RE: Bilstein Shocks [add-on question]

["Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>]

This is personal experience

The bushes on the rear give themselves away with a feeling that back wheels 
are slightly disconnected from the car. If they look anything like mine then 
cracks in the bushes like old tyres have in the sidewalls.

The fronts showed themselves by giving a sloppy feeling on cornering as if 
the front had a little too much give.

It took about 2 years after fitting Koni shocks/Springs for the front 
wishbone bushes to go but the rears are still good (changing to Poly 
anyway), and about six months to kill the ones above the front shocks.

Car was about 6 1/2 at the time.

However it took about 4 months to kill the rear beam bushes on my Jetta 
after fitting admitadely stupidly rock hard Boge suspension and i feel the 
front ones are probably going home too (I'll look when it stops raining)

Car was approx 17 at the time

HTH

Andy


>From: "Daniel Snow" <res00v06@gte.net>
>Reply-To: <dan@drumsinc.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Bilstein Shocks [add-on question]
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 15:50:26 -0500
>
><SniP>
>Also, the recommendation to replace control arm bushings and ball joints is
>a good one.  Since you're significantly stiffening the ride, you need good
>bushings, or you'll beat your old ones to death in a little while.
><UnSniP>
>
>How can tell when they're shot, is it a subtle handling difference that 
>will
>all of a sudden break one day, can I visually inspect them somehow?
>
>I ask because my 'Rocco was lowered before I bought her and I have no
>earthly idea if anything was done 'correctly' as per everyone's suggestions
>on this subject.
>
>Please offer guidance.....I am a willing study.
>
>Thanx,
>Dan
>
>
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