Help, do I change dampers?
#1
The suspension on my 96 UK Scoob is a bit on the er...for want of a better description, bouncy side. Its strange thing to figure out cos it feels quite firm when you hit a rut or pothole yet on certain undulating bumpy surfaces it rebounds two or three times.
I asked the Suburu dealer to check it out and he says that its a characteristic of the car, and even suggested that a lot of the bouncyness is attributed to the soft seats fitted to the UK cars.
The car has done 80k mostly motorway miles and is on the original dampers.
Should I just cough up the six hundred or so quid for dealer fitted original dampers ( I understand that Koni inserts might not fit) or is this really a characteristic of the car.
Has anyone else experienced this on an older model UK car
I asked the Suburu dealer to check it out and he says that its a characteristic of the car, and even suggested that a lot of the bouncyness is attributed to the soft seats fitted to the UK cars.
The car has done 80k mostly motorway miles and is on the original dampers.
Should I just cough up the six hundred or so quid for dealer fitted original dampers ( I understand that Koni inserts might not fit) or is this really a characteristic of the car.
Has anyone else experienced this on an older model UK car
#2
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I wouldn't buy new ones at that price. Lots of 2nd hand ones from virtually new cars availabl with springs for about 1/3 that!!
Check the private sales section, or place an ad in the wanted section.
Some dealers often have a set from a nearly new car sitting around which has been upgraded which they'll let you have for next to nothing.
Check the private sales section, or place an ad in the wanted section.
Some dealers often have a set from a nearly new car sitting around which has been upgraded which they'll let you have for next to nothing.
#3
I just had KONI adjustable inserts fitted on my MY99, with Eibach's. So long as the standard struts are same on yrs, as on the later models - should be OK.
Don't expect to keep the old 'inserts' though, they get destroyed when preparing for the new inserts (Have to cut the top off and drill a hole in the bottom of the strut casing... messy)
Don't expect to keep the old 'inserts' though, they get destroyed when preparing for the new inserts (Have to cut the top off and drill a hole in the bottom of the strut casing... messy)
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