Old Tired Suspension
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Old Tired Suspension
Hello all,
My WS6 has 120k on it, I just bought it. It looks lower than most other T/A's, but didn't know if it was just an illusion, because of the WS6's bulkiness... Anyway... It does not ride good. It bottoms out sometimes on minor bumps, the suspension is loud as well...
What all should I look at replacing if I wanna get this thing handling well... Don't really want to add handling performance, just want to get the old parts replaced...
Heck I don't even know how these suspensions are setup.. Are they springs and shocks or coilovers, or what?
Thanks
Jason
My WS6 has 120k on it, I just bought it. It looks lower than most other T/A's, but didn't know if it was just an illusion, because of the WS6's bulkiness... Anyway... It does not ride good. It bottoms out sometimes on minor bumps, the suspension is loud as well...
What all should I look at replacing if I wanna get this thing handling well... Don't really want to add handling performance, just want to get the old parts replaced...
Heck I don't even know how these suspensions are setup.. Are they springs and shocks or coilovers, or what?
Thanks
Jason
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Are you positive you are on stock suspension?
A stock WS.6 doesn't really handle all that great IMO, and mainly due to the stock shocks being valved all goofy. Rear has too much compression (slamming on bumps, snap oversteer), and both front and rear don't have enough rebound (floaty, disconnected ride and handling) and that overall "tired" sloppy feeling. Stock replacement, or cheapo over the counter replacement shocks will not fix this, and some may make it worse. Bilstiens or KYB's from stranoparts.com would be a better choice if you are on a budget and expect budget results. If you truly want to the car to ride and handle well you can look into Konis, which on otherwise stock suspension made my car feel similar a BMW.
Front is coil over, rear is separate shock/springs BTW.
A stock WS.6 doesn't really handle all that great IMO, and mainly due to the stock shocks being valved all goofy. Rear has too much compression (slamming on bumps, snap oversteer), and both front and rear don't have enough rebound (floaty, disconnected ride and handling) and that overall "tired" sloppy feeling. Stock replacement, or cheapo over the counter replacement shocks will not fix this, and some may make it worse. Bilstiens or KYB's from stranoparts.com would be a better choice if you are on a budget and expect budget results. If you truly want to the car to ride and handle well you can look into Konis, which on otherwise stock suspension made my car feel similar a BMW.
Front is coil over, rear is separate shock/springs BTW.
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I think the posts you see above make it pretty clear that you need to get yourself some better shocks. Each of those folks have, and are pretty blunt about the differences.
I know it's tempting to think that you must have something very wrong because the car works so damned poorly. I promise you the shocks are the culprit above all else. Until you get those squared away all the parts in the world won't help you
I sell a lot of brands, including KYB, Bilstein, Koni, Edelbrock, Tokico and even Monroe. No shortage of options, but not a lot of really good options.
Depending on the use the top two are Koni (always) and Bilstein.
I know it's tempting to think that you must have something very wrong because the car works so damned poorly. I promise you the shocks are the culprit above all else. Until you get those squared away all the parts in the world won't help you
I sell a lot of brands, including KYB, Bilstein, Koni, Edelbrock, Tokico and even Monroe. No shortage of options, but not a lot of really good options.
Depending on the use the top two are Koni (always) and Bilstein.
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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