Suspension mods for rough roads?
03-14-2023, 09:24 AM
#2
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post15157802
This is what I can think of:
- Go with Bilsteins shocks with stock springs.
- Make sure you're using rubber bushings in all bushing locations.
- Be sure your rubber bushings are in good shape.
- Remove the aluminum spacers from the bump stops in the rear if you have them.
- Run a narrower tire (245 or 255 all the way around, even narrower if you go with 16" wheel).
- if you're willing, go down a size to a 16" wheel, if you're running 17" or larger wheels, the extra sidewall will help absorb bumps.
- Check your tire pressure, keep it at not more than 30psi.
- Go with the most comfortable and quietest tire you can.
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Sam Strano (03-25-2023)
03-14-2023, 04:36 PM
#3
What I said to @ritchie1791 in 2011
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post15157802
This is what I can think of:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post15157802
This is what I can think of:
- Go with Bilsteins shocks with stock springs.
- Make sure you're using rubber bushings in all bushing locations.
- Be sure your rubber bushings are in good shape.
- Remove the aluminum spacers from the bump stops in the rear if you have them.
- Run a narrower tire (245 or 255 all the way around, even narrower if you go with 16" wheel).
- if you're willing, go down a size to a 16" wheel, if you're running 17" or larger wheels, the extra sidewall will help absorb bumps.
- Check your tire pressure, keep it at not more than 30psi.
- Go with the most comfortable and quietest tire you can.
03-20-2023, 11:35 AM
#5
Lol @ Michigan roads. You should have asked if there were any companies that would go on a search and rescue mission when your car FALLS into one of the many potholes we have around here. There's not much you can do to cushion the blow of a chasm that tears your oil pan off 
I'm crazy, I drive a LOWERED 2013 SS with 20's. I'm just waiting for a wheel failure one of these days. 
I'm crazy, I drive a LOWERED 2013 SS with 20's. I'm just waiting for a wheel failure one of these days.
03-25-2023, 09:57 AM
#6
What I said to @ritchie1791 in 2011
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post15157802
This is what I can think of:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...l#post15157802
This is what I can think of:
- Go with Bilsteins shocks with stock springs.
- Make sure you're using rubber bushings in all bushing locations.
- Be sure your rubber bushings are in good shape.
- Remove the aluminum spacers from the bump stops in the rear if you have them.
- Run a narrower tire (245 or 255 all the way around, even narrower if you go with 16" wheel).
- if you're willing, go down a size to a 16" wheel, if you're running 17" or larger wheels, the extra sidewall will help absorb bumps.
- Check your tire pressure, keep it at not more than 30psi.
- Go with the most comfortable and quietest tire you can.
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Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
04-06-2024, 10:10 AM
#7
whitmer and her slogan "just fix the dam roads" didnt work huh? I'm in the welfare wonderland of Mi myself. Roads arent all that bad in the Grand Rapids area, there still are rough spots though. Softer shocks probably will affect handling. Wide tires and a short sidewall is probably where a fair share of the roughness comes from.. I have Bilstiens on my 78 and they ride much better than the KYB's that were on it. Bilstiens are still a firm ride for sure. may not help ya much with a softer ride. IMO.