AndyAus

I stumbled across this post as I’m in the market for new front shocks for mk3 Octavia Scout 110KW (150hp) TDI. Nov15 build. I had a look at my front shocks and they are 50mm diameter shocks, as opposed to 55mm for the B4 #22-274182 listed in the original post. my question is why the difference across the scout range? Year? Model? Different country (I’m in Australia)? pologies if this has already been covered in another post. Is there much of a performance gap between 50 & 55mm shocks as my car does a combo of dirt and rough bitumen for its daily commute so suspension gets a workout. Shocks are still ok but strut tops and bearings are shot so I thought I’d replace them all at once. I will need new steering knuckles so an upgrade won’t come cheap. any advice will be much appreciated

I stumbled across this post as I’m in the market for new front shocks for mk3 Octavia Scout 110 TDI (Nov15 build). Looking at bilsteins I had a look at my front shocks and they are 50mm diameter shocks, as opposed to 55mm for the B4 #22-274182 listed in the original post. B4# 22-230522 looks like the my question is why the difference across the scout range? Year? Model? Different country (I’m in Australia)? pologies if this has already been covered in another post. Is there much of a performance gap between 50 & 55mm shocks as my car does a combo of dirt and rough bitumen for its daily commute so suspension gets a workout. Shocks are still ok but strut tops and bearings are shot so I thought I’d replace them all at once. I will need new steering knuckles so an upgrade won’t come cheap. will look at the B6 and stiffer springs for rear shocks down the track as the car sags a lot with weight in the back. any advice will be much appreciated