[s-cars] what shocks?

Wed Mar 28 18:44:06 EDT 2007

'92 springs/Boge Turbogas _may_ be a good combo. Mine was '96
springs/Turbogas and my feeling is the Turbogas are overdamped (may be just
in compression as Taka mentioned) as they feel rock hard on cracks and
potholes but goes over speed bumps without a hitch.

With the stiffer '92 springs, they may be a good match. Note that I selected
my Turbogas from the German catalog, using the model for C4 body with sport
suspension. There are several Turbogas for the C4 body, probably with
different damping rates.

Vincent.

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I was going to upgrade from my original '95 springs/shocks (new oem ones in
front) to '92 springs and boge turbo gas.  I thought others were happy with
this combo?

Dave

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Subject: Re: [s-cars] what shocks?

so what's the hot ticket for a '92 S4 with '92 springs?  this car
is a daily driver and i have no plans to take it to the track.  right
now, it's still rocking the original boge shocks with 145k miles on them.

i don't want the ride to get much stiffer than stock, but better control
would be nice.  i notice the car tends to float over high speed bumps.

-teddy

--- Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> If your Boges are underdamped, then Bilsteins most definitely are not.
> 
> IMO, Bilsteins are a better match for the Audi than Koni.
> 
> BTW, the Bilstein/Eibach combo is probably the sweetest setup for the UrS
> in terms of ride comfort- I think the springs and the shocks are nearly a
> perfect
> match.
> 
> Are you experiencing a small impact harshness or an inability to absorb
big
> impacts,
> or both?
> 
> Small impact harshness that occurs all the time is usually a sign of the
> shocks actually
> being overdamped in compression damping.
> 
> The other thing is that the Boges are a OEM replacement type shock- not
the
> best in terms
> of low stiction. I would think that a better quality shock would improve
> things.
> 
> Do you have the spring rates of the '92 springs? If so, order the
Bilsteins,
> have them sent directly
> to Bilstein's service department and have them custom valved to match your
> springs- that would
> be optimal.
> 
> Taka
> 
> On 3/28/07, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This sounds like an underdamped system. Bilsteins should be a decent
> > match.
> > If you're uncertain, you may find Koni Adjustables worth working with.
> > Both
> > have lifetime guarantees, although generally speaking, Bilstein are
better
> > built. And the reality, the "adjustability" of Koni's was more intended
to
> > compensate for wear, not adjust damping rates, even though that's what
> > everyone uses the adjusters for anyway.
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
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