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Forum: I've just recently bought and installed new wheels and tires, 18 inch front and rear, and while the car rides better then it did before I think there's some more dialing in that could be done.
The car just ticked over 60k miles, and it's slightly lower then stock ride height. It's got single adjustable Silvers Coilovers, and upgraded c5z06 sway bars I believe. I'm open to all opinions. I want the car to corner flat, so I'm considering larger sway bars, but that will come later. Looking to make it a competent "canyon" car but try and keep it compliant
End links, solid engine mounts, trans mount and bushings would be my suggestion.
The car no longer has the plastic end links. Whether that upgrade came stock this year or the previous owner did it, I'm not sure. I am in agreement about the bushings, many of the articles re: vibration at speed found bushings to be the final fix. But I worry that solid engine mounts would be real harsh on the street?
What are the size of your tires? From the pics it looks like the front tire has a slightly higher diameter than the back. For most operations of driving having the front tire diameter .6 to t.2" shorter make the car run smoother and handles better, This is especially true if your speeds go over 90 mph
New bushings will really firm the car up. I noticed after install that the car felt solid. The car does not get jerked around hitting a bump or going over rail road tracks it just takes it and settles down.
I did bushings on my car first then the next suspension mod for me was a T1 leaf spring then at the same time I had AMT engine mounts and a OEM replacement trans mount. I did not find the mounts or my set up to be harsh on the street like you would think unless you're trying to drive with a hot cup of coffee in your cupholder.
What are the size of your tires? From the pics it looks like the front tire has a slightly higher diameter than the back. For most operations of driving having the front tire diameter .6 to t.2" shorter make the car run smoother and handles better, This is especially true if your speeds go over 90 mph
Originally Posted by miketreml
New bushings will really firm the car up. I noticed after install that the car felt solid. The car does not get jerked around hitting a bump or going over rail road tracks it just takes it and settles down.
I did bushings on my car first then the next suspension mod for me was a T1 leaf spring then at the same time I had AMT engine mounts and a OEM replacement trans mount. I did not find the mounts or my set up to be harsh on the street like you would think unless you're trying to drive with a hot cup of coffee in your cupholder.
I really like your wheels btw. What are they?
APEX Race Parts Forged vS-5RS. 18 inch front and rear by 11. ET 57 front, ET 38 in the rear, as I have inch or inch and a half wider rear fenders. Not a single tire company makes one model of tire that is 295/18 and 315/18 so the tires are 295/30ZR-18 FALKEN AZENIS FK510 XL front and 315/30R-18 FALKEN AZENIS RT615K+ SL in the rear. What I have read has led me to believe that if you want a car that is competent and compliant on the street, unless you buy a very expensive set of coilovers, they are likely too harsh for comfortable street driving. That's subjective of course but that's what I have seen. The car has silvers coilovers which are single adjustable, but I get the feeling that the"harshness" or "vibration" I get while driving is not from that but from a part that's loose or not dialed in properly, hence my thought that I'll go bushings next.
What spring rates are on the coilovers front and rear? On my C6 with Viking Coilovers and 600lb/650lb springs, it rides much smoother than stock when the shocks are set in the street position. Also great picture of the VS-5RS on there, do you happen to have any more?
What spring rates are on the coilovers front and rear? On my C6 with Viking Coilovers and 600lb/650lb springs, it rides much smoother than stock when the shocks are set in the street position. Also great picture of the VS-5RS on there, do you happen to have any more?
I'd id love to have some better photos, but these are what I've got.
What spring rates are on the coilovers front and rear? On my C6 with Viking Coilovers and 600lb/650lb springs, it rides much smoother than stock when the shocks are set in the street position. Also great picture of the VS-5RS on there, do you happen to have any more?
If anybody could tell me how to identify the spring rates based on the springs like if they had a part number on them or something similar, I would, but since I inherited the coilovers from the previous owner I don't really know what spring rates are on the car. I presuming that they are the stock replacements
Dialing in the ride
