Ride too stiff
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Ride too stiff
My car is fitted ZR1 rear shocks and spring.....but it only weighs 2700 lbs....
The end result is at speed if I hit a moderate bump I put my head through the roof....
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Is the problem the shocks or the spring...?....
The end result is at speed if I hit a moderate bump I put my head through the roof....
....Is the problem the shocks or the spring...?....
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On the top of the tech/perfomance page look for the "sticky" topic that says c4 technical summary and FAC. Should help answer most of your questions. But I have one for you... how did you get your car so light!
Last edited by Gar; Feb 24, 2007 at 02:01 AM.
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I would immagine on a regular weight c4 changing the shocks alone would do more. In your car, being so much lighter, those springs must be part of what is making it stiff.
I'm no expert though. Someone should chime in with an exact solution for you.
I just wanted to say NICE CAR!!!.
I'm no expert though. Someone should chime in with an exact solution for you.
I just wanted to say NICE CAR!!!.
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I would immagine on a regular weight c4 changing the shocks alone would do more. In your car, being so much lighter, those springs must be part of what is making it stiff.
I'm no expert though. Someone should chime in with an exact solution for you.
I just wanted to say NICE CAR!!!.
I'm no expert though. Someone should chime in with an exact solution for you.
I just wanted to say NICE CAR!!!.
It is both shock AND spring. I would look for a FEI (standard) spring and match that with Bilstein HD (not Sport Z51) shocks. That should give you less stiffness when the spring is compressing and still give you good damping on rebound. BTW my Z51 does the same as nowwhat's car and I'm 6' 5" so I crack my head pretty hard sometimes!
Last edited by BADDUCK; Feb 24, 2007 at 09:01 AM.
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