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CarGuru > Honda > Improving ride on '05 Accord LX 5 April 2005 08:49:43
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Improving ride on '05 Accord LX

Charles Lasitter 3 April 2005 20:11:42
 4cyl 5M, used mostly for city driving and the roads are in poor
condition. If I gladly give up tread life and more grudginly give up a
bit in the performance areas, what's the best way to soften up the ride
a bit?

Shocks? Suspension changes? Spend big bux on tires without
hesitation?

Anyone ever try smaller wheel with taller sidewalls?

Of course, this would be after letting a couple psi out of the tires.

Thanks.

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John Ings 3 April 2005 21:22:08 [ permanent link ]
 On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:11:42 GMT, Charles Lasitter
<check.sig4@ddress.­com> wrote:
4cyl 5M, used mostly for city driving and the roads are in poor >condition. If I gladly give up tread life and more grudginly give up a >bit in the performance areas, what's the best way to soften up the ride >a bit?

Go buy some piece of Detroit junk with mushy suspension and bad
handling.



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Halo2 Guy 3 April 2005 21:53:45 [ permanent link ]
 even though the other poster was appearing sarchastic hw/she is correct.
You need a big rear wheel drive american car if you want a nice cushy ride.

Your car already comes with substantial sidewalls and I doubt there is
anything you could do to decrease the performance of your suspension
components. With time it will get worse (or better for you) but not for a
while.



"Charles Lasitter" <check.sig4@ddress.­com> wrote in message
news:Xns962D7C21DEC­C3clncdmcom@68.1.17.­6...> 4cyl 5M, used mostly for city driving and the roads are in poor> condition. If I gladly give up tread life and more grudginly give up a> bit in the performance areas, what's the best way to soften up the ride> a bit?>
Shocks? Suspension changes? Spend big bux on tires without> hesitation?>
Anyone ever try smaller wheel with taller sidewalls?>
Of course, this would be after letting a couple psi out of the tires.>
Thanks.>
-- CL.>
+------------------­--------------------­---+> | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping |> | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St |> | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 |> +------------------­--------------------­---+


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Charles Lasitter 4 April 2005 00:35:22 [ permanent link ]
 "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@ra­inbow.com> wrote in
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even though the other poster was appearing sarchastic hw/she is> correct. You need a big rear wheel drive american car if you want> a nice cushy ride.

If this car was a Cadallac I wouldn't have wanted it. But if the
TireRack ratings are any guide, you can pick up nice gains in both
ride and noise comfort just by ditching the stock MXV4 S8s in favor
of any one of several other tires.

Not only that, if you can afford $87 a tire for a Goodyear Assurance
Tripletread, you can darned near peg the needle (9.4/9.5) in dry and
wet traction. That's over a 40 percent improvement in wet traction
and a 24 percent improvement in dry traction.

If handling is important, the same tire buys you an almost 40 percent
improvement in that category. And if you're frugal, at $44 per tire,
the Kumho ECSTA HP4 716 does nearly as well:

http://tinyurl.com/­5yn6c
Your car already comes with substantial sidewalls and I doubt> there is anything you could do to decrease the performance of your> suspension components.

I appreciate your answering my question instead of just being a jerk
like the other responder. You never know if improvements in other
areas are possible unless you ask.



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Jim Beam 5 April 2005 08:49:43 [ permanent link ]
 Charles Lasitter wrote:> 4cyl 5M, used mostly for city driving and the roads are in poor > condition. If I gladly give up tread life and more grudginly give up a > bit in the performance areas, what's the best way to soften up the ride > a bit?>
Shocks? Suspension changes? Spend big bux on tires without > hesitation?>
Anyone ever try smaller wheel with taller sidewalls?>
Of course, this would be after letting a couple psi out of the tires.>
Thanks.>
-- CL.>
+------------------­--------------------­---+> | Charles Lasitter | Mailing / Shipping |> | 401/728-1987 | 14 Cooke St |> | cl+at+ncdm+dot+com | Pawtucket RI 02860 |> +------------------­--------------------­---+

tires don't have as much effect as the wheels. steelies have more
spring to them and ride smoother.

regarding shocks, there's not much cushier than stock for a honda. you
can try kyb agx's which are adjustable and have a "soft" setting, but in
my experience, they don't make a fundamentally sporty car like the honda
ride like a cadillac.

as mentioned by halo2 guy, the ride will soften up as the bushings
deteriorate, but that won't be for a while. after market bushings are
harder than stock, not softer.

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