Re: Suspension for sale on Ebay

["Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>]

It seems odd that on all three of those Scirocco fitments they suggest
retaining the OE bumpstops.

For (at least some) other brands both the HD and Sport models have internal
bumpstops, a feature they tout as a Bilstein design advantage. Hmmm...

Christian



----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheapass Ron" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, 13 December, 2001 21:17
Subject: Re: Suspension for sale on Ebay


> Autotech embeds Bilsteins P/N's into theirs, so what I can deduce is
> that Bil offers an HD shock for normal ride height, an HD *strut assy.
> * for lowered cars, and a Sport shock.  Yes, I agree we're both half
> right...better than being half wrong!
>
> FWIW, here's what I found from Bilstein:
>
<http://www.bilstein.com/cgi/cars.cgi?VOLKSWAGEN&&Scirocco+Scirocco+All+Mode
ls&&76+89>
>
> Ron
>
> --- Christian Els <tiAn@usiw.net> wrote:
> > From Autotech's website, we're both half right.
> >
> > And I quote (from
> >
>
<http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:FhUiC-VC8HA:www.autotech.com/shocks.ht
> > m+bilstein+valving+hd+sport&hl=en>):
> >
> >
> > SPORT
> > Designed to push a car's suspension to its performance peak, these
> > shocks
> > are designed for lowered springs. The shortened stroke of the Sport
> > ensures
> > proper spring preload and correct positioning of the suspension's
> > travel
> > range. Sport valving for the A1 Chassis is much firmer than HD. The
> > A2 and
> > A3 Sports have the same valving as the comparable HD, but feature the
> > shorter shafts best for sport springs. Limited lifetime warranty.
> > Priced
> > individually.
> >
> > I did say *most* fitments : ) Just neglected to know that our cars
> > are one
> > of those different ones.
> >
> > Bilstein's site is particularly tight-lipped about this...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Christian
> >
>
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