Daily car needs comfortable suspension

[Mez]

I have a 197 as a daily driver and I live in the country (great choice I know). My car has lowered H&R lowering springs and its rock hard down the country roads and shakes my bones. What is the most comfortable suspension set up for the 197 for a daily only car. Adjustable dampers? Coilovers??

 

[Beany]

Standard cup suspension is perfect for blasting down country lanes and also being a good compromise being used as a daily. Coilovers even adjustable ones aren’t worth it unless you want to do the odd track day.
Either replace the springs or get the early 200 cup suspension

 

[Mez]

I thought cup suspension was stiffer? I need softer as the bumps are really harsh.

 

[suj]

Non-cup springs and non-cup dampers is what you need.

 

[Mez]

Would ajustable dampers like konis be more comfortable when turned to the most softest option? Also, would a softer sidewall tyre help??

 

[suj]

Problem with having adjustable dampers is getting the right damping with spring rates, or it'll be out of phase.
Softer sidewalls / going to a bigger sidewall (215/45/17 > 225/45/17) would also help a little bit. It's just these cars aren't made to be the softest also lack of weight to help dampen out body oscillation doesn't help.

 

[Beany]

I thought cup suspension was stiffer? I need softer as the bumps are really harsh.

I found the cup suspension alright.. I used to do 90miles a days. The issue with the H&R is that they’re stiffer make the car sit lower and crashy

 

[suj]

I found the opposite Beany, I was doing 75miles and it was too stiff on cup suspension.

Yeah the H&R are some of the worse, they're too stiff and too short, so the dampers are not working in the correct damper travel range, so combined they are terrible.

 

[Mez]

Would adjustable dampers work well with the H&Rs or should I just get standard springs?

 

[RSRowe]

You need to sack off the h&r.

Eibach or Grams on non cup shocks will give you alot more comfort.

 

[Beany]

sack of the H&R and put standard springs back on.. advise that before coilovers

 

[kmxgoon]

Are cooksports softer than cup springs?

 

[DS197]

Standard 197 suspension isn't as soft/comfortable as it's made out to be, and that's coming from someone who ran H&Rs on a daily, on terrible roads for a few years.

 

[Mez]

Are coilovers more comfortable then?

 

[lewishunter98]

Are coilovers more comfortable then?

They just dampen bumps better. I went from cup shocks & H&R springs to B14'S and the dampening is far far better. But they're still quite stiff for the roads

It's all tolerance levels though, everyone will find it different! I quite happily drive mine around polybushed and on B14'S, all engine mounts done etc and I think it's absolutely fine on the road

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[skny]

I'd agree with suj, standard springs = non cup ones, with the non cup shocks is the best option, would also recommend a soft sidewall tires like the uniroyal rainexpert, had yokohama's and these were super stiff by themselves, could easily convince a chap I had changed the springs original cs3 and cs5 are not very stiff but I guess a less performance tyre would be even softer, so some uniroyal rainexpert, or maybe michelin primacy, the michelin pilot sport 4 are a lot stiffer than the factory installed contis but still quite softer than the yokohama I had used for a very short time.