Burgie

Does anyone have a picture or drawing of where these factory installed blocks are located on the Magnetic Ride shocks that must be removed before sale and are often forgot?

Aerovette

HA !! Maybe that's why my car rides like a skateboard on a cobblestone road.

blacksedan87

Here's a drawing - not an actual photo.....

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...e+Ride+Control

From what I remember - the stuffers were yellow and the tab that hung down was red.

Burgie

Thanks, now I know what to check

DeeGee

Heres a pic for you

Randy's nearly as old as me so he gets forgetful

blacksedan87

I remembered where I saw the TSB and the drawing, didn't I? Two outa three ain't bad!

Cheerio, Dave!

Burgie

Without having to crawl under the car, can you tell if they have been removed by the ride. I noticed no big difference in the ride when the ride is changed from sport to cruise outside of the car feeling like it bottoms out on some dips. It has 25k on it so it has been in the shop before for routine maint and I would have thought if the blocks were still in it they would have noticed it.

ettoredjr

Vehicle Prep Technician Sheet for '03 F55 System

Virtual Geezer

Damn, the info on the Forum continues to amaze me!!

steve8

Excellent info above.
There have been stories about people buying a used car with the stuffers still in place. The poor original owners were screwed for years.

DeeGee

so true

Just to be clear. This only applies to F55 MSRC cars so 03 onwards. Those of us with F45s are not affected. Mind you, my ride selector is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

Burgie

Thanks for the info-

Aerovette

I'll be checking this tomorrow.

ghallam

Thanks for the info. I have a 2003 with 13,000 miles, I purchased in June 2009. I jacked it up Saturday morning, and sure enough I found a yellow tab connected to a hard plastic bushing on all four shocks. Question now does anybody know if 13,000 miles with this still in the shock could cause any damage?

Burgie

You may end up with a better ride and like new shocks. Musta been a stiff ride up to this point.

Trigger Creep

I've heard dozens of these stories with no mention of trouble. Its sad that the GM dealers couldn't read the literature that came in the car.

Yank 'em out, but save them as collectables. It'll ride SO much better.

steve8

I doubt it will be a problem, but it's an interesting point.
Regardless, yank them out and enjoy your new car!

DeeGee

No its only plastic. Pull them out and enjoy the ride

I wonder how many F55 owners have the same problem

ghallam

I drove it to work this morning. Amazing difference in the ride, and now I can tell the difference when I switch from touring to sport. It is too bad the original owner never got to experience the ride the way it should have been.

Joe Scafide

I have just learned about this but the car is in storage till spring so i called the dealer they looked up with my vin. And said the car was prepped he was not sure (i dont think he knew what i was talking about) so now i have to wait till spring to find out because i cant tell the difference between tour and sport thanks for heads up