mufflerguy
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Just purchased a 2008 ACR from Centennial Dodge in Colorado, got delivery on tuesday, love it!
A couple questions:
I had previously owned a 96 GTS, and that car rode fairly well on the street.
This ACR is a handful to drive, can barely keep it going straight down the road, and it takes bumps way harder than the GTS.
The Sport Cups are down to the wear bars that came on the car, so I just got 4 new pilot super sports ( 285 fronts) and will be installing them over the weekend.
My shocks and springs appear to be stock, stickers still intact and set on the softest setting,. Yellow springs with purple spacers, fronts are KW 190-170, rears are KW 90-200, are these factory?
I would like to get this vehicle to drive as soft as possible, and I know about the 1000 lbs downforce, I will not be racing or getting the car over 80-90 MPH , ever.
Would changing out the rear springs to a lighter rate (800 lbs) help, or would going to a stock set of coupe shock/spring assys work better ( $1600 on VPA)
Also, looking for alignment specs that would work well on the street to stop it from following every groove in the road.
I am an auto mechanic for 25 years by trade, so swapping shocks out would be very easy for me.
Thanks in advance, Matt
A couple questions:
I had previously owned a 96 GTS, and that car rode fairly well on the street.
This ACR is a handful to drive, can barely keep it going straight down the road, and it takes bumps way harder than the GTS.
The Sport Cups are down to the wear bars that came on the car, so I just got 4 new pilot super sports ( 285 fronts) and will be installing them over the weekend.
My shocks and springs appear to be stock, stickers still intact and set on the softest setting,. Yellow springs with purple spacers, fronts are KW 190-170, rears are KW 90-200, are these factory?
I would like to get this vehicle to drive as soft as possible, and I know about the 1000 lbs downforce, I will not be racing or getting the car over 80-90 MPH , ever.
Would changing out the rear springs to a lighter rate (800 lbs) help, or would going to a stock set of coupe shock/spring assys work better ( $1600 on VPA)
Also, looking for alignment specs that would work well on the street to stop it from following every groove in the road.
I am an auto mechanic for 25 years by trade, so swapping shocks out would be very easy for me.
Thanks in advance, Matt