Suspension Yet Another Harsh Ride Question
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Yet Another Harsh Ride Question
OK in a nut shell, I'm trying to soften the harsh ride of my R57. I don't track the car, more of a cruiser/daily drive. I've traded in the RF's for Bridgestone Potenza's that I'm really happy with, standard springs, but the stock struts have too much compression.
Here are the alternatives I came up with:
Bilstein B4 touring about 80 bucks each
Bilstein B6 HD's about 190 ea.
Koni FSD about 220.
I've used Bilstein in the past and been very happy.
SO... is the extra money worth it? Or am I just sacrificing ride for performance again with the more expensive struts?
thoughts? suggestions?
Thanks all
Here are the alternatives I came up with:
Bilstein B4 touring about 80 bucks each
Bilstein B6 HD's about 190 ea.
Koni FSD about 220.
I've used Bilstein in the past and been very happy.
SO... is the extra money worth it? Or am I just sacrificing ride for performance again with the more expensive struts?
thoughts? suggestions?
Thanks all
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OK in a nut shell, I'm trying to soften the harsh ride of my R57. I don't track the car, more of a cruiser/daily drive. I've traded in the RF's for Bridgestone Potenza's that I'm really happy with, standard springs, but the stock struts have too much compression.
Here are the alternatives I came up with:
Bilstein B4 touring about 80 bucks each
Bilstein B6 HD's about 190 ea.
Koni FSD about 220.
I've used Bilstein in the past and been very happy.
SO... is the extra money worth it? Or am I just sacrificing ride for performance again with the more expensive struts?
thoughts? suggestions?
Thanks all
Here are the alternatives I came up with:
Bilstein B4 touring about 80 bucks each
Bilstein B6 HD's about 190 ea.
Koni FSD about 220.
I've used Bilstein in the past and been very happy.
SO... is the extra money worth it? Or am I just sacrificing ride for performance again with the more expensive struts?
thoughts? suggestions?
Thanks all
The B6 HD are stiffer than B4.
What size wheels are tires are you running? Id move down to 16in wheels. Also would consider getting a shorter and or softer set of bump stops. These cars spend a lot of time on the bump stops.
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#7
Thanks for the replies.
I'm currently running 215/45-17 Potenza re 760's, I went slightly higher profile than my RF's were. I also didn't think I had sport suspension but I guess all S Models come with it?? I didn't really want to raise the stance of the car if I can help it but if that's what it takes to not lose my fillings I guess I can live with it. How much will the non-s springs raise it It sounds like I may have to sell a kidney to pay for a set of FSD's. I just can't believe I have to spend almost a grand to correct the ride of a car I spent 16k on
I'm currently running 215/45-17 Potenza re 760's, I went slightly higher profile than my RF's were. I also didn't think I had sport suspension but I guess all S Models come with it?? I didn't really want to raise the stance of the car if I can help it but if that's what it takes to not lose my fillings I guess I can live with it. How much will the non-s springs raise it It sounds like I may have to sell a kidney to pay for a set of FSD's. I just can't believe I have to spend almost a grand to correct the ride of a car I spent 16k on
Last edited by Edward S; 01-18-2017 at 04:22 PM.
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Thanks for the replies.
I'm currently running 215/45-17 Potenza re 760's, I went slightly higher profile than my RF's were. I also didn't think I had sport suspension but I guess all S Models come with it?? I didn't really want to raise the stance of the car if I can help it but if that's what it takes to not lose my fillings I guess I can live with it. How much will the non-s springs raise it It sounds like I may have to sell a kidney to pay for a set of FSD's. I just can't believe I have to spend almost a grand to correct the ride of a car I spent 16k on
I'm currently running 215/45-17 Potenza re 760's, I went slightly higher profile than my RF's were. I also didn't think I had sport suspension but I guess all S Models come with it?? I didn't really want to raise the stance of the car if I can help it but if that's what it takes to not lose my fillings I guess I can live with it. How much will the non-s springs raise it It sounds like I may have to sell a kidney to pay for a set of FSD's. I just can't believe I have to spend almost a grand to correct the ride of a car I spent 16k on
The ride on these cars was never meant to be compliant. It was designed to be "sporty". Compliant and "go kart" are two very different tuning directions from a ride standpoint.
I would try softer/shorter bump stops before dropping a grand on new shocks. Unfortunately swapping the bumpstops involves the same steps as swapping the shocks... Or you could try and find a set of oem non sport take offs in the marketplace.