4x4? Not no more!
03-03-2008, 09:16 PM
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RE: 4x4? Not no more!
Looks good. I don't know about it being a better ride than stock though, I guess it depends how you define "better". I've been running the same springs and dampers for quite a while. I'd say the ride is much more firm than stock. Don't get me wrong, its much better than stock from the handling perspective but its defintely not from a comfort perspective.
Have fun and experiment with the D-Spec settings - they are a remarkable product. I'm always amazed when I change the settings what a difference it makes. We recently took a road trip and I had them set at 7, which is still firm but comfortable on the highway. Yesterday I'm in the car with my wife, she was trying to drink a soda but having trouble finding a smooth stretch. She turns to me and asks (in an annoyed voice) if I'd re-set the shocks (I had reset them to 3). Here is a woman who dosen't know squat about cars but she could tell the diff, thats how dramatic the setting range is. Great dampers!
Have fun and experiment with the D-Spec settings - they are a remarkable product. I'm always amazed when I change the settings what a difference it makes. We recently took a road trip and I had them set at 7, which is still firm but comfortable on the highway. Yesterday I'm in the car with my wife, she was trying to drink a soda but having trouble finding a smooth stretch. She turns to me and asks (in an annoyed voice) if I'd re-set the shocks (I had reset them to 3). Here is a woman who dosen't know squat about cars but she could tell the diff, thats how dramatic the setting range is. Great dampers!
03-03-2008, 10:07 PM
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RE: 4x4? Not no more!
haha.. believe it or not, that was taken with my $150 Canon, just like the rest. 
I've heard some people say they're more comfortable than stock, and some say less. Maybe it depends on your settings. I find it more comfortable than stock. I've only gotten to take it on a 20 minute trip, but the potholes here are hell, and it was a real smooth ride. The standard shocks/struts aren't much to speak of. I have the rear very firm because I'll be putting some big meat back there. The fronts are on medium. Maybe you're setting them too soft?
To adjust them, you stick a small "key" in the top of the strut/shock and turn it. Clockwise firm, counter-clockwise soft.
I've heard some people say they're more comfortable than stock, and some say less. Maybe it depends on your settings. I find it more comfortable than stock. I've only gotten to take it on a 20 minute trip, but the potholes here are hell, and it was a real smooth ride. The standard shocks/struts aren't much to speak of. I have the rear very firm because I'll be putting some big meat back there. The fronts are on medium. Maybe you're setting them too soft?
To adjust them, you stick a small "key" in the top of the strut/shock and turn it. Clockwise firm, counter-clockwise soft.
03-03-2008, 10:28 PM
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RE: 4x4? Not no more!
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haha.. believe it or not, that was taken with my $150 Canon, just like the rest.
haha.. believe it or not, that was taken with my $150 Canon, just like the rest.
03-05-2008, 04:50 PM
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RE: 4x4? Not no more!
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scarlet is looking mighty fine now. thanks for sharing.
how's ellie doing.
scarlet is looking mighty fine now. thanks for sharing.
how's ellie doing.
Ellie hasn't had much done to her. She got some new rear drag meat as well, and a k-member brace with torque limiters. Ordering Roush rear springs for her soon. That's about it for now.
