Shocks for 911 Carrera; recommendations?

[jdiercks]

I would like recommendations as to the best shocks for a 1988 911 Targa for street use primarily. Any help is appreciated.

[darrin]

what do you have in right now? what problems are you having? Lots of folks like bilstein HD shocks for street use -- I went with adjustable Koni sport shocks and have really enjoyed them a lot for spirited street driving - can also crank down their stiffness for auto-x and drake . Replaced original stock boge shocks at around 150k

[cabmandone]

For street ride, if it has Boge's go back to those.

[suckho]

Bilstein sport/turbo series. Those that were stock in turbo/look, and sport option for carrera. Really good for every day use on streets and spirited driving.

Front: Bilstein B6 34-001134 (*)
Rear: Bilstein B6 24-001694

(*) Check if you have Boge or Bilstein type struts and select correct version for your car!

[PFNog]

I replaced the shocks on my '87 cab a few months ago. There are a lot of recommendations on the forum, but the most popular for street seemed to be the following:
1. Stay with what the factory had put on (eg. replace Boge with Boge, etc)
2. Replace with Bilstein HD all around (green shocks/strut cartridges)
3. Go with Bilstein HD (green) up front and Bilstein Sport in rear (yelllow) - usually with larger T-bars too.

Most of the #3 seemed to come from the coupe owners who did very sporty/some track driving. Given the 'flexier' nature of the Cab and Targa - I went with option #2 (HD's all around) for mine.
Very happy with it. BTW, I also did all bushings at the same time - which is highly recommended if you are still riding on the originals.

[famoroso]

I had Jae Lee / Mirage International do the following for my 55k mile 1988 M491 cab, originally equipped with Boges.

Bilstein HD all around.
New front rubber bushings.
New rear spring plate rubber bushings.
ERP 935 spherical tie-rod ends.
Lower.
Corner balance.
Bump steer.
Align.

It's magical. Literally transformed the vehicle.