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ride quality. makin my car ride like a porsche

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Old 04-17-2006, 02:08 AM
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so i finally decided what i would like to do with my car. i am going to add the maximum motorsports chassis brace package and some performance front and rear swaybars. so i was wonderin what else can i do to make my car ride like a high dollar car? i am planning on putting air ride in it. right now i have 17's on my car and some low pro tires. should i switch to some smaller rims and get a larger sidewall?
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Old 04-17-2006, 02:14 AM
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if we are thinking the same air ride...... RUN AWAY!! I know a guy who did it to his cavy. he spend 2500 on the system, and the damn thing doesnt work half te time. it loses pressure at one wheel all the time and looks dumb anywhere. quite honestly ur going to sacrifice performance for ride quality, and Porsches dont ride all that smoothly. I drove a carerra about a month ago and it was really stiff. I would get some nice drag springs (personal pref, there are also lowering spring that will help handling) and some nice stiff struts. ull feel the bumps more, but ull get that ability to perform like a high dollar car to some degree.
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Old 04-17-2006, 02:19 AM
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well i dont know about that one bro. my dad has air ride in his 41 and the bags are the best. they take the abuse from his car pushing around 660 hp. plus the potholes around town. even when he is cruzin at 120 on the highway they are good
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Old 04-17-2006, 02:21 AM
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well, if it works for you then go for it. although you can get more for your money with good ol fashion metal parts
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Old 04-17-2006, 02:36 AM
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ya thats true. the thing that i like about air ride though is that i can have the the raised drag look and then i can lower my car if i want to corner and such. plus you have to admit that pulling up somewhere and hearing the air shoot out of those bags while dropping your car is priceless. it pulls eyes everytime my dad does that. i just would like my car to ride nice, you know rigid when needed and smooth when cruzin
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I like the air sound of nitrous purge Ive probably wasted half a tank purging at people who think they are tough sh*t. they just stare slack jawed. I dont know all that much about air ride, but when he deflated it was too low to be functional, and when it was up it was just stock height. Im sure u can adjust that though.
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