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1998 V70 Shocks and Struts Koni or Bilstein? V70-XC70 1998

posted by  ScottintheNW on  Wed Dec 11 08:07 CST 2002
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I too am contemplating new struts/shocks for my 855. Here's the 4 options I found and my thoughts:
Konis: Too expensive for my family car, they may ride nice but for my intended usage I dont need adjustables anyway.
Bilstein HD: Less $ than Konis but still kind of spendy. Most folks that are looking for a "performance" ride like them. However there have been some BB postings complaining of the harsh ride. Not for me, again I have a family car.
Boge: OEM and affordable, will make the car ride like it was engineered to.
Bilstein Touring Class: OEM replacements by bilstein. Same price as the Boges and very probably same performance as Boges. My choice, it was a toss up between the Boges and these, and I probably succumed to the draw of the Bilstein name.
My brick has 103K on the originals and its time for replacement (there's been seepage around the seals). Most people on the road drive around unware that most shocks/struts are shot at 50K or so.

Scott
'96 855 (VoVo wagon! as shouted by my 4 yearold)
'90 Jeep Grand Wagoneer (the Woody)






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