golf mk2 gas or oil shocks?

[volkyguy]

hey guys,
i need advice. i jus got 16 inch rims for my golf with 205/45 tires and put bilsteins gas shocks. the ride is so hard. i feel like im in a rally car or smethng.the holding has also become worse. would it help if i put boge oil shocks instead?

[J.stafford16v]

Stick with the gas m8, they should soften up after a while, either that or you will get use to the need for fillings.

[volkyguy]

yeah, i might just get used to it:-) but the holding is pathetic.it understeers all over the place.there must be somethng else i can do to improve it...

[tobz.]

Have you had the tracking and camber reset since fitting the new shocks???

[GT3 Turbo]

what springs and anti-roll bar are you using?? 

[Len]

Also what tyres? cheap budget tyres are not very grippy!

Stick with the gas shocks anyway whatever, but do all the checks, tyre pressures, tracking/toe/camber. And £50 to £60 is about right to get those checked and adjusted properly.

[mattneck(Beavis)]

Hmm, im gonig for gas I think, but read this aobut having shakey fillings and everything, yet, also hear good, seems to be much of a muchness..

[Rmachines]

Stick with gas!  It depends on how much your cars lowerd. they usualy soften up a little bit after a while.   Did u trim down ur bump stops?  you might be hitting them all the time     Just try to get used to it... just think it looks mean from outside, and its worth sacraficing the comphort for looks 

[mattneck(Beavis)]

Boge gas on standard springs 

[mattneck(Beavis)]

i cant bear with the comfort loss due to driivng very bumpy roads, altohugh that will be over before i change the shocks admitted..

but im still worried of road noise ocming thorugh, and it genenrally being a bit bumpy and harsh?

rubjonny constnatly tells me, gas is a better shock.. and admitted in his gti i didnt reeally notice a diff, or maybe thats cause i wasnt thikning aboot it..

i cant really drop it due to havign a car load at times, transporting a soundsyste, it would literealy roll on top the tyres