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Postby ftomad » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:58 am

My fto is very hard on the road its been lowered (before i bought it)
if i go back to standard shocks will it make a big difference?
i know it wont look as nice
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Re: hard on the road

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:44 am

ftomad wrote:My fto is very hard on the road its been lowered (before i bought it)
if i go back to standard shocks will it make a big difference?
i know it wont look as nice


Depends how it has been lowered - if its on coilovers then its gonna be much more comfortable going to new dampers and springs.

A few of us on this site switched to KYB dampers and aftermarket springs - best of both worlds IMO - FTO looks lowered,has improved handling and is still quite comfortable.

Also check your bushes and droplinks etc - a bit of a suspension overall could make a very big difference to your FTO.
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Postby ftolam13 » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:47 am

have you got a set of Tein coilovers, i have them on my car now and its very hard on the road unlike my last fto with just lowering springs.
it will make a big difference but i would not go back to standard
if you still had control, you haven't been fast enough 8)
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Postby versionR » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:31 pm

my version r is kinda hard on the road too
could i go with just the kyb shocks
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Postby kevinod » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:17 pm

What wheels have you on there? When I lowered & put on the kyb shocks I didn't notice much of a difference in ride quality. It was when I went from 16" to 17" wheels I noticed the main difference. Less rubber between me and the road.
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