TQW Rear Struts: Suggestions?

Steve Jensen sjensen at mindspring.com
Tue Mar 27 12:55:59 EST 2001


The back struts on the TQW are toast, and very much in need of replacement.
When I was shopping for rear struts for the sedan, I clearly remember seeing
all the notes for Quattro rear struts saying "not for station wagons".  And
I know the cost of the OEM struts through the dealer requires the donation
of one finger per hand (at least), so I don't want to go there.

Since this car will now be used for the occasional towing, I want to get
something fairly heavy duty.

What are you TQW fans running for struts in the back?

I saw Blau has some TQW struts listed for $100 each that they claim to have
had made just for them, anybody tried them?

Also, will something like the Bilstein HD rears for the sedan fit on the
TQW?  I have these on my sedan and they are _firm_, and I think they would
be great on a car used for towing.  Just need to know if the physical
dimensions are the same.

Thanks in advance.

-Steve Jensen
(stuck on jury duty this week)
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