Suspension
8/3/20, 09:00 AM
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Suspension
My 2014 Mustang GT CS was lowered by the previous owner and with that, he installed Eibach shocks or struts. Is there a better strut then Eibach? Ride in my stang is good but compared to my winter driver there is much room for improvement. Any suggestions welcome.
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8/3/20, 10:03 AM
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what kind of improvement are you looking for?
basically; do you want to be more isolated from the road with a generally softer ride, with the suspension absorbing more of the bumps so you don't feel them; or do you want to be more connected to the road, with a firmer ride, meaning you will feel more of the bumps but body movement/roll will be reduced and "handling" improved?
basically; do you want to be more isolated from the road with a generally softer ride, with the suspension absorbing more of the bumps so you don't feel them; or do you want to be more connected to the road, with a firmer ride, meaning you will feel more of the bumps but body movement/roll will be reduced and "handling" improved?
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8/4/20, 09:53 AM
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I'm not taking the car to the track or racing it and so I'd like a smoother ride. It feels like it bottoms out sometimes hitting bumps,I'm looking for a smoother/softer ride. Handling is not important either.
8/4/20, 10:21 AM
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Lowering generally causes two main compromises in the ride:
1) less suspension travel means more likely to bottom-out
2) stiffer spring rates used, to firm-up the handling and compensate for the tendency to bottom out
Also, my understanding is that the Eibach springs (and maybe shocks/struts) are performance oriented and generally have high spring rates, meaning relatively stiff ride (they have a few different springs available so this depends on which ones you have). Also when lowering, the bump stops should be trimmed to allow a little more travel; if this was not done then that could contribute to the feeling of bottoming out.
Low profile tires also contribute to the feeling of hard ride -- don't know what you have, but if you have 20" wheels (or 19" with 3- or 35 aspect ratio tires) that could be part of it
I'm thinking you might want to go back to OEM struts/shocks/springs; or maybe the OEM springs on a "better" strut/shock such as Bilstein
You could look for "take-off" OEM struts/shocks/springs, which are usually available cheap from people who took them off when they lowered their car -- check E-bay or local Craig's List if that sounds interesting
1) less suspension travel means more likely to bottom-out
2) stiffer spring rates used, to firm-up the handling and compensate for the tendency to bottom out
Also, my understanding is that the Eibach springs (and maybe shocks/struts) are performance oriented and generally have high spring rates, meaning relatively stiff ride (they have a few different springs available so this depends on which ones you have). Also when lowering, the bump stops should be trimmed to allow a little more travel; if this was not done then that could contribute to the feeling of bottoming out.
Low profile tires also contribute to the feeling of hard ride -- don't know what you have, but if you have 20" wheels (or 19" with 3- or 35 aspect ratio tires) that could be part of it
I'm thinking you might want to go back to OEM struts/shocks/springs; or maybe the OEM springs on a "better" strut/shock such as Bilstein
You could look for "take-off" OEM struts/shocks/springs, which are usually available cheap from people who took them off when they lowered their car -- check E-bay or local Craig's List if that sounds interesting
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