spring, spring, everywhere a spring

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

hate to disappoint you here, the Gabriel's Brian has on his car and I have a
set on the prowler, going on 2 years now, no blown shock what so ever..
I think that all the people that blow shocks, and strut bearings should
perhaps start looking into how they driver versus what they drive .



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  //| | / / \__ \  1985 8v Prowler Orange "Beatrice"
 / _  |/ / ___/ /  1985 8v Titian Red "Lucky"
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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: Scirocco-Al [mailto:scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com]
=>Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 7:29 PM
=>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau; scirocco
=>Subject: Re: spring, spring, everywhere a spring
=>
=>
=>Unless you are running your stock wheel and tire combo your
=>shocks are going
=>to die quickly.  I tried the lowereing spring and cheap shock trick when I
=>first lowered my 84 scirocco.  I had 195/50 15's on the car at the time.
=>The front shocks lasted 3 days, then the oil seals blew out and they lost
=>all of their fluid.  Even better the gas was all trapped in the upper half
=>of the shock trying to pull the rod down.  I could have used them
=>to keep my
=>screen door closed when I got them out of the car.  They were monroe's I
=>beleive, $25 for each front strut.  The next set of KYB's I
=>bought lasted 6
=>months.
=>
=>I'd leave your Boge's on the car and start saving your money for a set of
=>Koni's, Bilsteins or Tokicos.  Boge Turbo's also work well.  Stay
=>away from
=>the Boge Super gas as they are progressivly valved and with the
=>car lowered
=>they will be in the frim valving all the time.
=>
=>Alan
=>
=>I
=>
=>
=>----- Original Message -----
=>From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
=>To: "Calimus" <calimus@techography.net>; "Scirocco ML"
=><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
=>Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:50 PM
=>Subject: RE: spring, spring, everywhere a spring
=>
=>
=>Well I road in Brian Wagner's 16v, and he pretty much feels the
=>same way you
=>do, and he found that H&R Sport Springs with Gabriel Premium Pro VST's
=>(24$/EACH and 19$/each for the rear) gave a sporty look while keeping most
=>of the "comfort ride"...
=>I have tried this myself, and I loved it alot, I have a set of Sport H&R
=>springs, just got my Spring compressor, and In a week or two I will be
=>buying Gabriels, to install the same setup on my rocco.... 150$ I
=>found the
=>H&R, on an Ebay auction (the guy sells them every other month for
=>a few days
=>only, and I can reccomend him as he was quick and very serviable.
=>
=>Can't wait to get all this get-up on my Titian Red Rocco. (which is
=>currently on Boge and Oem Spring... (boing boing..!!!)
=>
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=>    __  __________
=>   /  |/_ __/ ___/ Patrick Bureau
=>  //| | / / \__ \  1985 8v Prowler Orange "Beatrice"
=> / _  |/ / ___/ /  1985 8v Titian Red "Lucky"
=>/_/ |_/_/ /____/   http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco
=>
=>=>-----Original Message-----
=>=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Calimus
=>=>Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:55 PM
=>=>To: Scirocco ML
=>=>Subject: spring, spring, everywhere a spring
=>=>
=>=>
=>=>I finally have some spare cash for some springs, however, I have a
=>=>delema.  A complete coil-over kit os outta the question as I don't
=>=>intend to race the car on a track and 1k+ for suspension bits is a bit
=>=>outta my league anyway.
=>=>
=>=>So it's come down to a set of lowing springs since my chances of finding
=>=>a new set of OE springs for a resonable price would produce lightning
=>=>and flying pigs from my rear first.
=>=>
=>=>For the $$, which set of spring would be better, H&R sport spring or the
=>=>Neuspeed sport springs?  I want a "nice" ride, i don't want to feel
=>=>every pebble in the road and I don't want to have to change the damn
=>=>things out for a few years so durability is another thing I want.  BTW
=>=>this will be for my 88 16v.
=>=>
=>=>I know I just opened the door for a butt load of debate, but stop that,
=>=>I ask for everyone to just e-mail me back and not the list or take the
=>=>debate to the forums rather then the list.  I really don't want doubles
=>=>of a debate, I just wanna know where my money should go.
=>=>
=>=>William
=>=>--
=>=>http://www.techography.com/scirocco (s.org forums)
=>=>
=>=>88' Scirocco 16v (the void)
=>=>89' Cabriolet 8v (pretty bunneh)
=>=>71' Karmann Ghia (air sucker)
=>=>
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