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Jul 22, 2019 | 09:24 AM

btorlv

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MRC question

If I don't add MRC to my Z51 order How stiff or rough will the car drive with the Z51 tuned suspension?

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Jul 22, 2019 | 09:26 AM

Mike Campbell

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Actually having gone to coilovers from leaf springs it should be just fine unless you live a state like PA (Potholes Abound) . Just saying...

Jul 22, 2019 | 09:28 AM

BIG Dave

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Good question for anyone that currently owns this configuration. Oh wait, nobody currently owns this configuration, or any C8 for that matter! Maybe come back around January or February and bump this thread.

Jul 22, 2019 | 10:27 AM

NFARVW

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Turning radius is tighter with them added as an option. Go for it.

Jul 22, 2019 | 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Campbell

Actually having gone to coilovers from leaf springs it should be just fine unless you live a state like PA (Potholes Abound) . Just saying...

That makes no sense... spring rate is spring rate and the chassis doesn't care if it's derived from a monoleaf or a coil. Coils are better for packaging in this case (no place to hang leafs under the car) and better for tuning on a real race car (easier to carry a trailer of coil springs and swap them at various tracks vs. leafs)

To the OP... my C7 was a non-mag Z51. It wasn't bad on smooth to average roads. It was pretty stiff on bad roads. If it means anything to you I'm 100% getting mag ride Z51 on this car as I put a lot of miles on my cars and track them 3-4 weekends a year. I want to be able to have it cushy when I drive to work and then stiff at the track and that's exactly what mag ride does.

Jul 22, 2019 | 11:35 AM

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I test drove C7 Z51s with and without the MRC. The non-MRC Z51 drove just fine, similar ride quality to my C5 Z51 (my wife never objected to the Z51 ride quality). But the Z51 with the MRC rode better in all modes - just felt like it handled road conditions better and felt more sophisticated (for lack of a better word).

I bought the C7 Z51 with MRC and cannot imagine buying another vehicle without the system.

One of the videos I saw mentioned that the MRC on the C8 is a new 4th generation system.

Gen 4 MRC should be well worth the investment.

Last edited by tomlink; Jul 22, 2019 at 11:46 AM.