jgirl said:
ohhh, yes! please let me/everyone know
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Alright installed, dropped the front about 3 inches and rear about 2, bit lower than I wanted to go but thats ok (it wont settle anymore as they were used for about 10K miles). Alignment is done also with some slight negative camber in the rear, front to spec, used Ingalls Kits in the rear.
Dampener is set to 8, so right in the middle for softness and stiffness (though I have not personally checked this, thats where they said they put it) Havent drove but 20 miles so far and limited to the turns in the daily driving and getting stuck behind people. Keep in mind there are not many rough roads here in NC but there are parts that I drove on already and purposely hit the rough patches to see how it responded.
First thought, there seems to be considerable road noise, not from bumps or anything but just cruising in general, I can just hear wind and the tires making noise (maybe because I am closer to the ground and tires now). As for hitting dips on the highway, that car barely moves, it dampens out with a quickness, like a matter of a couple seconds. Who ever has used the term bouncy to describe how the suspension responds is crazy. When I hear something is bouncy, I think a bouncing ball that takes forever to dampen out, this is not the case, a few mere seconds and the coilovers have dampened out the bump or dip, which will cause a bit rougher ride in terms of comfort.
As for rough patches, you can def tell the difference, it is not punishing difference but you can tell how many bumps the wheel hit, where as before you would be like damn thats a rough patch, now you are like damn thats a rough patch with about 10 holes/divits in the blacktop
Overall it is a very comfortable ride at the middle setting, it is not stock but it is pretty close, on a scale of 1-10, 10 being stock, it is about a high 6 or 7. I will play with the settings over the next couple weeks to see what ratio works best front to back, any suggestions would be great!
I can now tell the stock tires from the TL wheels are the limiting factor as when I take turns hard you can feel the sidewall give and they squeak like a banshee
Which they did not before the coilovers. That will be my next upgrade, but keep in mind I have a slight front rake with the height so more weight is put on the front wheels.
I dont have exp. with any other coilover company or system, this is my first suspension mod on any car so my comparision is very limited, I can just do stock and SS-P.