help improve ride
26 November 2011, 02:38 PM
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help improve ride
hi all , im running 19s on my 02 wrx which i know are a tad too big for a scooby ! but the low profile tires dont cope with the roads around here to good !! is there any way to improve the ride comfort without fitting coilovers ? to help absorb some of the impact from these fukin potholes !!!!!! holding back the rant about them !!
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26 November 2011, 02:46 PM
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Are you running the normal bug spring / shocks ?
Shaun
PS I ran 19" Kahn RSV's with Pirelli P-Zero Nero on my 02 Bug WRX........had to change them in the end LOL
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PS I ran 19" Kahn RSV's with Pirelli P-Zero Nero on my 02 Bug WRX........had to change them in the end LOL
26 November 2011, 02:50 PM
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coil over's will jut make it stiffer and ride harder i have a very bad back right now waiting for a op have 18's with 214/35/18's on and sport spring's to make it ride softer coily's are in th eloft for arter the op
26 November 2011, 03:01 PM
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coilovers will make it worse bud...............
you'll have to either deal with it or change down to 18's which are the perfect size for performance anyhows........you can then up the profile (maybe a 40/45) of the tyre then which will aid you and give you a bit of leeway on the pothole issues
you'll have to either deal with it or change down to 18's which are the perfect size for performance anyhows........you can then up the profile (maybe a 40/45) of the tyre then which will aid you and give you a bit of leeway on the pothole issues
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, oh and so are my wheels. The ride is fine as I've not gone for especially low profile tyres (my speedo is more accurate with 215/40/18 than it was with 205/50/16 lol)
26 November 2011, 06:09 PM
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i did not choose to fi 19s as they already fitted when i bought it ! and dont some bugs come fitted with 18s ? so really im only an inch over !
26 November 2011, 09:06 PM
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I'm running 18's with a 35 profile on sti red shocks and its stiff but not unbearable.
Dont think i'd want to go up to 19's tho, handling is comprimised already once I went from 17's to 18's.
Dont think i'd want to go up to 19's tho, handling is comprimised already once I went from 17's to 18's.
27 November 2011, 09:04 PM
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Jeez, you lot!
Why not try some standard 17" wheels and tyres-you'll be amazed at the difference. I find the stiff sidewalls on my BT070 compared to the flexible ones on my sottozero winter tyres transform the car's feel when I swap them over- and that's with identical profile and STi alloys.
Tyre pressures also make a difference but ultra low profile tyres are never going to flex much.
Again, it does depend on the shocks as a properly set up coilover with the right spring would make a far nicer ride. Long travel BC with 5/4 and softer internal valving should do the trick.
Why not try some standard 17" wheels and tyres-you'll be amazed at the difference. I find the stiff sidewalls on my BT070 compared to the flexible ones on my sottozero winter tyres transform the car's feel when I swap them over- and that's with identical profile and STi alloys.
Tyre pressures also make a difference but ultra low profile tyres are never going to flex much.
Again, it does depend on the shocks as a properly set up coilover with the right spring would make a far nicer ride. Long travel BC with 5/4 and softer internal valving should do the trick.
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