12-31-2011, 09:00 AM | #1 |
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My ride quality is not good
Is it possible for your suspensions to stiffen up. Or somehow make your ride more painful. Recently my camaro has been driving really rough. I can feel even the smallest dips more than usual and cracks on the road.
I installed 1inch drop springs from Eibach all round. And sway bars from BMR fully stiffened. And the 4 pt BMR strut tower brace. I did have all this installed for almost a month now but didn't notice much untlil just about a week ago. *i have to say, a couple of night before I started to notice this poor ride- I was going about 50mph and went through a dip in the road. The car almost lost control. I hop so hard my head hit the top of the car. Bottomed out. What can I do to return to a more confortable ride? Last edited by darnelhouston; 12-31-2011 at 07:49 PM. |
12-31-2011, 09:10 AM | #2 |
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Look to see if your struts are not blown out and oil is coming out, you may have damaged them on that dip in the road.
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12-31-2011, 09:24 AM | #3 |
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I agree with the above post, I would check everything in the suspension. There are parts that can be bent or broken in a hole like that. Best get her up on a lift and give it a complete looksee.
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12-31-2011, 09:37 AM | #4 | |
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12-31-2011, 10:08 AM | #5 |
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IMHO, Coilovers are the only way to get ride height, control and comfort all in one package. Yes they are expensive but you gotta pay to play to get the adjustments needed to fine tune them to your liking... The damping rates are pure poop on the OE rear shocks! I knew I was going to have to change them on the second drive...
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12-31-2011, 04:46 PM | #7 |
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My front struts were dead after 25000 hard cornering miles and I mean piston in and wouldn't rise dead. The new struts, BC coils are better and also for sale .
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12-31-2011, 04:59 PM | #8 |
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start with a suspension check. it's quite possible something got damaged when the car bottomed. you also give up ride quality when you lower a vehicle although 1 inch shouldn't be that much, the sway bar in addition to the strut brace could lead to a slightly more uncomfortable ride.
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12-31-2011, 07:35 PM | #9 |
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12-31-2011, 07:37 PM | #10 | |
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Right. After all that addition. My ride quality was slightly altered but for the best. After I bottomed out (if the meaning is what I think it is) then I started to notice a more poor(ER) ride quality. |
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12-31-2011, 07:39 PM | #11 |
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I will have an auto shop do the suspension check for me. Then I would like to buy the parts and install it myself. I love to work on my car.
Do you think it's something I can repair myself at home with an avg collection of tools and the right parts? |
12-31-2011, 07:41 PM | #12 |
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Any ideas or links on the parts I would need. I have some money saved. I was planning on changin my interior trim red and do some inserts. Darn it.
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12-31-2011, 07:43 PM | #13 | |
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I'm a little slow on suspension analysis when it comes to cars. Would you mind explaining a little more what you would do in this case? Thank you |
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12-31-2011, 07:44 PM | #14 |
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Wow. Thank you all camaro5ers for helping
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