Bilstein HD's in a CGT. Bump Stops don't fit

[passat TS]

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Thanks Ken

I just got of the phone with Bilstein, and you're right.

Thanks again,

Carlos.


>From: Ken
>To: passat_ts at hotmail.com, quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: re: Bilstein HD's in a CGT. Bump Stops don't fit
>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 08:15:01 -0700
>
>Hi Carlos,
>
>I believe you are not supposed to use the OE bump stops with the Bilsteins
(HD or Sport). I think they have internal bump stops which replaces the
function.
>
>Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. :-)
>
>Hth,
>
>Ken
>
>passat TS passat_ts at hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > I got a set of HD's for my CGT, and when I was assembling the front ones
> > yesterday, I found out that the OE bump stops don't fit. The diameter of
> > strut shaft is way bigger than the hole on the bump stop.
> >
> > Are the front bump stops eliminated when using HD's?
> >
> > Also at the rear have a similar problem, the difference is that the bump
stops
> > will fit the shaft up to a ring, that is very close to the top, so eith=
er
I
> > have to eliminate the bump stop or remove the ring, pass the bump stop =
and
> > re-fit the ring.

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