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Posted by: Gint Jul 29 2008, 11:34 AM

I've had a slight knocking in my left front suspension for a few weeks and so I haven't been driving the car because it's been to friggin hot to work on it. I'm working from home today so I played hookey for 15 minutes (I mean, uh.. I took a quick break) this morning before the heat sets in and pulled the strut out. As I expected, the strut collar nut was loose. I thought the thing had Bilsteins on the front, but this insert is definitely stamped BOGE and it's orange. I didn't get a picture because, well it's orange and it looks like a BOGE strut insert and it's stamped with "B O G E".

Anybody seen a set of orange Boge strut inserts before? Are they special somehow? Sports or some such nomenclature perhaps?

Posted by: davep Jul 29 2008, 01:49 PM

Does it have a part #?

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 29 2008, 01:52 PM

Very common.

Posted by: Gint Jul 29 2008, 02:53 PM

I didn't get a number. I'm sure it does, but it was covered in oil, I didn't pull it all the way out, and it's since been re-installed. I don't think I'll pull it back out right away. I'm just happy to be able to drive it again.

It was more of a curiosity question. E says it's common, but I personally have never pulled an orange Boge strut.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 29 2008, 02:58 PM

Almost all of the Boge's I've pulled recently have been orange. It may be a newer thing but, most Boge inserts are orange.

Maybe Nate can take a picture of the one I just sent him?

Posted by: Gint Jul 29 2008, 03:22 PM

If you say so I believe ya. More than anything else I'm just happy to be the thing again. Even if it is 100 degrees out.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 29 2008, 03:57 PM

The "Turbo-TS" Boge's I put in my '72 were orange.
A gas-charged damper, I believe.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 29 2008, 06:44 PM

These were just regular hydraulics. They stayed where ya put'em.

Good excuse to mention how much I like Boge's though. These poor shocks never get the attention deserved between all the KYB bashing and the Bilstein/Koni praise. They're great shocks.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jul 29 2008, 07:03 PM

The "Turbo-TS" dampers (from the early 80's, when EVERYTHING was 'Turbo-Something') weren't 'very' gas-charged. Certainly I never recall having them self-extend like a Bilstein will.

I always like the Boges I ran (except the smelly OEM non-insert struts on the /6's which were long-dead before I ever got to them...). The only real rap on Boge is that they never seem to have the service life of a Bilstein or a Koni. The Koni's were adjustable, and the Bilsteins didn't need to be.

And KYB - well, I donno. I think they should just have never pretended they had a 914 application. They're OEM on the Subie and were still in good shape when I replaced them with a sportier valving and lowered springs at about 165,000 mi. I like them on the Subie - but it's a 3000-lb vehicle. Good match. -Not- a good match for a 2000-lb car tho.

Posted by: 914Sixer Jul 30 2008, 07:34 AM

Good shocks that were available in the late 80's to early 90's. They were the premium shock at that time. I do not think they were gas. Boge shocks have also been know to come in grey, black and occassionaly blue. Who knows how many different kinds they made under replacemnt part names and the colors.

Posted by: Rav914 Jul 30 2008, 09:22 AM

This is the Boge I just bought from E.




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