hakan439 said:

Hi



I own an 2012 fiat 500C. Is there a way to make it more comfortable. The ride is very bouncy. I do have the 15 inch wheel option. I read the bilsten and koni shocks but could not understand whether they make more confortable. I do know that I can not make it merc confortable and I do not want any sportier ride either.*

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hakan439 said:

Hi



I own an 2012 fiat 500C. Is there a way to make it more comfortable. The ride is very bouncy. I do have the 15 inch wheel option. I read the bilsten and koni shocks but could not understand whether they make more confortable. I do know that I can not make it merc confortable and I do not want any sportier ride either.*[/

A key factor here is the the short wheelbase- the distance between the front and back wheels. Shorter wheel bases will give a bouncy ride, which is why limos, Jags and Rollers all have longer wheelbases for a plusher, smoother ride. If you make the suspension too soft it will wallow and handle badly- you may have had a longer wheelbase car before so the bouncy ride is possibly more noticeable. You will adjust I'd say...

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44sunsets said:

When you say the ride is "bouncy", do you mean you feel the sharp bump when you go over a speed hump? I have a 500C with 16" stock wheels and it's definitely quite jarring, but I've learned to mitigate this by going over the speed bumps more slowly. You just can't get away with rushing over bumps the same way you can with other cars like the Corolla.

If you have 15" wheels, it should feel less jarring than the 16" ones.

Aside from that, I find the suspension of my car really nice.

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306maxi said:

It's not just the wheelbase, the damping is crap and doesn't match the springs

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PsFiat said:

Definitely a wheelbase issue. My daughter used to have a Hyundai Getz, we jokingly referred to it as 'the bouncy car'. Not many cars have a shorter wheelbase then a 500, perhaps a Smart...

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306maxi said:

If you think a Getz is bad, wait till you get your 500 I've driven a Getz (my brothers car) in Australia and it was like a Merc compared to the 500.

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hakan439 said:

Hi

I own an 2012 fiat 500C. Is there a way to make it more comfortable. The ride is very bouncy. I do have the 15 inch wheel option. I read the bilsten and koni shocks but could not understand whether they make more confortable. I do know that I can not make it merc confortable and I do not want any sportier ride either.*

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306maxi said:

I've spent thousands of hours in a 500 and the ride quality just isn't that great, the Getz was better.

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