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Harsh ride after lowering, help

Old 12-06-2007, 09:55 PM
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I've been living with my suspension mods for several months now and Ilove how the stance looks and Ilove how the car feels when on a nice smooth road, but on bumpy oruneven or poorlymaintainedroads the ride is harsh and loud,is there anything I can do to try and remedy this, or even slightly ease the pains?
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Old 12-06-2007, 10:18 PM
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coil overs... or softer springs?
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Old 12-06-2007, 10:29 PM
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Air ride suspension. No not the gay bounce your car around **** but the good Air Ride stuff $
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Old 12-07-2007, 02:37 AM
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yea that just goes along with lowering your car, its gonna be stiffer
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Old 12-07-2007, 03:19 AM
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did you just get springs? You can expect a harsher ride if you did not swap out different shocks/struts. Go get yourself a good set of shocks/struts and the ride will feel a bit better, not stock, but better than just swapping springs.
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Old 12-07-2007, 08:26 AM
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did you just get springs? You can expect a harsher ride if you did not swap out different shocks/struts. Go get yourself a good set of shocks/struts and the ride will feel a bit better, not stock, but better than just swapping springs.
It says in his sig that he has aftermarket struts.

Try getting some adjustable struts so that you can make them a little softer.

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Old 12-07-2007, 10:22 AM
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Throw somefox body shocks and struts on there. I had the same problemchanged them to fox shocks and struts rides batter handles the same. Oh yeah im a new edge.
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Old 12-07-2007, 10:30 AM
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did you just get springs? You can expect a harsher ride if you did not swap out different shocks/struts. Go get yourself a good set of shocks/struts and the ride will feel a bit better, not stock, but better than just swapping springs.
It says in his sig that he has aftermarket struts.

Try getting some adjustable struts so that you can make them a little softer.

thanks=P lols I didnt even notice that, I would recommend then a set of strange (if your looking to be cheap) adjustable shocks/struts and tokico 5ways if you want a decent set of shocks/struts that can perform well at the track and at the turn of a dial have a more civil ride quality. Just remember tho at the end of the day, your in a mustang and not some luxury car. Our cars were not meant to be comfortable or quiet=P
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Old 12-07-2007, 12:25 PM
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ive heard good things about blisten shocks and struts and ive heard good things about tockio adjustable shocks and struts!
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Old 12-07-2007, 03:15 PM
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i loved my bilsteins. over the summer i was almost half a second faster than an 07 vette Z06 at a local autocross. That was my first autocross and his 8th... Should have seen the look on his face...lol

please tell me you didn't really think lowering your car wouldn't stiffen the ride... want the looks? got to compromise! (unless you have serious money)
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