 Hole in Bottom of 914 Boge Strut Housing, Supposed to be there? |
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| frank_c |
 Nov 11 2026, 11:58 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 29-December 24 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 28,542 Region Association: None  |
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 post (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, the 914 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.  Thanks, Frank |
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| Krieger |
Nov 12 2026, 10:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,900 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None 
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Early boge strut housings had no hole in the bottom. No hole necessary for koni inserts in boge struts. Koni struts only fit koni shock inserts
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frank_c Hole in Bottom of 914 Boge Strut Housing Nov 11 2026, 11:58 PM
bdstone914 @frank_c
Yes Nov 12 2026, 03:10 AM
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