Re: Opinions on Boge Pro-gas vs Turbo Gas?

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Tim King writes:
> I need shocks for the front of my 89 200tqw. From what I understand, the
> Boge Progas starts out softer, but gets stiffer as it compresses. The Turbo
> gas is more linear. From what I can tell, VW tuners say the Pro is better
> than turbo for VWs, but any thoughts about which would be better for a 200q?
> (don't say Koni's). For rears, it looks like I'll be going with the Blau
> S4/S6 rear strut package and they use a Boge (Turbo I think) shock.

Funny you should ask, talk about perfect timing.  I just had Boge TurboGas
installed on all four corners of my 84 5KST today.  The springs are stock.

I must say that this combination is borderline too stiff for the big cruiser.
On the highway it's quite good, offering a very stable, planted feeing.  At
low-speed city street driving situations, however, road imperfections become
quite pronounced, to the point of making the car feel "jiggly".  The car
does handle better with the TurboGas... Corners can now be taken fast
while the car remain flat and composed.

I don't know how this would compare against the Boge ProGas, though.

My 4000 with Eibach Pro Kit springs and Koni shocks even rides better
than this.  Hopefully the TurboGas will soften out a bit over time and
improve the ride a bit.

My $0.02.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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