4000 suspension- boges are fine with H&R's

[jim rose]

im no expert but i would SWEAR that my koni's offer resistance to motion in
both directions.

do what you like, all i'm sayin is that i had several knowledgeable people
advise against this EXACT combination - most validly from a local shop that
does LOTS of audi/vw-koni/boge/eibach/h+r installations. the advice i got
had to do with the damping characteristics of the boge's and them being
better with stock height springs. it was explained to me that the boges,
when used with a lower spring, were "pre-compressed" some degree due to the
lower ride height. thus the shocks range of motion would begin at a firmer
point in it's travel, which is progressive [gets harder the further its
compressed] making the ride quality suffer and compromising the damping
characteristics of the shock.

they/this/i might be TOTALLY wrong.. but it made sense to me at the time.

jim





>From: GMBCHEF at aol.com
>To: <tech at flashmail.com>, <sf5ktq at hotmail.com>
>CC: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: re: 4000 suspension- boges are fine with H&R's
>Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 09:31:26 EST
>
>"Konis only dampen one way"
>   HUH???!! How is this so? I've never heard this before about any shock.
>If its true, then anyone need a set of Konis for their ur-q?
>Gary




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