Angelos Finos
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Hey guyz,
I have a GP Tjet 1400cc 125PS Sporting.
From day 1 I had replaced the original springs with Eibach red ones, approx. 3 cm lowering, but kept the original struts.
From my understanding the struts should be then all the time on some small percentage of their stroke distance, since lowered spring was installed.
However I had never problem with my ride, it was comfortable and somewhat tight on high turns etc.
However now, after 140K kilometers, I decided to change the struts, normal ones not coilovers or adjustable, to keep the Eibach springs still on.
I replaced the original struts with a Koni (orange) STR.T performance package, which were supposed to be aprox. 50% tighter than the original, and also have a shorter stroke cylinder distance and would allow them to be 100% not in pressure in stable state.
Now after chanings, while the whole suspension feels strong and new (new top mounts also front and back), the only problem I have and I cannot understand where its coming from is that even in good and well maintained roads (to the human eye) I feel like the rear of the car is bounching up n down, like if my suspension is scanning the road for the slightest anomaly and the rear of the car acts as the wheels run on a road with "waves".
It gets a whole lot uglier when I am on a turn with high speed eg. 120 km/h.
Anyone has any idea? are these struts so much stronger and tighter and its transfering all the anomalies on the rear? Is it maybe alignment issue? (i did not perform alignment after replacing the struts and topmounts)
I am pleased to receive your experience guyz, as i am already 2 weeks with the new struts and already searching to sell them and buy the original ones again.
Thank you
I have a GP Tjet 1400cc 125PS Sporting.
From day 1 I had replaced the original springs with Eibach red ones, approx. 3 cm lowering, but kept the original struts.
From my understanding the struts should be then all the time on some small percentage of their stroke distance, since lowered spring was installed.
However I had never problem with my ride, it was comfortable and somewhat tight on high turns etc.
However now, after 140K kilometers, I decided to change the struts, normal ones not coilovers or adjustable, to keep the Eibach springs still on.
I replaced the original struts with a Koni (orange) STR.T performance package, which were supposed to be aprox. 50% tighter than the original, and also have a shorter stroke cylinder distance and would allow them to be 100% not in pressure in stable state.
Now after chanings, while the whole suspension feels strong and new (new top mounts also front and back), the only problem I have and I cannot understand where its coming from is that even in good and well maintained roads (to the human eye) I feel like the rear of the car is bounching up n down, like if my suspension is scanning the road for the slightest anomaly and the rear of the car acts as the wheels run on a road with "waves".
It gets a whole lot uglier when I am on a turn with high speed eg. 120 km/h.
Anyone has any idea? are these struts so much stronger and tighter and its transfering all the anomalies on the rear? Is it maybe alignment issue? (i did not perform alignment after replacing the struts and topmounts)
I am pleased to receive your experience guyz, as i am already 2 weeks with the new struts and already searching to sell them and buy the original ones again.
Thank you