Bilstein internal bushing cut

[632 Regal]

Billies are the whip man!

[Rustam]

Billies are the whip man!

God, the first picture is so bad.

[632 Regal]

After blowing 2 Bilstein shocks within 9 months I changed to the Boge Sachs "turbo" struts. The ride was much cleaner, not harsh like the Billies and did not bottom out, the billies still bottomed out even after chopping the bumpstop. I think the Boge Sachs is a progressive strut design since they were so much more refined yet controlled much better. I'd have to look up the shorter bumpstop I used, cost much less than the M5 stop and the height was very close.

[Rustam]

I changed to the Boge Sachs "turbo" struts.

Jeff, would you please share the part number on these turbo struts, if you can.

[632 Regal]

Jeff, would you please share the part number on these turbo struts, if you can.

36 747A

No longer information in regards to the Sachs turbo word. Possibly a marketing gimmick years ago but this is the same part number I used.

Here is a link to the proper bumpstops for the Sachs/Boge with lowered suspension:

http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/showt...r-lowered-cars

[Rustam]

36 747A

No longer information in regards to the Sachs turbo word.

Thank you Jeff.

I thought by "turbo" you meant "turbogas", as in Boge Turbogas. I saw this number 36 747A and thought the "A"
designation in this number probably means its an Automatic as opposed to Turbo.

Checked the Boge catalog, Turbo struts are designated with "P" (36-676-P):

(Boge and Sachs catalogs are taken from here http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/produ.../catalogs.html)

[632 Regal]

When I replaced the front Bilsteins I went with the Boge/Sachs turbos. To get the actual number I would have to dig through thousands of receipts. I just got this part number from a search and the number was not from me. The bumpstops number is me. I tried doing searches regarding turbo and came up with nothing. I imagine the standard Sachs/Boge are the same thing but not sure, not concentrating on this at the moment. Might check this after a trans job.

[632 Regal]

Thank you Jeff.

I thought by "turbo" you meant "turbogas", as in Boge Turbogas. I saw this number 36 747A and thought the "A"
designation in this number probably means its an Automatic as opposed to Turbo.

Checked the Boge catalog, Turbo struts are designated with "P" (36-676-P):

Good point! I will go out to the barn and look at the old receipts and see what is actually written down vs what is memory holed in this computer.

Edit: Can't locate the receipts... in a box somewhere. I'll keep looking.

[Rustam]

Good point! I will go out to the barn and look at the old receipts and see what is actually written down vs what is memory holed in this computer.

Edit: Can't locate the receipts... in a box somewhere. I'll keep looking.

Please don't worry about that too much Jeff. Thank you for the help.