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Originally Posted by racecarshots
So, I have Tarmac Zero's on my car, and they kind of rides terrible. I kind of just accepted it, but I drove a car with Tarmac 2's and it didn't have the problems my car has.
The main problem is when the car "lands". Like, if there is a drop in the road, my car feels like it lands like it has no suspension travel. I noticed with the tarmac 2's it didn't beat me up like mine did. The place mine really kills me is over undulations, like a longer bridge. Its like riding a bucking bronco.
My car doesn't have a really low ride (I actually have it at about the same height as the car with the Tarmac 2s).
Is this "normal"? is there possibly an issue with my rear dampers? (it really seems to be the rear end having the issues not the front).
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I've got HKS Hipermax 4 GTs and I have similar complaints with them and I'm only ~1 inch lower than stock. They are fine over regular bumps and cracks but big bumps or dips in the road like sunken manhole covers and things are extremely jarring. It's fine when the front wheels go over them but when the rear wheels go over them, I can feel my teeth vibrate it's so jarring. Mine have damping adjustment so I set them to 5 clicks from full soft in the rear which has helped but I find this makes the rear really bouncy and still not as comfortable as I'd like.
I'm going to have the car up on jack stands this weekend to replace my broken front end links and I might take a closer look at the rear suspension to see if I can identify the source of the problem.