stiff suspension and bumpy ride
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RE: stiff suspension and bumpy ride
okay so i took a bunch of pictures of just pretty much the entire underside of the car as well as under the hood, so what areas should i post so you can take a look at
also with regards to the struts, on cornering i dont get too much lean and my wheels only slip a little bit if i take the turn really quick (like way quicker than i need to). again im way new to cars at all, but logically i picture like...when im in the car there not being much upwards room for the strut to go so that when i hit bumps and stuff the force is transferred to the body, however there is enough downwards room so that when i corner there is plenty of pressure keeping the wheels on the ground.
that probably made no sense.
also if i do need struts and im mostly interested in comfort, would monroe struts be any good? they're on sale at canadian tire
also with regards to the struts, on cornering i dont get too much lean and my wheels only slip a little bit if i take the turn really quick (like way quicker than i need to). again im way new to cars at all, but logically i picture like...when im in the car there not being much upwards room for the strut to go so that when i hit bumps and stuff the force is transferred to the body, however there is enough downwards room so that when i corner there is plenty of pressure keeping the wheels on the ground.
that probably made no sense.
also if i do need struts and im mostly interested in comfort, would monroe struts be any good? they're on sale at canadian tire
#12
RE: stiff suspension and bumpy ride
Hi Chunk.. My best guess is the problem is at the back of the car. I would have a mechanic check the springs. I think what is happening is the springs are causing the body to travel too close to the hard stops on the suspension. I thought about it a little more last night and did some experimenting and found if I but springs on an old car we had it would bounce all over the place. I just measured the body height on my car. From the ground, across the center of the wheel, to the top of the wheel arch is between 25 1/8 and 25 1/4 inches. Check that out, it might shed some light on things. Also will tell us if the car is sitting level. We'll keep digging until we find out what it is....
#13
RE: stiff suspension and bumpy ride
okay i just measured on the drivers side. in the front its 25 1/4 -25 1/8 and in the back its 25 3/4, and its 14 inch wheels properly inflated.
so yeah its like the opposite of what happens on a bad suspension i guess, where it bounces all over the place. it just stays in place. so where do we go from here
so yeah its like the opposite of what happens on a bad suspension i guess, where it bounces all over the place. it just stays in place. so where do we go from here
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