RE: eibachs with boge progas: any BTDT?

[Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk>]

I tried Turbogas with my H&Rs and there was even more bottoming-out than
with the Progas.  They are not the standard issue 'lowering' H&Rs which I
think are supposed to give 30-40mm drop.  They were rated 55-60mm and I'm
not even 100% sure that the spring rating is the same.  All I know is that
they were fine on the donor car, with Bilstein sports.  You live & learn!

Ewan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn C Meze [mailto:skerocdriver@juno.com]
Sent: 16 July 1999 15:17
To: Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: eibachs with boge progas: any BTDT?



On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:25:18 +0100 Ewan Hopkins
<Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk> writes:

>The H&Rs are too low for standard struts... 


You can get a lowering spring OR a stock height spring wich is a little
stiffer. I think you are refering to the springs in which you currently
have. 


>they'd be fine with Bilstein
>sports or somethng similar but that's beyond my budget at the moment.  
>The progas aren't stiff enough for the amount of travel my H&Rs give - 
>they bottom out too easily, even with chopped bump-stops, so I'd imagine

>the turbogas shocks would be worse.  I'll probably hang-on to the H&Rs
on 
>the offchance that I get some Bilsteins in the future.


Little info on matching shocks with springs.

Stock height spring you use:
Boge Progas
Bilstein HD's
Koni (any) 
Tokico (any)

Lowered spring use:
Boge Turbogas
Bilstein Sports
Koni (adjustable) 
Tokico (adjustable) 

There it is.


              Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
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