rough ride?
rough ride? hello all 
not sure if its the right section but anyway. i noticed my car has been a little rough than usual. that is when i had to drive my 2010 caprice SS for a week and then when i go to drive my camaro it is noisy, rough on streets and annoying! car has 130K with mods in sig. i checked my bump stops and they are dry as hell! they break when i touch them. my tires arent that bad. i am going to change engine mounts along with new wheels and tires this week. what else do you suggest? what could cause all this roughness? i want to be smooth and quiet. thanks.
not sure if its the right section but anyway. i noticed my car has been a little rough than usual. that is when i had to drive my 2010 caprice SS for a week and then when i go to drive my camaro it is noisy, rough on streets and annoying! car has 130K with mods in sig. i checked my bump stops and they are dry as hell! they break when i touch them. my tires arent that bad. i am going to change engine mounts along with new wheels and tires this week. what else do you suggest? what could cause all this roughness? i want to be smooth and quiet. thanks. Yeah, if you're not looking to lower, a set of Bilsteins (or Koni's if you're looking for more performance, with higher $$$ also) will really help the car out. Look at your suspension bushings as well (in the front, as well as the rear LCA and PHB bushings), if they're worn you'll get more slop and that can cause your car to be harsher on bumps/road irregularities.
Also, if you want it quieter, you could always add some sound deadening in the car. There's quite a few people on here that have done that and have great results to show for it.
Also, if you want it quieter, you could always add some sound deadening in the car. There's quite a few people on here that have done that and have great results to show for it.
The stock shocks are ok for ride for a few years and maybe 100,000mi max. As above, I would replace with Bilstein HDs at the least. Had them on my otherwise stock suspended (later 32mm front bar) V6 and they were great. I put Konis on the Formula and they are also very good, but they are a fair amount more. So if you don't want adjustability or mild front drop go with the Bilsteins to save a few dollars.
I would avoid OEM replacement type shocks because the Bilsteins are leaps and bounds better and will probably last longer. That said the Bilsteins damp a good deal more aggressively than stock spec shocks so it will be firmer, but overall there is less harshness over large bumps and the car will be more composed in mid corner bumps.
I would avoid OEM replacement type shocks because the Bilsteins are leaps and bounds better and will probably last longer. That said the Bilsteins damp a good deal more aggressively than stock spec shocks so it will be firmer, but overall there is less harshness over large bumps and the car will be more composed in mid corner bumps.
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+1 for bilsteins. They are firmer than stock but its a very nice ride, absorbs bumps much better and the car just seems more planted as a whole instead of being all floaty. They are a great price too, but if you have the money I would go for a set of konis. They can't be beat
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Verdad Gallardo thanks for the help guys. yes 99FormulaM6r its just as you described it; i can feel every single stone n crap on the road! its annoying. i think am going with bilstein for the price. ill check my local stores since i live in middle east its gna cost a lot to ship them from the US. thanks again guys
EDIT: 99FormulaM6r you mentioned the sound deadening i thought of that too. but how much weight will it add? its really weird how fbodys are noisy! this is my 2nd fbody and its just as annoying!
EDIT: 99FormulaM6r you mentioned the sound deadening i thought of that too. but how much weight will it add? its really weird how fbodys are noisy! this is my 2nd fbody and its just as annoying!
sorry for the 100 questions! but i found pretty good deals online. just wondering how much a single shock weights? some sponsors wrote 2.6 lbs? if thats the case am getting them online. any idea?
I can't give you an exact weight but I just changed out my springs yesterday and idk about the rear but I'd have to guess the front shocks weigh maybe 5 lbs each. I'd hit up WS6 store...they have great prices. The price on these shocks have dropped a lot, I remember about two years ago I paid $450 with shipping!
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...roducts_id=763
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...roducts_id=763
thanks for the help guys. yes 99FormulaM6r its just as you described it; i can feel every single stone n crap on the road! its annoying. i think am going with bilstein for the price. ill check my local stores since i live in middle east its gna cost a lot to ship them from the US. thanks again guys
EDIT: 99FormulaM6r you mentioned the sound deadening i thought of that too. but how much weight will it add? its really weird how fbodys are noisy! this is my 2nd fbody and its just as annoying!
EDIT: 99FormulaM6r you mentioned the sound deadening i thought of that too. but how much weight will it add? its really weird how fbodys are noisy! this is my 2nd fbody and its just as annoying!
