Suspension woes
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From: Middletown Connecticut
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Suspension woes
Heres my current setup
VBP 460lb springs with a coil cut per spring
KYB shocks (all the way around)
Stock steel leaf
The car rides really nice on FLAT ROADS, unfortunatley, I'm in the northeast where plows leave potholes in their wake, the towns cut into the street to connect new homes to public water systems and the new pavement shrinks giving it a concave dip in the road.
The problem that lays is, it feels like the *** end of the car has no travel at all, I go over a bump and the rear feels like its going to shoot up in the air. I didnt have this problem till after I put the KYBs on, it rode fairly well with whatever I had on before (no name cheapies)
Do I swap the kybs out or is there something with my spring thats freezing up?
VBP 460lb springs with a coil cut per spring
KYB shocks (all the way around)
Stock steel leaf
The car rides really nice on FLAT ROADS, unfortunatley, I'm in the northeast where plows leave potholes in their wake, the towns cut into the street to connect new homes to public water systems and the new pavement shrinks giving it a concave dip in the road.
The problem that lays is, it feels like the *** end of the car has no travel at all, I go over a bump and the rear feels like its going to shoot up in the air. I didnt have this problem till after I put the KYBs on, it rode fairly well with whatever I had on before (no name cheapies)
Do I swap the kybs out or is there something with my spring thats freezing up?
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Some shock rear spring combo's can cause that...I'm running Bilstein Sports/new 7 leaf and hitting bumps at speed not an issue..very stable..but harsh...bet your rear suspension is stiff like mine..
Last edited by rihwoods; Sep 23, 2006 at 10:19 AM.
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by Corz
whats the stock spring rate for the rear?
fwiw, its a base 69 350/auto with ac
fwiw, its a base 69 350/auto with ac
My 77 only has 85k miles on it and the spring was totally dead.Check out these items:
VB&P dual-mount spring (the best): http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=559
330# spring:
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=544
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=544
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=384
360# spring:
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=550
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=547
http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=387
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From: Middletown Connecticut
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Originally Posted by rihwoods
Sounds like a 9 leaf..??? Are you getting "bounce" ???
thanks for the links Mr. Wayne, I'll check em out
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Originally Posted by Corz
bounce is an understatement.. last night I almost got thrown out the passenger window on the rebound
thanks for the links Mr. Wayne, I'll check em out
thanks for the links Mr. Wayne, I'll check em out
Rich
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From: FL
My combo:
460# coils cut 1/2 coil.
340# TRW rear spring
KYB GR-2 shocks
255-60R15 tires.
Not too bad on the roads but I do try to avoid the bigger bumps. I can really feel the cobblestones in downtown Newport and the bumps going over the bridge. Still, even my Avalanche hates that road. LOL.
460# coils cut 1/2 coil.
340# TRW rear spring
KYB GR-2 shocks
255-60R15 tires.
Not too bad on the roads but I do try to avoid the bigger bumps. I can really feel the cobblestones in downtown Newport and the bumps going over the bridge. Still, even my Avalanche hates that road. LOL.
