How do I improve the ride?

[iSot]

RIGHT??????
ive fitted eibach pros -35 mm springs with the standard seat sport dampers had the car lazer aligned to gain a good quality ride and good handling as well much better than standard

Yep.. I'm right and you are right too about, that you can gain more handling performance with installing just springs, but that is not ever as good as well made and designed suspension setup, which including shocks + springs...

 

[davemotor]

its always best practice to fit matching shocks and springs but unless the standard shocks are rubbish or worn out, most cars will see an improvement with springs alone. many people fit lowered springs for looks rather than handling, and not everyone can afford a full kit anyway. saying that, fitting stiff, low springs with crap shocks can be dangerous and if you saw some of the horrors we get in the workshop it would scare you!!!!

 

[iSot]

Yep.. If the looks is everything...

...but installing springs for oem shocks is just a compromise, which do not give same kind of benefits, what whole setup could give... After market springs are always made with idea of compromise and the idea is, that springs could fit and working well for many different setups and shocks. There are reasons for that why springs have to be made and designed together with shocks, that kind of setup works well and giving a good performance for a car.

I'm not against for installing just a springs, but just saying that its always compromise and if the looks is more important than gain more performance for driving situations, so then the springs doing job just fine.... Even then oem shocks could fail with time, because after market springs could be example. just too stiff (shocks working on wrong area) for some shocks and then you have to replace your shocks anyway...

 

[isamion]

pic of mine on Eibach 60mm kit - ride is slightly improved over standard and nothing rubs or catches

Hi,
Did you get this done in house at SERE or somewhere else?
I am considering getting something done with the suspension,
and looking for somewhere reputable to do the work.