Difference between Blisteins - Koni Red - Boge Turbogas on a 5ktq ?

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made BRIAN O'NEILL say:

> boge are stock replacement, you will have no fun at
> autocross or agressive driving w/them. bilstein hd are
> also stock replacement, bilstein sports will give you
> a nice firm ride. i have them in my lowered 93 90cs. i
> love them, almost the perfect ride. if i had to do it
> again, i would use the koni sports,these are the
> yellow ones, they are adjustable, you can go from
> totally stiff to just about as soft as a caddy-all at
> the turn of a knob( only on front top adjustables, the
> rears you have to disasemble and compress and adjust)
> but i would set um to full stiff and leave em anyway

Boge Turbo Gas are NOT the OEM shocks. Boge does make the
OEM units, but they are a hydraulic made for the purpose.

The Turbo gas are an excellent compromise between the stiff
made-for-the-track Bilsteins and the soft OEM hydraulics.
I have used them a number of times with excellent results.
Currently, they are on my '95 A6QW. Had them on my '90 90Q20V,
and my '85 Golf too.

There is also a Pro Gas which is supposed to be just a little
bit more forgiving on flat bumpy roads, but I've never tried them.

The Koni Red or Yellow adjustables gave a good ride, I had them
on my '89 100Q, but I was never impressed with their reliability.
I broke three of them, just commuting, no track use.

I've used the Bilsteins, they do handle GREAT, but they can rattle
the teeth right out of your skull on a crummy road.

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