Let's talk suspension

[slowchevy]

I'll be totally honest. I love my Park Avenue, but I don't really care for the super soft suspension. I want to make it more compliant in the corners and more predictable in panic situations.

I'm looking at doing struts/shocks asks maybe even some drop springs.

If I go the drop route..I want to do the eibach DTS drop spring kit which will work for sure as a friend runs them on his Bonneville.

Here's what I don't know....

Can I use the Bonneville GXP rear air shocks with ease? Should be the same air line fittings right? I know the fronts should be a straight swap

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[SaturdaysGS]

I know you don't go on PBC much (willwren blah), but I believe the guy with the super clean pearl white SSEi had upgraded his suspension (struts, shocks, sways) with GXP stuff. He should have a post on there somewhere thats very detailed. AFAIK the shocks are bolt in.

 

[smug]

Bigger wheels with a lower profile tire and sway bars will help a lot

 

[Mike K]

Wheels and lower profile tires will help as will bigger sway bars (as Smug suggested)... Lowering it will help but is going to make that car look bad. There are some cars that no matter how tasteful the appearance mods, will look terrible. The PA is one of them.

Get some beefier sway bars, some TPR bushings, firmer struts, wider lower profile meats and call it a day. Stop just short of lowering it though.

 

[slowchevy]

I know you don't go on PBC much (willwren blah), but I believe the guy with the super clean pearl white SSEi had upgraded his suspension (struts, shocks, sways) with GXP stuff. He should have a post on there somewhere thats very detailed. AFAIK the shocks are bolt in.

This one??

I'm facebook friends with him, and PM'd him with a buncha questions. Figured I might see a faster reply here. Can't get onto PBC because will wren banned my IP and he banned all of the proxies I know of that I used from accessing the site so I can't find the thread.. unless you link it or quote it.

 

[slowchevy]

GXP sway bars will come eventually. These things are almost non existent.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

This one??

I'm facebook friends with him, and PM'd him with a buncha questions. Figured I might see a faster reply here. Can't get onto PBC because will wren banned my IP and he banned all of the proxies I know of that I used from accessing the site so I can't find the thread.. unless you link it or quote it.

Ya that one. Ill look when I get home on an actual computer.

 

[slowchevy]

you da bomb!

 

[slowchevy]

There are some cars that no matter how tasteful the appearance mods, will look terrible. The PA is one of them

Looks are totally suggestive imo

 

[SaturdaysGS]

How to Lower your 2000+ Bonneville : Performance & Brainstorming

Kind of all I could find. I'm sure there is more or he will have more and better information.

 

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you should be a darling and quote the post.

 

[Mike K]

Looks are totally suggestive imo

Subjective? And yeah, they often are but some things look bad to 95% of the people that look at them... low riders, donk, mid-2000's 7 series with 24" rims, lowered Park Avenues...

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

...regals with flames, and Tesla's

 

[slowchevy]

Subjective? And yeah, they often are but some things look bad to 95% of the people that look at them... low riders, donk, mid-2000's 7 series with 24" rims, lowered Park Avenues...

good thing I wouldn't be building it to please you.