what shocks and springs will give me a smooth ride over railroad tracks and bumps?
08-11-2004, 12:27 PM
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what shocks and springs will give me a smooth ride over railroad tracks and bumps? its seems my stock shocks arent that great for bumps and tracks, it wasnt too bad untill my dad took my car to a local garage and had them take the drag radials off and put the stock rims and tires back on, they also chaged all 4 valve stems, now i need to know what shocks shoudl i get that will give a smooth ride over bumps and railroad tracks, and still be ok for the track, it doesnt have to be a hardcore drag shock but something decent at the track. should i also change springs or just the shocks?
08-16-2004, 08:46 AM
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Used to be parents just took away your keys...
but taking away your drag radials? That's
just plain mean!
Heh.
More sidewall height and less tire pressure =
softer.
Most aftermarket shocks are going to make a
harsher ride. Bilsteins in the back plus lowering
springs = ***-pounding. A generic "heavy-duty"
shock is likely to be less harsh; my air shocks
I found to be softer but still don't find any
excess "action" in back so I think the damping
is sufficient (for a not-so-hard-core setup).
A shock with a lot of bump damping makes for a
harsh initial jolt, but less travel to recover. The
compliance has to be taken up by the tire.
A shock with too little rebound damping makes
the thing bounce more after the jolt.
If you had some adjustables, that would let you
ride one way, and drive another.
but taking away your drag radials? That's
just plain mean!
Heh.
More sidewall height and less tire pressure =
softer.
Most aftermarket shocks are going to make a
harsher ride. Bilsteins in the back plus lowering
springs = ***-pounding. A generic "heavy-duty"
shock is likely to be less harsh; my air shocks
I found to be softer but still don't find any
excess "action" in back so I think the damping
is sufficient (for a not-so-hard-core setup).
A shock with a lot of bump damping makes for a
harsh initial jolt, but less travel to recover. The
compliance has to be taken up by the tire.
A shock with too little rebound damping makes
the thing bounce more after the jolt.
If you had some adjustables, that would let you
ride one way, and drive another.
08-16-2004, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
Bilsteins in the back plus lowering
springs = ***-pounding.
Adding the Bilstien (rear) and Koni (front) package, with the stock springs, improved the ride of my car. It's more comfortable than it was before. The stock shocks tended to clamp down hard over small, sharp impacts and then wallow over large impacts. The Bilstien/Koni setup corrects that.
08-19-2004, 02:36 PM
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Forget HAL's if you want a smooth ride, stiff yes, kidney jarring yes. Mixed with Eibach sportline lowering springs I have to watch any bumps, railroad tracks, dips, driveways etc.. No one said looking good was easy.
