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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
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What are your suspension specs now?
Torsion bar size Koni yellow or red what are the rear shocks ride height tire size
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I belive its stock,...I have a 77' Targa and I used red koni's,...FM
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Ok Chuck Thanks ,. but what type of mods could be done,I have little experience with P-Car suspension
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Oh I will need to ck on the tire size,....Thanks Frank
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11-16-2009, 08:06 PM
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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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