Bilsteins for 93 90q

[Tom Leppke-Hennig]

Lines Peter asked:

Anyone every find Bilstein struts to fit the front or rear of a '93
90quattro?  Part Numbers?  TIA!
-Peter

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Peter, I too, have been on the hunt for 'steins for my 93-95 90q.(1995 in
my case). In all of my hunting around, I have come to the conclusion that
we are out of luck. I think I even called up Bilstein, once, on the lists
recommendation. They were knowledgeable and thorough, even knowing the
car well enough to know that 93-95s were unique in the rear only. (ie.,
you can put the Bilsteins from a previous generation (88-91 80-90) into
the front of our cars.)

But they were not, at the time, planning a shock for the rear. The
contact at 'Stein stated that production quantities were to low to
justify the project.

So, where does that leave us? If you look carefully at your rear shocks,
you may still be able to read the original Boge Turbo-Gas logo and a Boge
part number. Cool. Write it down, get on the phone and call the
knowledgeable and helpful Boge tech-support line. "Oh, I see, that is an
OEM number. Looks like we manufacture that part for VAG. We can't sell
that. Thanks for calling."

Call the dealer. Ouch. Shockingly expensive. How about some of the part
supplier-dot-coms? Better, but still really expensive.

The conclusion I have come to is Koni shocks. They offer shocks for all
four corners of our unique little 90s, at about 150.00 each. Steep, but a
fine price compared to the other options.

The thing preventing me from taking the leap is a lack of testimonials on
Koni shocks.

Anybody out there have anything good or bad to say about Koni? How about
Koni specifically installed in the 93-95 90-series?

Tom LH
1995 90q