cdunson
May 7th, 08, 11:02 PM
The problem: stiff ride. On roads that are slightly uneven I feel the car nosing up with the highs and nosing down with the lows.. so I'm going up and down in my seat the whole time. I have a g-body with full hotchkis setup and it rides great, so its not like I don't like or want a performance ride, but this just doesn't feel right.
I've done the following:
-Checked the rear suspension, sat the rear down on the tires with all bolts loose and then just snugged them up.
-checked the front suspension.. same method. Also loosened up the sway bar end links a bit. The bar isn't level but I can't go any farther down.. it will hit the steering arm bolts.
-trimmed a bit off the front lower bump stops, I only had about 3/8 of an inch clearance. now have close to 3/4
-found that I was hitting the rear bump stops, but I beleive that was just from pulling in and out of the driveway at an extreme angle.
The setup:
Front: global west S-2 springs 1 inch drop, eldelbrock IAS shocks, hotchkis sway bar and end links, rubber bushings except for the sway bar which are poly 235/60/15 on 8 inch rims
rear: hotchkis 1.5 inch drop 3 leaf springs with 1 inch lowering block, hotchkis bilstein shocks, 275/60/15 on 8 inch rims. rubber bushings in front, poly in the rear
Small block with iron heads, no ac, No RS stuff, no heavy stereo equipment
I have only about 700 miles on the car since the build.
about 32 psi in all 4 tires
Lots of guys using the hotchkis leafs and liking them so maybe my issue is the global west springs up front. Anyone know the rate on those? Is my tire size or difference in tire size from front to rear having any odd effect?
I can run over a set of train tracks or an intersection with a lot of grooves and its not usually that jarring.. but the wavy uneven roads bug the hell out of me.. up/down.. up/down ugh.
I've done the following:
-Checked the rear suspension, sat the rear down on the tires with all bolts loose and then just snugged them up.
-checked the front suspension.. same method. Also loosened up the sway bar end links a bit. The bar isn't level but I can't go any farther down.. it will hit the steering arm bolts.
-trimmed a bit off the front lower bump stops, I only had about 3/8 of an inch clearance. now have close to 3/4
-found that I was hitting the rear bump stops, but I beleive that was just from pulling in and out of the driveway at an extreme angle.
The setup:
Front: global west S-2 springs 1 inch drop, eldelbrock IAS shocks, hotchkis sway bar and end links, rubber bushings except for the sway bar which are poly 235/60/15 on 8 inch rims
rear: hotchkis 1.5 inch drop 3 leaf springs with 1 inch lowering block, hotchkis bilstein shocks, 275/60/15 on 8 inch rims. rubber bushings in front, poly in the rear
Small block with iron heads, no ac, No RS stuff, no heavy stereo equipment
I have only about 700 miles on the car since the build.
about 32 psi in all 4 tires
Lots of guys using the hotchkis leafs and liking them so maybe my issue is the global west springs up front. Anyone know the rate on those? Is my tire size or difference in tire size from front to rear having any odd effect?
I can run over a set of train tracks or an intersection with a lot of grooves and its not usually that jarring.. but the wavy uneven roads bug the hell out of me.. up/down.. up/down ugh.