what makes a smooth ride?
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what makes a smooth ride?
Me and a friend both have a 99 explorer sport. Mine for some reason doesnt ride as smooth as his does. So my general question, if it can be answered simply, is:
What makes a vehicle ride smooth?
Thanks for any answers
What makes a vehicle ride smooth?
Thanks for any answers
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Mine rides like a brick too. Tried lowering the front end some, didn't seem to help. I may try a little more and see if I can feel a difference.
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I can't see how lowering the suspension will affect the ride comfort.
To change that, surely you have to alter the spring rate?
Even changing dampers won't improve the ride unless the old ones are shot in which case the car'll actually firm up with new shocks.
But with the amount of sidewall on those tires assuming you didn't go low-profile on big rims, I can see that making a difference.
To change that, surely you have to alter the spring rate?
Even changing dampers won't improve the ride unless the old ones are shot in which case the car'll actually firm up with new shocks.
But with the amount of sidewall on those tires assuming you didn't go low-profile on big rims, I can see that making a difference.
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Originally Posted by allan1010
I can't see how lowering the suspension will affect the ride comfort.
To change that, surely you have to alter the spring rate?
Even changing dampers won't improve the ride unless the old ones are shot in which case the car'll actually firm up with new shocks.
But with the amount of sidewall on those tires assuming you didn't go low-profile on big rims, I can see that making a difference.
To change that, surely you have to alter the spring rate?
Even changing dampers won't improve the ride unless the old ones are shot in which case the car'll actually firm up with new shocks.
But with the amount of sidewall on those tires assuming you didn't go low-profile on big rims, I can see that making a difference.
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