agent325

My mechanic gave me the option to go with Boge or Bilstein. I beleive my car came originally with boges. what should I go with?

JackOlsen

I'd say Bilsteins, but it depends on what you use the car for.

Bill Gregory

I'd agree with Jack. I think you'd find the Bilstein heavy duty shocks may provide a bit more damping than the Boge's. The Bilstein Sports shocks would be used as part of a broader suspension upgrade program. If you're satisfied with the stock suspension, then OE Boge's should work fine for you.

8 Canary

Note that for 911 (1985 thru 89) there were two types of Boge struts options available. The Basic one, that I think you all are assuming what is on his car, and a Sport (twin tube hydrallic). Check to see what was on the car. As it is a Boge, the insert housing is typically black. I'll note the left side part#'s, that appear on the wheel side of the insert housing (911 341 041 04-basic, 911 341 041 05-sport). I replaced my original Boge-sport with Bilstein sport and noticed a slight increase in response (I liked it). However if I had used the HD I would have seen a much bigger decrease in response (not like). See Shox.com for parts.