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| jesiv |
  May 18 2013, 01:59 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 552 Joined: 5-August 07 From: Pensacola/Milton, Florida Member No.: 7,975 Region Association: Northern California  |
So I have a stock 1975 1.8 without sway bars. Without taking the strut assembly apart, how can I tell what strut I have? Seems like I would have the stock boge inserts? Thoughts..
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| 993inNC |
May 18 2013, 02:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 14-August 09 From: at the beach Member No.: 10,676 Region Association: South East States |
What color are the current inserts? Boge is usually green, Koni - red, Bilsein - yellow, Monroe - black, KYB - white......mut - could be anything
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| Drums66 |
 May 18 2013, 02:48 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(993inNC @ May 18 2013, 01:26 PM)  What color are the current inserts? Boge is usually green, Koni - red, Bilsein - yellow, Monroe - black, KYB - white......mut - could be anything .....Listen, what the man said! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
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| jesiv |
May 18 2013, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 552 Joined: 5-August 07 From: Pensacola/Milton, Florida Member No.: 7,975 Region Association: Northern California |
I don't know I haven't taken them apar yet. I guess my question is the insert type? Can I get any brand that is for a 1975 914 and they will fit? I was looking to get Koni or bilstien? Am I missing something in that I have to disassemble first be fore ordering???
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| Eric_Shea |
May 18 2013, 03:03 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
James, inserts will be tough to ID without taking them out of the strut.
If you pull the strut top out of the mount and remove the dust cap you can usually yank them fairly easily. When you take the dust cap off you can tell if they are Bilsteins or - the rest. Bilsteins will have a very thick, fat shaft, almost the same size as the strut tube. The others will have a standard size shaft and you'll have to yank them to really ID them. * Koni's would be orange "but" there's a Mexico made Boge that's orange too. Read the stampings on the tube. * Bilsteins would be green or yellow. * KYB crap is white. * Boge is black. |
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| Eric_Shea |
May 18 2013, 03:07 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE Can I get any brand that is for a 1975 914 and they will fit? I was looking to get Koni or bilstien? Am I missing something in that I have to disassemble first be fore ordering??? Just order what you want. Should be fine. You'll find out what you had when you replace them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| jesiv |
May 18 2013, 04:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 552 Joined: 5-August 07 From: Pensacola/Milton, Florida Member No.: 7,975 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ May 18 2013, 02:07 PM) QUOTE Can I get any brand that is for a 1975 914 and they will fit? I was looking to get Koni or bilstien? Am I missing something in that I have to disassemble first be fore ordering??? Just order what you want. Should be fine. You'll find out what you had when you replace them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Thanks Eric!! That's what I was looking for. I really don't car what I have only that what I buy fits. Are Koni adjustables really that much better??? Regards James |
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| Eric_Shea |
May 18 2013, 11:44 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
No. On a pure quality standpoint, I find Bilsteins to be almost a lifetime shock. I've seen a lot if Konis that need to be repaired. I do like them both about equally but Bilsteins are pretty damn durable. As mentioned in your other thread, Boge/Sachs makes a great insert as well.
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