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I love my Stagea but I would like to make the ride more compliant..(I drove on some great winding roads the other day...and the car was magic..but for day to day driving..I find it too harsh).

I am running some newish KYB shocks with original springs commpressed about an inch at present.

From what I am told...

Most Coilovers have an even harder ride than the standard set up.??? (comments please)

If this is the case... I am thinking of trying to get hold of some softer springs.Any one know of any?

Cheers.

Scott

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Hi Scott,

Yes coilovers are allways going to be firmer than the standard setup. Thats the entire idea of them to firm up the ride and make it handle better.

As for softening your ride. Maybe just go back to stock struts and sell your coils. Or do a trade with some one after some coils for their stock struts +cash your way!

I love my Stagea but I would like to make the ride more compliant..(I drove on some great winding roads the other day...and the car was magic..but for day to day driving..I find it too harsh).

I am running some newish KYB shocks with original springs commpressed about an inch at present.

From what I am told...

Most Coilovers have an even harder ride than the standard set up.??? (comments please)

If this is the case... I am thinking of trying to get hold of some softer springs.Any one know of any?

Cheers.

Scott

Standard springs are plenty soft enough - are your shocks adjustable? If not do a deal for some standard shocks and then get some sway bars to stop the wallowing in the corners - they will not detract from your ride comfort.

Agreed, as long as your shocks are in good working order (especially if they're brand new replacements with original rates), then the best change you can make to keeping that handling is the upgraded sway bars.

I love my Stagea but I would like to make the ride more compliant..(I drove on some great winding roads the other day...and the car was magic..but for day to day driving..I find it too harsh).

I am running some newish KYB shocks with original springs commpressed about an inch at present.

From what I am told...

Most Coilovers have an even harder ride than the standard set up.??? (comments please)

If this is the case... I am thinking of trying to get hold of some softer springs.Any one know of any?

Cheers.

Scott

Hi Scott ,well as i suffer with back problem`s i want soft ride i have changed my tyre`s from 235/40/18 to 235/45/17 & find it much better ride then before,i have been thinking what to do shockie & spring wise & really & i may just stay stock & look to sway bar`s & bushes to remove bodyroll it`s hard when Whitline only do 2 bar`s not much,so it may be jap spec stuff i look to see what is about ,I would like to try a 50 series tyre to see if that is any better as i find some road`s are :):O ,so may be try to find some 17in rim`s & go 50 series on them it may be what your looking for i think it would be better i hope to try some out soon myself ,good luck cheeer`s chuckie ,
Hi Scott ,well as i suffer with back problem`s i want soft ride i have changed my tyre`s from 235/40/18 to 235/45/17 & find it much better ride then before,i have been thinking what to do shockie & spring wise & really & i may just stay stock & look to sway bar`s & bushes to remove bodyroll it`s hard when Whitline only do 2 bar`s not much,so it may be jap spec stuff i look to see what is about ,I would like to try a 50 series tyre to see if that is any better as i find some road`s are :):O ,so may be try to find some 17in rim`s & go 50 series on them it may be what your looking for i think it would be better i hope to try some out soon myself ,good luck cheeer`s chuckie ,
SK will make you any bar you want. Selby bars from his company Superior Suspension, Sydney. And yes you won't get a comfortable ride from 35 or 40 profile tyres.

I agree that going back to 17's and a 45 profile tyre will help a bit..

I still find it a bit odd that most owners refer to their standard set up as soft..my standard set up was rock hard..(with four people and a full load... the springs hardly moved at all)...

What I would realy like is the firmness of what I have now...but with more dampening to take away the initail "wack" of bumps..perhaps a set of good coilovers would give me this???

The reason I was thinking soft springs is...I drove my sons commodore the other day..it felt like a boat..but didnt have that initail "wack" from bumps...

Hope that all makes sense..wanted to get some feedback so I can figure out my best plan of attack.

Cheers

Edited by bluesky4me

could it be the case that your springs are not the correct rating? ie could be rated incorrectly ( too hard ) and yes the higher profile tyres will def help

are you sure the car does not have solid subframe bushes * pineapples * because I noticed a definate change in ride after I fitted the subframe bushes. not that I am complaining cause I think the car definately gets off the line faster and feels better handling wise than before I put em in

I agree that going back to 17's and a 45 profile tyre will help a bit..

I still find it a bit odd that most owners refer to their standard set up as soft..my standard set up was rock hard..(with four people and a full load... the springs hardly moved at all)...

What I would realy like is the firmness of what I have now...but with more dampening to take away the initail "wack" of bumps..perhaps a set of good coilovers would give me this???

The reason I was thinking soft springs is...I drove my sons commodore the other day..it felt like a boat..but didnt have that initail "wack" from bumps...

Hope that all makes sense..wanted to get some feedback so I can figure out my best plan of attack.

Cheers

I agree that going back to 17's and a 45 profile tyre will help a bit..

I still find it a bit odd that most owners refer to their standard set up as soft..my standard set up was rock hard..(with four people and a full load... the springs hardly moved at all)...

What I would realy like is the firmness of what I have now...but with more dampening to take away the initail "wack" of bumps..perhaps a set of good coilovers would give me this???

The reason I was thinking soft springs is...I drove my sons commodore the other day..it felt like a boat..but didnt have that initail "wack" from bumps...

Hope that all makes sense..wanted to get some feedback so I can figure out my best plan of attack.

Cheers

I doubt that the springs are the problem unless they are not in fact standard springs (you should be able to get standard springs cheap or free from someone upgrading). Bilstein shocks are the way to go and you should be able to get them valved to get the ride quality that you want by a knowledgable technician (not peddars).

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