Smoother Highway Ride for Coilover Conversion

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by dhutton

The other thing I will reiterate is take a look at the Roadster Shop Ride Line chassis. They have incorporated a lot of the improvements that I have been whining about for years. So apparently I’m not the only one thinking this way.

Don

That's why I went with the Roadster Shop ride chassis they're now doing. They have a specific shock/spring package developed specifically for that. Ride quality is the optimum goal, but I'm not at the point to be able to give an opinion on how it works yet.

[dhutton]

Originally Posted by camcojb

That's why I went with the Roadster Shop ride chassis they're now doing. They have a specific shock/spring package developed specifically for that. Ride quality is the optimum goal, but I'm not at the point to be able to give an opinion on how it works yet.

Their Ride Line chassis takes it to another level. Very interesting design but they are pretty proud of it…. I was considering one but 10 month leadtime with a non refundable $11k deposit was a bit much for me.

Don

[CraigS]

Well dang, this is wrong for sure.
"Brett from Ridetech told me that compression adjustment doesn’t do anything anyway because the spring rates are so high."
What the heck did they design/tune their stuff for? Apparently not for the street.

[Vegas69]

What about a dual rate spring? You'd give up some performance, but perhaps it would soften up the ride under normal conditions.

I had a G Bar in my Camaro which is basically the same thing I believe. I went to a dual adjustable shock and I personally think compression adjustment benefited the ride. There is also the option to build custom axle brackets to allow a longer shock and spring. I lowered my shock mount about .5" to get my shock in mid stroke on my G Bar. I found that I was bottoming out my shock under heavy load prior to the modification. I ended up being pretty satisfied with the G Bar after modifying the shock mount and going to dual adjustable shocks. In stock form, it's not ideal for a decent ride height. I mocked up my rear end without springs at my desired ride height and had the brackets made. It's a pretty simple job. I don't know if it will fix your issue, but I don't recall my car riding that bad.