Advice on suspension

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ArgentoReloaded
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I´m a newbie to the forums so maybe many of you gave the same kind of advice before, but i read carefully most topics and I didn´t find an answer.i would like to stif my Tiida rear and front suspension. Why? I don´t like how the car performance at high speed (+150 km/h) The body rolls and gives bad sensation to the driver. But in my country the roads are not always in good shape so I don´t want to lower the car height (or lower it no more than 10 mm). So I´m considering 2 possible path: change only the shock absorbers for others with 20% stiffness; or change the springs for eibachs and compensate the height variation with a 215/60 - 16" tire/ rimms set.Any advice?


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The FR Strur bar will really help with the front stiffness and body flex. Springs with more resistance will also help.

ArgentoReloaded
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Thks! I´ll try to find it.

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I'm not sure what wheels/tires you have now but I noticed when I switched to better 205 wide tires that I had more control keeping my car in the lane with huge wind gusts at higher speeds.

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yeah when i drove my versa for the first time on the highyway it was actually scary, the next day i picked up a set of rims and tires and it helped vastly. im running 215/45/17. if your looking for a stiffer ride but not a lower ride height you can upgrade the shocks but its not going to stop body roll too much. i would suggest an upgraded sway bar and links in the front and see how you like it. then if your not satisfied try a stiffer absorber. there are springs out there that have mild drops.


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