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Old 12-26-2006, 05:15 PM
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Ever time i drive my car it ride like ****, if i hit a bump in the road i hear a loud clunk, even if i drive over a crack i can feel it in floorboard, what do i do, i have a bent panhard rod and am replacing them asap, but what else could this be from i am very disappointed with the ride quality with the car lately it used to be alot better than this. if i drive it and hit a bump it feels like i am going 150 down a old farm road. what can i do about this please help
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it could be your suspension/springs, or there may be something loose under the car, just bring it to a service place and ask them to look under the car and tighten up any loose bolts. Mine was doing the samething and i just brought it in and they fixed the problem
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Your front struts could be sticking, not allowing any flex or bounce to your ride. Do you have low-pro tires or big wheels by chance?
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i have stock shocks and rims and tires
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Originally Posted by 02SSCamaro#9751
Ever time i drive my car it ride like ****, if i hit a bump in the road i hear a loud clunk, even if i drive over a crack i can feel it in floorboard, what do i do, i have a bent panhard rod and am replacing them asap, but what else could this be from i am very disappointed with the ride quality with the car lately it used to be alot better than this. if i drive it and hit a bump it feels like i am going 150 down a old farm road. what can i do about this please help
How many miles do you have?

Might be a good time to do some suspension mods..
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hmmm... if it's more noise than actual bumpiness, check your exhaust hangers.
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my car has 55,xxx miles i just put GMMG on it and it still has these weird noises, i am going to go down there when my panhard rod, Lower control arms, and my strut tower brace arive, and tighten everything up, and fix this problem
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front sway bar bushings are bad
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Three reasons, period:
1. Shocks suck
2. Shocks suck
3. Sway bar bushings are probably dry or bad but that won't cause what you are describing

BONUS reason: Shocks suck

They sucked from the factory unless it's an SS/WS6.

If you have stock springs, get you some Bilstein HDs from Sam Strano and be happy. I should have done shocks first, best mod to my car, period. If you really want to do it right, get Koni SAs, wish I had. Either shock will make your car feel better than new, both comfort and handling. Do anything else first and you are f***ing your self every mile you drive it.




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