Re: Silly Suspension Question...

[Cris <ccl8370@osfmail.isc.rit.edu>]

As far as suspension tuning goes... start off with wheels/tires.
If you go with a set of Plus One setup from your stock wheels/tires,
the road feel should get better (or more sensitive). Then, if you want
to firm up the ride, then go with a new shocks and springs setup. 

Cris
A4 1.8TQ


> 
> VW guru's,
> 
> I currently have the stock suspension in my car.  One thing that annoys
> me is the combination of a mushy & sensitive ride.
> 
> Mushy - When I hit wide concave and convex dips in the road.
>     Also the body rolls quite a bit when cornering.
> 
> Sensitive - When I go over rail-road tracks.  When the road isn't
>     completely smooth and there might be lots of ripples in the road.
>     The car tends to feel every blemish in the road and amplifies the
>     noise inside the cabin.  It's almost as if I have pumped my tires
>     to some ungodly high PSI level, but my tires are fine.
> 
> I know most of you have replaced the suspension in your vehicles.  I'm
> just curious if any of you have found a suspension set-up which
> improves the noise level in the car.  Maybe a new set of tires would
> help quite some of the bumps and holes in the road?
> 
> I know I can easily improve the handling, I just want to know if there
> is a way to improve the sensitivity?
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> -Chuck...
> 
>