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> Hole in Bottom of 914 Boge Strut Housing, Supposed to be there?
frank_c
post Nov 11 2026, 11:58 PM
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I have a bit of a strange question. I recently removed the (I assume, original) 914 Boge struts from my '76 to install 911 struts (5-lug conversion), and noticed that the housing tubes have a 10mm hole at the bottom - right above the ball joint stud (see photo). Is this normal? The Boge 911 struts don't have this (nor do my Koni or Bilstein strut housings IIRC).

I read that some early Koni inserts used a stud at the bottom to hold the insert in place, and that a hole would need to be drilled in a Boge strut if using one of these early Konis, but that seems unlikely (btw, car had KYB inserts in it when I got it).

I'm asking because I plan to post these for sale soon, and was wondering if this is something I need to mention in the ad.

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Frank
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