Has anyone "bounced" a production car?
01-20-2003, 01:48 PM
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Has anyone "bounced" a production car?
Yesterday in Detroit me and Bill tried "bouncing" the front end by pushing down on the frame/strut bar. The car wouldn't budge, it was very hard to compress the suspension. Is the coil/shock setup in these cars representative of what is on the sports suspension? If so that is one stiff setup.. I like. :D
01-20-2003, 02:05 PM
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The Mazda reps in Detroit told me that the car on display may look very close to final production units but they are not actual production cars -- the interior materials and mechanicals were not were not production quality. Several of the cars I saw at other manufacturer displays had the suspension tied down with wires -- I didn't notice this on the RX-8 however.
01-20-2003, 06:55 PM
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It was the 18" model with the sport suspension I guess.. but I'm wondering if the shocks/springs are the actual thing.. Personally I doubt it.. the car was waaay to stiff..
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