My Broken Bora

**blake_** · 17-07-2013, 05:33 PM

After getting some lowered springs installed not too long ago, they have decided to give up on me...

...In the form of my front left strut snapping in half.
The drop was only 30mm, coupled with a decent Bilstein shock.

So rather than simply replacing that single shock (and run the risk of similar occurrence in the other strut), I have decided to go the route of Coilovers. I am looking at purchasing Ta Technix coilovers for my 4mo, as well some new strut mounts and bearings.

So my question is, are there any other components that should be swapped over besides the strut mounts and bearings? Any point upgrading to poly mounts?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VW-Bora-1...-/230933278742

Cheers!

**stotto** · 17-07-2013, 06:12 PM

Shouldn't they still be under warranty if there not that old ?. I have not seen that happen before.

**Golf-Sam** · 17-07-2013, 09:18 PM

look into doing control arm bushings and tie rod ends .. they get shagged with stiffer suspension .. im doing that on mine .. also .. adjustable rear control arms . . or prepare for some tyre chewage on the rear

**blake_** · 22-07-2013, 12:13 PM

Will need to look into that, I like having plenty of tread

Originally Posted by Golf-Sam

look into doing control arm bushings and tie rod ends .. they get shagged with stiffer suspension .. im doing that on mine .. also .. adjustable rear control arms . . or prepare for some tyre chewage on the rear

Update:

Ta Technix have nothing in stock, so I'm looking at over a month for them to ship to Australia. Also, almost every online UK store requires shipping from Germany as they don't carry components for the 4motion

All in all, the Bora will be off the road for a few weeks

**Lito** · 22-07-2013, 01:41 PM

Try Damien at dpm performance. Got my kw's from him, top bloke and good prices. Fast turnaround too

Also I'd get in touch with bilstein about that strut, they really shouldn't break like that

**dylan8** · 23-07-2013, 12:07 AM

wow. that shouldnt be happening!

**gerhard** · 23-07-2013, 10:59 AM

On a Cape York trip some years ago, the most common shock breakage was Bilsteins....

Are you sure you had your shock travel calculated properly for your spring height and bump stops?

Shocks will usually only break like this from using them as the bump stop.

**blake_** · 29-07-2013, 06:57 PM

**Little up date and some questions**

I have decided to order the Ta Technix, which will hopefully arrive before the end of August for an install.
After having a look at the strut, I noticed that some parts may be missing.

Originally, I was going to purchase new strut mounts and bearings. However, I have noticed that it is possible that the spring disc/top hat/spring retainer may be missing.

This is a picture looking up into it.

I can tell that the mount is still there, but it seems the bearing AND the metal disc has fallen out.

(That is, I am going off the components seen in this photo)

Can anyone confirm that there should be a spring disc/top hat/spring retainer on the bottom of the mount, and if so, where to order one? Please excuse my suspension-noobness.

Cheers!