Re: Boge/Hor Suspension on Ebay

[eric chase person <eperson@students.uiuc.edu>]

i believe mine are the sport, not the race version.  
they are stiff though

Eric

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Randy B wrote:

> Eric,
> I just took off my ST race springs and replaced them with the
> Neuspeed race versions (red). I am still using the Bilstein's that
> were on there before. The Neuspeed's are progressive rate while
> the ST's were linear. Have you ever driven a small forklift? That is
> how the ST's felt on the car, but the car had 0 body lean with
> all the bars and tiebars bolted up. I would personally stay away
> from them for the street, but racing?
> Anybody want a set of ST racing springs, I am selling mine,
> cheap!
> The Progas will also require frequent trips to the dentist, and with
> the ST's you might as well go to dental school so you can to fix your
> teeth for free. This is just my experience.
> 
> Randy B.
> Cosmos 81 Scirocco S - 2.0L 16V
> (under the knife OSP car)
> Mars 81 Scirocco S - t t 1847cc
> (my new CSP car until the other is done)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eric chase person <eperson@students.uiuc.edu>
> To: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Boge/Hor Suspension on Ebay
> 
> 
> >while were talking about suspension sucking, i was wondering if anyone had
> >any opinions on Suspension Techniques springs.  Ive had them on my 16v
> >since i got it and right now i'm undecided whether they're good or crap.
> >My guess is that they're in between H+R's and Hor's.  THey seem to have a
> >similar stance and height to the H+R's but maybe a touch lower in the
> >back.  They seem to give the car good handling but its harsh on larger
> >bumps.  I'm running Boge's(progas i think, PO didnt know which they were).
> >If they are the progas then it would explain the harshness, but its hard
> >to tell if the springs are contributing to this by having sagged or not.
> >I think Koni yellow's are in the near future but im undecided on whether
> >to go to the H+R's or not. I know they're better but not sure how much.
> >SO i was just trying to get some opinions from some people who have
> >experience with the ST springs on their cars or have heard anything on
> >them.  Any help would be great.
> >TIA
> >
> >Eric Person
> >86.5 16v
> >
> >On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:
> >
> >> >In a message dated 1/5/00 8:33:14 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> >> >sayerbj@hotmail.com writes:
> >> >
> >> ><< Don't Hor springs suck?  Thats the rumor, though I have no first hand
> >> > knowledge. >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I have two friends who have had exactly that suspension setup on thier
> cars -
> >> >one was a 16v Scirocco and one was a built 81 Jetta.  Both of those cars
> >> >handled wonderfully, the Jetta is going on 3 years with the same
> >> >suspension...  my friend sold his 16v, but he had a Neuspeed+Tokiko
> set-up
> >> >prior to that and he liked the HOR/Boge set-up lots better.  The car
> seemed
> >> >to have a nicer stance and felt a little nicer through the curves... I
> guess
> >> >it depends on who you talk to.  I have a set of brand new Hors sitting
> out in
> >> >my garage and new Boges.  I am just broke and need to buy strut
> bearings -
> >> >probably next week.  Then will install it all.
> >> >
> >> >Ben
> >> >88 "Flash Silver Metallic" 16v Scirocco
> >>
> >>
> >> You guys might want to go read the 'Suspension' portion of the FAQ
> >> section on Scirocco.org.  The part on Hor springs might be interesting.
> >>
> >> ==Brett
> >>
> >>  \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're
> small"
> >> \/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net
> >>
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