kevenb (02/03/83)
I've got a '78 scirocco, and I suggest that you spend a little money and do your struts right. I've got bilstein struts and highly reccomend them for good handling. They are guaranteed forever, so you won't ever need to replace them. Spend the money now instead of wasting it over and over reworking old struts. Also be certain to replace the nylon bushings in the strut cylinders, and check the rubber mounting components at the top of the strut tower to be certain that they do not have cracks. Depending on your driving preference, you will like the normal ride given by the standard bilstein struts, or the extra firm ride from the sport setting bilsteins. Also a note on the guarantee. I had to replace one of my bilstein struts because it was sticking. After hagling with the distributor for a while, I got 2 new struts, and 2 new rear shocks even though they were all 3 years old, and the car had 120,000 miles on it. I explained to him that since they were all installed at the same time and had the same wear on them, The car would not handle right with one new shock, also I expected that the others might go bad at any time an wanted my car fixed for good. Keven Boyett tektronix!tekid!kevenb