 911 struts, Are Boge's OK? |
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| davesprinkle |
 Feb 8 2006, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 2,943 Region Association: None 
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I've got a line on an '86 Carrera front suspension. Seems to be in good shape. The owner wants $700 for everything less rack (control arms, torsion bars, anti-roll bar, tie-rods, calipers, rotors, struts, strut housing, need I go on...). 49000 miles, Boge struts. Coupla questions:
1. What's the deal with Boge's? Is it true the Boge is the bottom-feeder on the 911 strut food-chain? Are they bad enough to queer the deal? 2. In general, is $700 a reasonable price for the whole setup? Is this about the going rate for a late-model front suspension? Thanks for the help. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Feb 8 2006, 03:29 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Porsche thinks they're good enough. Why wouldn't we? The Cap'n
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| Mueller |
Feb 8 2006, 03:38 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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KYB's are the bottom feeder of shocks...Boges are factory, still running the stock Boges on my 911 (15 years old and 70K miles)...nice ride....
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| davesprinkle |
Feb 8 2006, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 2,943 Region Association: None
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Thanks for the response, Cap'n. I'm hesitant to put the Porsche engineers on too high a pedestal. Remember, these are the same guys that took 20 years to get a cam-chain tensioner right. Porsche, for all their emphasis on performance, was (and is) still forced to make compromises for economic reasons. My inquiry was intended to determine the generally-perceived relative quality of the struts, not to question whether or not they actually work. |
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| KenH |
Feb 8 2006, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Gilroy, CA Member No.: 156 |
The Boge Strut is universal in that you can change the shock to Koni or Bilsteins. If it is for street use only the Boges are normally not gas filled and gives a very smooth ride.
Ken |
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| Eric_Shea |
Feb 8 2006, 04:24 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,279 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Boges are absolutely fine. And... like Ken mentions, you can put whatever you want in them. Wouldn't queer my deal.
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