RE: Bilstein Warranty Update

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

The purpose of the gas in the shock is to control oil foaming, but it does
have the added effect (in computer program we call it a feature) of raising
the vehicle some.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Peter Schulz [mailto:schulz@tif623.ed.ray.com]
		Sent:	Wednesday, September 29, 1999 2:27 PM
		To:	Glen_Powell@ne.3com.com; 200; quattro
		Subject:	Re: Bilstein Warranty Update

		Glen_Powell@ne.3com.com wrote:

		> Gary Wrote:
		>
		> "I will never buy $60 Boge's again, have them sag in a
year or 2"
		>
		> Shocks don't sag, springs sag. The weight of the car is
supposed to be
		> supported by the springs. (the purpose of the gas in 'gas
shocks' is to
		> help reduce foaming of the hydraulic shock fluid under
severe conditions,
		> not to support the weight of the car)
		>

		Ok, I'll bite...

		'splain the increase in ride height on my TQW with stock
springs
		and hi pressure gas charged Bilsteins, ditto for RoTs 90qs,
and My old
		16vScirocco with
		Gas charged Konis, vs the stock struts.

		-Peter Schulz
		1991 TQW
		1990 CQ
		schulz@res.ray.com