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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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Car: 96 s-10, and 89 camaro RS
Engine: 305 TBI with alot of mods
Transmission: 700R4 B&M shift kit
camaro rides rough

man i bought thios thing saturday the 21st. And in my opinion these thins ried so rough its sikening. anyone else have this problem? Just coming out of the driveway it feels like no suspension travel. Any ideas?
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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replace it with new suspension pieces.

if you make the right choices it shouldn't ride rough at all.
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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"Rough" compared to what? My Trans Am rides considerably rougher than my 1995 Cougar XR7, but it's supposed to. If you're used to luxury cars, then an FBody is going to seem rough at first, simply because of the way the car is built. If you are just looking for a smoother ride, you could buy replacement springs and cheap shocks. Remember, anything with the word "performance" in it is going to help handling, but also degrades ride quality. Replacing all your suspension bushings with poly ones can help tighten everything up, and get rid of some of the noise as well.
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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Car: 2006 'Nox 91 Camaro RS 91 1500 Silv
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Also, make sure your tires have the right pressure in them. Mine were at like 43 psi when I got them, it sure did ride rough.
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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I didn't even think about that, but he's right, the tire shop that put my new tires on inflated them to around 45 psi, and it was pretty much unbearable to drive, I thought there was something wrong with my car it was so bad. Took them down to 32, and the ride improved dramatically.
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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Car: 96 s-10, and 89 camaro RS
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well it rides rough compared to my 96 S-10 and my 98 Envoy. I dont know maybe it is just me. But i will be putting my S-10 wheels and tires on tonight so well see if its the tire thing. It has 235 70 R15s in the back and i think 225 65 R15s up front. All were aired up by a tire place. So ill check out my S-10 wheels tonight and get back with everybody. But it feels like there is no suspension travel coming out of my driveway. It feels like it hits a bumpstop. Kind of like it bottoms out but it dosent scrape or anything.
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