My whiteline rear sway bar has arrived and I'm getting it fitted next week. I am also getting new shocks. I tried for KYB but the bloke in the shop said the rears weren't available until NOVEMBER!!!!

Anyway he quoted me $550 plus fitting for a set of four Boge 'gas' shocks. I still have the stock springs and don't intend to lower the car. Anyone got any comments on the Boge shocks good or bad?

just did a quick search on google and found this from some other forum:


> > 1. People who have run Boge shocks (either variety) for some
> small > amount of time (under 10K) and not had any problem. This
> was maybe > 5-10% max. > > 2. People who have run Boge shocks and
> had them "blow" early in the > life of the shock (like under about
> 25K), all recommended against them. > This was maybe 50% of the
> responses I got, and overlapped the #3 > category:

> In all, I could not find a significant number of people who had run the
> Boge shocks for any length of time who were very happy with them, and I
> could not find one single complaint about Bilstein.
>
> I'm thrilled wih my car. It handles like a go-cart (H&R Race / Bilstein
> Sport), it rides better than it did with stock springs & worn shocks,
> the Bilstein parts appear to be WAY higher quality than the Boge stuff
> that was on there stock, etc. A bit pricey, dunno if it's worth it, but
> if you HAVE to get shocks, then worth it to go all the way to Bilstein I
> think.

I got another quote from a different shop for Koni Specials (red). They will supply them and fit them, and my rear sway bar for $1079 including wheel alignment. Am I mad?

I've been phoning around again. Koni don't do a red for the gen3 so I rang the bloke back and he agreed that the reds thing was incorrect but he went ahead and ordered the yellows which he is going to do for the $1079 fitted including alignment and fitting the rear sway bar. Good price?

Boge is just a European 'Monroe' - nothing terribly special in design nor manufacture and certainly not with the reputation for longevity of Koni or Bilstein

Go for the Koni Yellows (adjustable). You will be impressed and Koni's are super high quality.