bushing already installed!  I put poly 
bushings in my rear and it doesn't add any harshness (unlike poly in the 
front).


From: archive@porknet.fdns.net

I'm not unhappy with the new setup, but I'm slightly disappointed. The
springs didn't lower the car as much as expected (too bad the front
doesn't have an adjustable height circlip like the rear) probably because
I replaced my severely sagging strut bearings :), and the ride isn't
_drastically_  improved, although definately better. I expected a little
better turn-in, but its about the same. I DO like the feel of the car at
high speeds much better, its like a go-kart! I'm probably just tired from
all the work and tomorrow I'll have a different opinion - I only drove it
around for a couple of miles tonight.

I was a little surprised the old shocks were Boges.. but i guess they're
VW original since they have a part number on them. They're green. Are
these the TurboGas or the ProGas or some ancient NoGas design? The rear
shocks were more "blown" than the fronts, to my surprise. They made some
really nasty scraping sounds, and had a few "loose" spots. The fronts
actually did "center" themselves, rather than just put up resistance,
which was surprising. I didn't expect that much from a 13 year old shock!



Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition

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