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VR Baron · 05-09-2019, 03:43 PM

OP, Do check the ride height to see if it’s lowered. My 2010 2ltrs rode nice. Even on bad roads, they are softly sprung and shocks aren’t stiff. Maybe in latter years that changed. It was like our v6 Camry se with a Camaro body..lol I lowered mine with Hotchkis springs and the ride was only slightly stiffer, more bouncy in thecrear if anything as stock v6 shocks are marginal with drop springs.
You don’t even have to check height to tell, stock cars have a lot of wheel well gap

152LTRockin · 05-14-2019, 08:03 AM

I'm not sure as soon as it stops raining if it ever does I'll take some pictures. It was in the 40's here yesterday and the car rides so hard its insane. It tosses you around like a rag doll. On a warm day its not bad rides acceptable. If this is stock its hard to believe. Like I stated before my Ram Air TA's rode like a Caddy compared to this but it does handle like cat. Very predicable and a blast to drive as long as the road is smooth. Here in PA smooth roads are very rare............the MT road near me has a few nice tight sweeper turns and was newly paved last year its smooth riding and precise superb handling. It also seems to me like at times the frt is bottoming out over hard bumps, the rear doesn't do it. Maybe the frt shocks are just bad? Their not leaking as we inspected them but to push down on the frt end of the car it barely moves very stiff.

152LTRockin · 05-21-2019, 10:10 PM

UPDATE: Since it has warmed up and is mostly in the 70's the cars rides 100% better. They must have some stiff oil in these shocks.

Silveradoss573 · 05-21-2019, 11:50 PM

Still waiting for all these pictures you keep saying you're going to post.

gringo · 05-22-2019, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegas Bound

Can you do a burnout on the freeway doing 80 mph?

No, and I don't think I'd really want to even if I could do it.

152LTRockin · 06-07-2019, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Silveradoss573

Still waiting for all these pictures you keep saying you're going to post.

Here you go, the frt is the stiffest. The back is stiff but not harsh like the frt.

VR Baron · 06-07-2019, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 152LTRockin

Here you go, the frt is the stiffest. The back is stiff but not harsh like the frt.

Can you get a side shot? Hard to tell here, but could be lower then stock??

152LTRockin · 06-07-2019, 11:25 AM

I can and will if I can catch the car standing still long enough.

06-07-2019, 11:25 AM	#64
152LTRockin Account Suspended Drives: 15 2lt RS Top Gun Camaro Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: us Posts: 389	I can and will if I can catch the car standing still long enough. Attached Images

05-09-2019, 03:43 PM	#57
VR Baron SoCal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: 2021 Shadow Grey Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SO CAL Posts: 14,287	OP, Do check the ride height to see if it’s lowered. My 2010 2ltrs rode nice. Even on bad roads, they are softly sprung and shocks aren’t stiff. Maybe in latter years that changed. It was like our v6 Camry se with a Camaro body..lol I lowered mine with Hotchkis springs and the ride was only slightly stiffer, more bouncy in thecrear if anything as stock v6 shocks are marginal with drop springs. You don’t even have to check height to tell, stock cars have a lot of wheel well gap

05-14-2019, 08:03 AM	#58
152LTRockin Account Suspended Drives: 15 2lt RS Top Gun Camaro Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: us Posts: 389	I'm not sure as soon as it stops raining if it ever does I'll take some pictures. It was in the 40's here yesterday and the car rides so hard its insane. It tosses you around like a rag doll. On a warm day its not bad rides acceptable. If this is stock its hard to believe. Like I stated before my Ram Air TA's rode like a Caddy compared to this but it does handle like cat. Very predicable and a blast to drive as long as the road is smooth. Here in PA smooth roads are very rare............the MT road near me has a few nice tight sweeper turns and was newly paved last year its smooth riding and precise superb handling. It also seems to me like at times the frt is bottoming out over hard bumps, the rear doesn't do it. Maybe the frt shocks are just bad? Their not leaking as we inspected them but to push down on the frt end of the car it barely moves very stiff.

05-21-2019, 10:10 PM	#59
152LTRockin Account Suspended Drives: 15 2lt RS Top Gun Camaro Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: us Posts: 389	UPDATE: Since it has warmed up and is mostly in the 70's the cars rides 100% better. They must have some stiff oil in these shocks.

05-21-2019, 11:50 PM	#60
Silveradoss573 Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2018 Location: USA Posts: 1,348	Still waiting for all these pictures you keep saying you're going to post.