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flmont 11-16-2009 04:05 PM

I need a softer set-up ???
 
I live in Tucson,az,...and the roads here are not good at all,..I now have adjustable Koni's on the front(soft setting) and it beats me up,..I dont flow over the roads I bounce over them and they are truely very rough how can I soften the ride.It feels like Iam going to snap something driving local roads ????? TIA Frank

Chuck Moreland 11-16-2009 04:10 PM

What are your suspension specs now?

Torsion bar size
Koni yellow or red
what are the rear shocks
ride height
tire size

flmont 11-16-2009 05:08 PM

I belive its stock,...I have a 77' Targa and I used red koni's,...FM

flmont 11-16-2009 05:11 PM

as for ride height its very low set at around 24" maybe 24.5 front and rear...I dont know what the bar size would be...15" tires aswell FM

sc_rufctr 11-16-2009 05:20 PM

There's not much you can do to soften it up without swapping out components.

I have a through body Weltmeister anti roll bar on the front. The ride on my car was very harsh when i bought it.
I moved the link arms further out on the adjustment arms and this had the effect of softening the suspension.
Also adjusted the rear - Weltmeister as well.
They were almost hard against the stops when I bought the car.

You car being stock would have the non adjustable bar that is installed lower down outside the body.

I'm not sure if this helps.

chocolatelab 11-16-2009 06:04 PM

maybe check the bushings

the ones on my 78 are beat, replacing them as we speak

also a return to a normal ride hieght may soften things up

cant wait to hear from the experts

thanks for the question

Chuck Moreland 11-16-2009 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flmont (Post 5015302)
as for ride height its very low set at around 24" maybe 24.5 front and rear...I dont know what the bar size would be...15" tires aswell FM

A complete tire size is what I was looking for eg. 205/50 15.

But it looks like the problem is your car is too low. With stock tbars and that height, you are likely hitting the bump stops regularly. That makes for a very harsh ride.

Increase ride height or make suspension mods to allow you to safely run that low height.

flmont 11-16-2009 08:05 PM

Ok Chuck Thanks ,. but what type of mods could be done,I have little experience with P-Car suspension

flmont 11-16-2009 08:06 PM

Oh I will need to ck on the tire size,....Thanks Frank

flmont 11-20-2009 01:59 PM

man I measured my ride height (rear) 23" yes 23 " I sure thought it was set at 24" in 05' Bad shocks ???? FM


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