Out of all the parts I replaced, the struts made the biggest difference. Comparing the old strut to the new, when you push the rod on the new strut in, it would extend fairly quickly, pushing the rod on the worn strut and it would extend at a snails pace. The ride is completely different now, with the old struts taking even small road bumps, gave you a really choppy ride, as if the wheel was simply falling into the hole and then being hammered back up. Taking corners and braking are really predicable again, the car does not dip, dive, bounce, no excessive body roll etc.
I've had the car since new, I remember the stiff suspension from day one, but the handling, braking, cornering were all predictable and quiet. In the last couple of years it was less pleasant to drive.
I've had the car since new, I remember the stiff suspension from day one, but the handling, braking, cornering were all predictable and quiet. In the last couple of years it was less pleasant to drive.