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Old 03-29-2004, 07:56 PM
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Default H Sports - Impact on Ride

Those who have installed H Sports as the only suspension mod. Does this change alone impact ride quality? How much does this help handling?
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Night and day handling difference, but it does increase impact harshness
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on a 1-10 scale...1 being stock, 10 being a corvette. where do you put the ride?
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Default I agree with ex-PzKWK, the handling is greaty improved....

I installed a blue set last November on the <soft> setting. My ar no longer has the sever body roll I used to experience when driving on curvy raod or exiting off ramps. You will also feel much more confident when performing spirited lane changes at speed. The feel of the ride in city conditions and on ice covered roads (boiler plate conditions) is a little harsher and is why most of the snow belt drivers have them set on <soft>. However, the H-Sports make the ar feel more like a German sports wagon and less like a SUV (In my case, my Yukon XL). I have also noticed that when the ar has four passengers or is under load, it makes me consider resetting the rear sway to the <hard> setting. I may make the change for the summer if someone writes up some slick conversion directions.....

Bottom line: H-Sports are a must with the ar!
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Soft setting would = 4, Hard = ??
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Ride =better than LS1 Camaro , handling = better than LS1 Camaro
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Default Thanks.. now I'm totally confused...

I never drove a camaro..
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Default Handling imrpoved enough to be worth the $$$. Ride quality change small enough wife didn't notice.

I WAS concerned they would overly degrade ride quality, but they don't. To me, it's a completely unregrettable mod.
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Default What ex-PzKW said, except that...

I haven't noticed the ride being much harsher than stock, in fact, for every day driving it's still pretty plush. As the others have said, the bars really improve handling and inspire confidence. A must for the car.
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Not really fair... comparing it to a live axle, noodle-chassis dinosaur!


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