bukurosh

New member and first time Corvette owner. Have an stock 2006 and I am going to replace all 4 shocks. Will not be racing or doing anything performance wise. Just want the most smooth and comfortable ride possible. Not sure if there is an airbag shock option. Going to drive it daily. Thank you in advance.

Dave S

No disrespect intended, but if you want the most smooth & comfortable ride possible, get yourself a Caddy.

ShagVette

Besides the shocks, don't forget the tires for a better ride feel.

919cw313

Buick.

marinablu67

Comfortable ride and Corvette in the same sentence is an oxymoron! If it's a base model with stock shocks under 40K miles, I think that's as comfortable as its going to get. Plus if you still have run flat tires, they can be very harsh riding, especially over bad roads with pot holes, etc.

marinablu67

This!

Dano523

Yep, since to keep the price down on the vets, the suspension where set up as a simple handling suspension alone, with disregard to newer type suspension that cost much more money, but allow for a softer ride when the car is not pushed instead. Hence even with the F55 suspension cars, even they where a comprise of the two at most.

So something like a DB9 may be a more smoother road car that handles like a dream when pushed, but it comes with a hefty price tag for a suspension that pulls that off isntead. When the DB was set up as a full time track car (DB9R), the ride in that car on the streets is brutal instead.

So what you should have done if you where looking for a smooth riding car with some handing and power your not going to use much instead, more that enough American saloons on the market that would have done such much better then the vet isntead.

Spaceme1117

A new set of stock factory shocks and a new set of tires will give you the best ride you can get in a C6 Corvette. This is especially true if your current shocks and current tires have a number of miles on them. In regards to the tires, even if they don't have a lot of miles on them, if they are over 5 years old, the rubber will have lost a bit of its elasticity and contribute to a rougher ride.

For Christmas I drove down from Kentucky to south Louisiana. We have some of the worst roads in the country in Louisiana with most major highways not being repaved but once every 30 years if we are lucky (thankfully we don't get potholes like in snowy areas of the country). I had put a new set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports on my 2011 Grand sport about a month before. Considering how bad the roads were in Louisiana, the car rode quite comfortably.

AORoads

Doubt if there's an airbag shock system made for your car. Suggestion I'd make is to replace with stock, non-Z51 suspension shocks and as mentioned above, get new tires. Of course, it depends on how old your tires are, but the longer they are on the car (after actual production date code on sidewall), the harder they get. The harder the tires get, the harder your ride gets. So, regardless of miles on the tires, take a look at the sidewall and see when they were made. (here's a website that explains where to look: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret...190101213240:s)

Finally, if you are looking for more comfortable tires, I would talk with Luke (Pavlich, phone ext. 4362) at TireRack about which tire will suit you best. And, yes, there is a difference in tires and their ride comfort in the Corvette.

Spaceme1117

I had a C5 Z06 and now a C6 GS and consider them to have a very nice comfortable ride. I have ridden my boss's Porche Boxter and while it handles extremely nicely, the ride is rough and jars your teeth on every bump. Sure, a Corvette won't have a floaty ride like a Buick Roadmaster but for what it is, they ride very comfortably.

wayback

I agree. The C6 has a pretty good ride for a sports car. But it is a sports car first and foremost.

OP go ride in a C2 or C3 for an afternoon.......you'll never complain about the C6s ride again.

Boomer111

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CrvtBB

+1 for the Koni FSD's. Expensive compared to some options, but great all-around shock for comfort and performance.

Bruze

Yup, I agree with this. I have the F55 option and considering what this car is capable of, it rides very nice -- even with Michelin RFs.

Bruze

Yup, back in the day when men were men, and American cars were in a class by themselves.

marinablu67

My other vehicle is a Chevy Silverado 2500HD PU, I'm use to a firm ride. I have no complaints about my 08 C6. It's a base vert with about 25K miles, oem shocks, and Michelin RFs. I love the ride!
I think the OP didn't take the time to drive and decide if this car was the right choice for a daily driver and now has buyers remorse, and wants to modify it into something it wasn't meant to be.
This is all conjecture about his ride experience, because we don't know how many miles are on the car, condition of the shocks and tires, or if it's been lowered.

TXGS507

I run the DRM Bilsteins w upgraded bushings on my C6Z... Love em… GL finding a set of those though.

LowRyter

If you have a base suspension go with the Bilstein HD B6 shocks (not "sport" B8) . Run the tires at 32 lb cold.

You'll find the car handles better and rides better. Lighter shocks and lower air makes the car wallow and actually makes the ride worse,even though this doesn't make sense.