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Shocks - Boge TurboGas or Bilstein Touring 700 1988

posted by  zrubin on  Mon Jul 23 02:55 CST 2007
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Looking for opinions on ride quality/handling of Boge TurboGas shocks vs Bilstein Economy/Touring (NOT the expensive HD shocks). Looking for ride/handling similar to the stock feel of the 740 Turbo or a little more controlled ride without ride harshness. Thanks -

Zack
1980 245DL M46 286k
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    Shocks - Boge TurboGas or Bilstein Touring 700 1988

    posted by  t-bone on  Sun Aug 5 04:12 CST 2007
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    Zack,

    I'm running Boge Automatic, Turbo and ProGas shocks on several on my 740/940 Bricks as well as Tokico Gas on a couple of my 240's. My favorite on the 240's are the Tokicos. My 95 944T has Boge Pro Gas on all four corners and they provide a compliant, comfortable ride at low speeds and very good handling when pushed hard on twisting roads. A very good shock for the 740/940 series. I have IPD sway bars and a lower brace on the 940T which has really improved the over all handling. I'll be adding a Cherry Turbo top strut brace soon. Even without the additional suspension components I'd say my favorite shock/strut for the 740/940 would be the Boge Pro Gas. My $.02








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    Shocks - Boge TurboGas or Bilstein Touring 700 1988

    posted by  runwld2 on  Fri Aug 3 16:06 CST 2007
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    On the other hand, I have heard the Bilsteins are a bit too stiff, which is not the case with the Boge Turbos which I have on the 744 and 245. If you have a wagon, I would use Pro Gas's on the rear, they are on my 745-16v.
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    744 & 745 GLE's (IPD a-sbars)16v M46, 245 SE(IPD a-sbars) auto, 242Ti M46(IPD springs and bars), 745GL 8v auto








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    Shocks - Boge TurboGas or Bilstein Touring 700 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be bkinner1120 on  Tue Jul 31 09:53 CST 2007 [RELATED]

    i've got a buddy who has bilstein touring shocks with the ipd lowering springs and his ride is more firm than stock for sure but not by much , so if your using factory springs Id go with the touring class def. a big difference b/w the touring class and HDs.







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