Why not Boge ?

[livi]

Gentlemen,
If you get tired of my relentless newbie questions and crappy English language - please just tell me !

Just that I am totally lost with my hands but I would just love to learn and I am committed to at least do the basics in Wayne's 101 projects. Read it back to back as night lectures.

So far, and with great pride and your help, I have successfully covered the chapters of jacking up your car and oil change !

Now for the next question:

I have decided to take on a real challenge. Well I thought at least 50 % of it. Namely changing the rear shocks. The front looks a bit to much for the moment.
Everybody seem to pick Bistein but I would like to replace the original with new Boge.
I should experience improvement in ride quality even with Boge, right ? I donīt race.
I read you recommend changing all four but would it be OK to leave the front till I have built up a confidence to change them to ?

Sorry for the long post, just felt I needed explain all my basic questions.

Thanks a lot !

[trak ratt]

Nothing wrong with Boge, perfectly good pedestrian shocks. Porsche liked them enough to make them standard equipment.

[Joe Bob]

Mid range....gud like Volvos....not sexy.

[KCinBR]

Replacing the rear shocks is very simple.......for that matter so is replacing the front strut inserts. I just replaced mine about a month ago. I could probably do the fronts in about an hour and the rear in 1/2 hour, both are very basic mechanical tasks.
Have some fun....go for it ...what you learn will be priceless.

[stlrj]

I replaced my Bilsteins with Boge's in front for the same reasons, got lazy, decieded to leave the rear 'steins in since they seem a bit worn and soft enough now.

Joe

[safe]

May I ask why you are considering Boges?
Bilsteins are better AND cheeper than Boge (www.mittelmotor.de as both Markus and I are in Sweden).

[livi]

Hey Magnus,
At Pelican Parts the Boge seems half the price of Bilstein. Wrong ? Also I would like to go original. Perhaps a mistake ? Are they as easy to fit regardless of brand ?

Bewildered..

[stlrj]

If a softer more comfortable ride is what you value with acceptable handling performance then Boge's are for you. They work for me too.

Joe

74 911 normal w/ 86 3.2

[safe]

Originally posted by livi
Hey Magnus,
At Pelican Parts the Boge seems half the price of Bilstein. Wrong ? Also I would like to go original. Perhaps a mistake ? Are they as easy to fit regardless of brand ?

Bewildered..

Prices with tax:
A Boge rear at pelican is $90.4 -> ~820 SEK
A Bilstein rear at mittelmotor €111 ~ 1180 SEK

Add the shipping difference to that and the Bilstein is perhaps a little cheaper from pelican. From mittelmotor Bilstein is cheaper than Boge (when I last checked).

Original is good in my book but performance enhancements are good to.

To Wayne and Pelican Parts:
I am sorry to speak against buying from you. But if you live in Europe and Sweden the tax is killing (an extra 30% on total order value inclusive shipping) you when ordering from outside EU.

[livi]

Alright, thanks for all your input !

Still confused, but on a higher level...

The best way I can put it : I want the ride to be tight but not stiff... eahh, not wait thats not what I mean..hmmm