I lowered my car by changing the springs. I still have the original struts and my car doesn't like any bumps. The back end is also bouncy. I plan on replacing the struts to get a better ride. Do I need special lowering struts ( I haven't found any anywhere) or can I get the self ajusting kind and be alright? Will they work or will I be wasting my time and money?
2007-07-20 08:20:11 · 7 answers · asked by mike p 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
When changing springs especially lowering springs the spring rate is higher. That's why you are feeling a bouncy ride. Your present struts can't handle the increased spring oscillations (bouncy ride).
I strongly suggest you replace your struts with KYB units. There are a couple of sources on line to order this particular brand. Tire Rack .com, partstrane.com, auto parts.com, autopartswarehouse.com and your local Car Quest has this brand. They are valved differently than Monroe senca- track as the valve is in the bottom of the piston giving much better control of your new stiffer springs.
I finished installing a set of these (KYB) struts on my personal car and the ride is a tad stiffer. The overall control is unbelieveable. The sweet part is that no matter where the piston is low (in your case) or high the ride is constant because of the valve in the very bottom of the strut piston. I also chanced springs to a higher rate, not to lower the car but to add roll stiffness to the front and rear.
Tirerack.com recommends these struts whenever the Eibach lowering ( higher rate pre inch of spring travel) springs are used.
2007-07-20 09:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For shocks, the top manufacturers include Eibach, Tokiko, Neuspeed, KYB, and Koni. Some even offer adjustable
There are makers of complete strut systems like Tien and JIC which not only are height adjustable but some of the shocks are adjustable as well.
Makers of camber kits are Ingall and SPC with my opinion that Ingalls are a LOT better.
There are also replacement kits like airbags and hydrolics (which makes your car bounce by itself) which I don’t recommend. Those technologies are used for show and is dangerous to use in the streets.
2007-07-20 08:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 14:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you ruined a perfectly good ride by lowering it.
2007-07-27 15:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by jjohnny65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have already wasted time and money,if the damn thing was designed to have its guts on the floor it would have looked like that when you bought it.!
2007-07-28 08:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by maclaren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need a lot of money for this job and it is going to waste your time
2007-07-25 06:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by Mohamad k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bounce baby bounce!!!
2007-07-28 05:31:47 · answer #7 · answered by L.T BONILLA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋