Im tired of this!!!!!

[george536]

Ok today i had it with my car. I was driving and i was feeling every bump on the road even more. For some reason i just have to get a smoother ride. Im tired of hitting these bumps and bouncing around all over the place. OK im not big on money. So i dont really noe what to get. Shocks? what do springs actually do for your car? Just handle better? i just want a less bumpy ride. I dont want to lower my car or anything. I saw some shocks on ebay for 200 i think they wer kyb gr2 or something? are these ok? will i need to replace springs too? Are these fairly easy to install?

And yes i did search first but the only thing that comes up is for people who want to have better launches and handleling. I just want a smoother ride.

[o*HeR()]

springs will make you car alot rougher and coil overs are even worse

[george536]

so i should just get shocks right? wich ones do you guys recommend?

[helliviknow]

im not sure how much shockswould help... if you found any that would help id bet it would be in the gas adjustable area. that way if its not good one way you can adjust it until your getting as smooth as possible. i dunno its gonna be tough though a eclipse wasnt really meant to ride like a lincoln i dunt think... peace

[george536]

So its not worth it?

[1stGenRocks]

if you get a air suspension kit they give a really soft ride. it wont handle worth shit but anything that makes it softer will make handling worse

[Partizan]

Yeah, the aftermarket is made up of primarily performance and lowering suspensions, not many people looking for a luxury ride in an eclipse. Sorry. Air bags seem like your best bet though.

[Urban_Squrill]

Ur shocks might just be dead.When I baught my car about 6months ago it still had the factory shocks from 95. Check to see is ur shocks are shit.

[GSTRacerNVUS]

How good are your tires george536?

I think my tires are making my ride bouncy.

I feel like I'm on a vibrating bed (I kinda like it )... j/k.

I had to put some really crappy tires on my car temporarily. Since then, I feel like I need a chiropracter to ride around with me to crack my back every time I get out of the car.

[george536]

My tires are pretty uneven. Ive been meaning to replace for all new ones but i havent got the money. but still i thing its too much for it just to be the tires. i hit the slightest thing and you can feel it bad.

[1stGenRocks]

bad tires will make vibrations or noise as you go and usually get worse the faster you go. they wont really make bumps worse unless your tires pressures are really high

[GSTRacerNVUS]

^^ Or really low (almost flat)

[crazzyguydj]

my car didnt handle very well a couple months ago, so i bought some gabriel struts that are the same size as stock off of ebay and it rides pretty smooth now. just the struts not the springs. i did it myself in about a weekend

[TreeFrog]

i have KYB GR2 shocks and i bounce all over too! i hate it!!! fuck this car!!!! ever time you see and bump or bridge on the high way i cringe!!!! arg!

i'm sure my coil overs don't help. if i raised the coil overs would it smooth the ride out?


i'd reconmend taking your car to a suspension place and seeing what they say. maybe your shocks are shot to hell. maybe new stock shocks would help

[drdisque]

george: the KYB GR2's would probably improve your ride with the stock springs, that's what they're made to do.

TreeFrog: the GR2's aren't made to be lowered more than an inch on, chances are you've either stretched their limits so far they don't really work anymore, or you've already blown them out. If you want to get good handling get some real performance shocks like the KYB AGX, Tokico Blues, or the granddaddy of them all, the Koni Yellow Adjustable.