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Strut Time - suggestions? Koni vs Bilstien vs Bilstein



PS.  If the gas leaks out, the unit is toast and will have to be 
replaced....according to the engineers at Bilstein.
Which makes sense.

larry
sandiego16v


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Cris Carpenter" <housecall55@xxxxxxxxx>; <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: Strut Time - suggestions? Koni vs Bilstien vs Bilstein


> What I do know is the Bilsteins will raise the front of your car quite a 
> bit, probably about 1/2", due to the internal gas pressure and the shear 
> diameter of the shock rod on the front which is virtually the diameter of 
> the shock body. Course over time the gas pressure will leak out and the 
> front will lower,