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<blockquote data-quote="2003oxfordCobra" data-source="post: 16580762" data-attributes="member: 172569"><p>Hey guys, i have installed a set of strange 10 way coilovers on my 03 cobra and the ride quality has diminished to the point that i dread driving it to work every morning. </p><p></p><p>A little about my car's mods: full length subframe connectors, UPR K member, UPR tubular A-arms, 250lb x 12" springs with Stange 10 way single adjustable struts, maximum motorsports 4 bolt CC plates.</p><p></p><p>Everything is installed according to manufactures specs for each item and I have triple checked everything. This is why I have resorted to posting here for advice.</p><p></p><p>I live in Hawaii and the roads are crap. Potholes everywhere and uneven roads for rain runoff. </p><p></p><p>I thought coilovers would help by providing a smoother, more natural geometry for the front suspension, but i seem to be wrong. I heard bangs, thumps, and just pure chaos driving around. </p><p></p><p>I knew that having spherical bearings and polyurethane bushings can increase NVH, but i feel like it shouldn't be this bad. </p><p></p><p>I found some resent info that strange struts are undersized to fit more manufacturers CC plates, so i measured them with my Starrett calipers and the were in fact 11 thousands undersized. I took some shim stock to take up tge difference and that seened to help some, but only by about 5% difference in noise. </p><p></p><p>I guess my question, before i put all my stock suspension back on is, is this normal? Do they make any coilover spring isolators or top spring perch isolators (something that would go between the CC plate and coilover to absorb the vibrations)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2003oxfordCobra, post: 16580762, member: 172569"] Hey guys, i have installed a set of strange 10 way coilovers on my 03 cobra and the ride quality has diminished to the point that i dread driving it to work every morning. A little about my car's mods: full length subframe connectors, UPR K member, UPR tubular A-arms, 250lb x 12" springs with Stange 10 way single adjustable struts, maximum motorsports 4 bolt CC plates. Everything is installed according to manufactures specs for each item and I have triple checked everything. This is why I have resorted to posting here for advice. I live in Hawaii and the roads are crap. Potholes everywhere and uneven roads for rain runoff. I thought coilovers would help by providing a smoother, more natural geometry for the front suspension, but i seem to be wrong. I heard bangs, thumps, and just pure chaos driving around. I knew that having spherical bearings and polyurethane bushings can increase NVH, but i feel like it shouldn't be this bad. I found some resent info that strange struts are undersized to fit more manufacturers CC plates, so i measured them with my Starrett calipers and the were in fact 11 thousands undersized. I took some shim stock to take up tge difference and that seened to help some, but only by about 5% difference in noise. I guess my question, before i put all my stock suspension back on is, is this normal? Do they make any coilover spring isolators or top spring perch isolators (something that would go between the CC plate and coilover to absorb the vibrations)? [/QUOTE]
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