Just want to share my suspension install
08-28-2015, 07:38 AM
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Nice setup and it looks good the SQ is lowered. I just took mine in for the H&R Coilover along with SPC camber arms. I should get the truck back this weekend and will post pics!
08-28-2015, 02:48 PM
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1200 road trip update.
Installed on car as of this update.
Bilstein B8 sport Strut (First time using the B8 sport, I have been using PSS9/10 on all my other cars, totally different feel.)
H&R -3
034 Tran mount
034 x-brace
034 rear diff
ECS spacer
OEM 21' wheel w/ p-zero w/ 9k miles on it.
AWE exhaust.
... It is FREAKING good.... I really don't know whether to say "hard" or "stiff" It is softer than stock SQ5 suspension, in a way. with OEM, i could feel ever crack on the road. Now, that is gone. It is planted to the road. it absorb. and absorb.
Handling in turns is another story. OK the car still leans. I and don't have swaybar right now. I thought I can get away without it. But IT IS NEEDED.
Low speed turn leans a lot more than mid/high speed. and that is Bilstein nature. At high speed on-ramp. it holds very well. The faster I go, the tighter it gets.
The rebound is excellent. it is not bouncy over speed bumps. it reacts fast.
Overall, normal driving, much more comfortable than OEM.
Once thing I notice , the car itself now , steering is much more sensitive . and after 2 alignment. it is not perfect. though the alignment print out shows it is perfect. everything is in the green.
overall will I recommend it. Yes.
more update once I get swaybar install.
excuse my ESL....
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08-28-2015, 08:38 PM
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OK. here is my 1200 mile update in no-cal to so-cal and back review.
Installed on car as of this update.
Bilstein B8 sport Strut (First time using the B8 sport, I have been using PSS9/10 on all my other cars, totally different feel.)
H&R -3
034 Tran mount
034 x-brace
034 rear diff
ECS spacer
OEM 21' wheel w/ p-zero w/ 9k miles on it.
AWE exhaust.
... It is FREAKING good.... I really don't know whether to say "hard" or "stiff" It is softer than stock SQ5 suspension, in a way. with OEM, i could feel ever crack on the road. Now, that is gone. It is planted to the road. it absorb. and absorb.
Handling in turns is another story. OK the car still leans. I and don't have swaybar right now. I thought I can get away without it. But IT IS NEEDED.
Low speed turn leans a lot more than mid/high speed. and that is Bilstein nature. At high speed on-ramp. it holds very well. The faster I go, the tighter it gets.
The rebound is excellent. it is not bouncy over speed bumps. it reacts fast.
Overall, normal driving, much more comfortable than OEM.
Once thing I notice , the car itself now , steering is much more sensitive . and after 2 alignment. it is not perfect. though the alignment print out shows it is perfect. everything is in the green.
overall will I recommend it. Yes.
more update once I get swaybar install.
excuse my ESL....
Installed on car as of this update.
Bilstein B8 sport Strut (First time using the B8 sport, I have been using PSS9/10 on all my other cars, totally different feel.)
H&R -3
034 Tran mount
034 x-brace
034 rear diff
ECS spacer
OEM 21' wheel w/ p-zero w/ 9k miles on it.
AWE exhaust.
... It is FREAKING good.... I really don't know whether to say "hard" or "stiff" It is softer than stock SQ5 suspension, in a way. with OEM, i could feel ever crack on the road. Now, that is gone. It is planted to the road. it absorb. and absorb.
Handling in turns is another story. OK the car still leans. I and don't have swaybar right now. I thought I can get away without it. But IT IS NEEDED.
Low speed turn leans a lot more than mid/high speed. and that is Bilstein nature. At high speed on-ramp. it holds very well. The faster I go, the tighter it gets.
The rebound is excellent. it is not bouncy over speed bumps. it reacts fast.
Overall, normal driving, much more comfortable than OEM.
Once thing I notice , the car itself now , steering is much more sensitive . and after 2 alignment. it is not perfect. though the alignment print out shows it is perfect. everything is in the green.
overall will I recommend it. Yes.
more update once I get swaybar install.
excuse my ESL....
I believe its the 034 x-brace that made steering is much more sensitive? but not the suspension?
08-31-2015, 08:25 AM
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The ride feels much firmer and less floaty. Since it has the 21 incher, I feel all the bumps at speed.
His little sibling
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