[V8] squeak

[Ed Kellock]

I have them with stock springs in both cases.  I started out with
stock BBS wheels and 225/60-15 tires.  I've had many different other
sets.  The best have been my snow tires/wheels and probably the
225/50-16 SP8000 on the optional OEM 16x8 BBS wheels.  All the 17's I
have are stones so I can't be sure what I was feeling then.

I do feel it is mostly due to the interaction between tire and
suspension.  But no matter what, for me, the HD's don't have a
sufficient "comfort zone" for small imperfections.  I'm hesitant to go
with Boge's because I feel they might be too far the other way, too
soft.  I have a set of Koni Reds that I was going to use in place of
the HDs, but haven't installed them yet.  In my black car with the
H&R's, they have the compliance for minor stuff that the HD's lack.
Not sure how they'll do with the stock springs.

I think I'm going to try Monroe Sensatracs in the Avant.  If they
don't work for me there, I'll put them in the 90 V8 (GF's car).

Ed

On 8/29/07, Dave Head <v8q at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> What I found with the HDs is that they are incompatible with a 'sport'
> or lowered suspension. When I first put in my H&Rs, it was terrible.
> When I went to sports, it was barely better - until I went to 17" rims
> and low profile tires. Then with the compliance out of the tires, the
> suspension worked the way it was supposed to...
>
> Ed Kellock wrote:
> > I have generally disagreed with most of the publicly stated opinions
> > of Bilstein HD shocks.  I have found them to be very uncomfortable and
> > uncharacteristic of the vehicle.  When fully exercised they control
> > well, but in normal, around-town driving, they have no "comfort zone",
> > i.e. you will feel every ridge, ripple, and pebble in the road.   I
> > have tried various different wheel/tire combinations as well.  The
> > shocks were installed in 2000 and have not seemed to relax.  The Avant
> > I bought last year has a set which were installed many, many more
> > miles ago than in my V8 and they exhibit much the same behavior.  The
> > Koni/H&R combo in my 93 V8 actually rides smoother and more
> > comfortably over the same roads.  (I still don't like the pogo motions
> > over larger, more abrupt undulations).
> >
> > If however you drive around with a full passenger load most of the
> > time, you'll love them.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > On 8/29/07, tlastre01 at sprintpcs.com <tlastre01 at sprintpcs.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Ok guys, I have decided I will do new shocks. I hear Bilstein are the best. Besides the shocks all the rubber components that look like condoms around the shocks are torn. I will need to replace these along with those camber links you guys mentioned. While I'm down there, anything else? Oh, yes,  I did my brakes. I purchased EBC brake pads, the red stuff, man what a difference. There's no sponginess to my brakes anymore. I overhauled my rear sliders, installed brake pads all around, and new UFOs. The slight vibration I was getting at 85+ is gone. Thank you guys for all the input on the brake pads. Now I need to tackle my shocks.
> >>Once again, thank you guys.
> >>Tomas
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