Too rough of a Ride
Originally Posted by fellowx
I have a 03 Evo8 as my daily driver, I love everything about the car except for it's suspension. It is just too stiff, the car jumps all over the place during small cracks. I feel just about every crack, bump in the road. My wife complains all the time, and I do agree with her. It's stiffer and bumpier than my old 91 tercel with dead shocks. It's great at the track but in real world driving it quickly gets tiring.
I'm contemplating doing a swap to the MR suspension to get a smoother ride. Can you MR owners tell me how the MR's suspension compares to the Evo8's. I know I didn't buy a luxury car, but I want the Evo to handle the bumps and cracks better. My dream car has always been the EVO and I love it to death but might just have to trade it in for something smoother if the MR suspension won't solve the problem.
I've driven the STI and I would settle for something like it. It's not the smoothest car out but the ride is manageable. Please share your comments..
I'm contemplating doing a swap to the MR suspension to get a smoother ride. Can you MR owners tell me how the MR's suspension compares to the Evo8's. I know I didn't buy a luxury car, but I want the Evo to handle the bumps and cracks better. My dream car has always been the EVO and I love it to death but might just have to trade it in for something smoother if the MR suspension won't solve the problem.
I've driven the STI and I would settle for something like it. It's not the smoothest car out but the ride is manageable. Please share your comments..
i love the way this thing rides... and i got OUT of a SS camaro into this as a practicality move.
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at the cost of MR suspension you will only gain modest changes, this seems like a waste. now if he said, it just a tad to stiff then maybe just tires and MR would do the trick. but i think he wants something like a normal sports car feel . not the track car suspension we have now. which is great by the way . you just better hope you dont live on a bumpy road.
Go buy a $500.00 beater with a soft ride. To me, there is too much trade off for a softer ride. It may cause you to crash the car because of the increased body roll and upset the balance of the entire platform.
I've upgraded from a 03 to the MR. The ride on my friend STi was better but not anymore. You can't go wrong with handling and comfort 
. If i had a white 05 RS i'd upgrade the MR shocks, vortex generator, Dark MR wing, wheels... sorry got carried away 
. If i had a white 05 RS i'd upgrade the MR shocks, vortex generator, Dark MR wing, wheels... sorry got carried away
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Originally Posted by gtr
I've upgraded from a 03 to the MR. The ride on my friend STi was better but not anymore. You can't go wrong with handling and comfort . If i had a white 05 RS i'd upgrade the MR shocks, vortex generator, Dark MR wing, wheels... sorry got carried away
. If i had a white 05 RS i'd upgrade the MR shocks, vortex generator, Dark MR wing, wheels... sorry got carried away 
i am by no means attempting to offend anybody here but i have a question. we all(or at least i hope we all did) test drove our cars before we bought them. so we all knew what we were getting ourselves into. so why would you wont to make the handling of the evo worse by making it softer. at least that how it seems to me. i am by no means a suspension expert. but softer ride equals more body roll, less feel for the road. and all sortas of other stuff. given you could go with one of the set ups mentioned above. but we are talking about no less than 800 bucks(for the MR setup) to just make a ride softer when you knoew wht you were getting yourself into in the first place.
just my two dimes and a nickel
just my two dimes and a nickel
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RKT i will not defend anyone but , sometimes the short test drive may not be enough to full appreciate the stiffness, I am ok with ride but i just happened to move down a very bumpy old road which of course is 20mph and the harsh rebound setting is really apparent. not to mention my wife does complain about the bumpy ride, ( she didnt buy the car) so its ok. i think we all want the best of both worlds great handling, and smooth ride. it can be had for the right price. test drive the Porsche S4 or any late model NSX very good handling with really exceptional ride. now where did I put that spare 80,000 dollars.
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i am by no means a suspension expert. but softer ride equals more body roll, less feel for the road. and all sortas of other stuff.
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I'm still considering which shocks to get. I rode in a Mr a short ways to check it out and it seemed a little more compliant sometimes but a lot of the time I couldn't tell the difference. If a smoother ride is your #1 priority they will help a little, but don't expect too much.
just get some softer sidewall tires as others have mentioned and get a gently used set of MR bilsteins. The fist time I drove an MR I could tell there was an awesome improvement in ride quality. And dont worry about handling, the low speed properties of the bilsteins are just as good as the GSR/RS dampers, only the very high speed stuff for ride is better for the street. Thats why they are better, thats why they cost more.
I have the RRE turned JIC coilovers and low speed ride is actually a lot better than the stock suspension....i think it is valved better or something. Not to mention the car handles unbelievably better....(believe it or not)
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