Do you drive on One pedal driving? For a day I felt it until I mastered the smooth start and coasting to stop. The ride on wave feeling/bouncy ride is a deal breaker for my sons, they hate it. Luckily my Complainer in Chief/wife has not thrown a tantrum. It's the concrete roads where the ride on waves gets worse.My passengers always complain about getting nauseous in the ME.. Never had that happen before. Maybe my driving has gotten worse over the years.
Upon drop-off, I learned the Sportline springs AND lift springs were going to be tested. Given a choice, I went with the lift springs in the end since I was already apprehensive about the stock height especially with the low doors opening against curbs/sidewalks and clearing those pesky tall concrete stops in parking spaces.
Since suspension travel is the one thing to blame for not having a luxury ride, I wonder if the lift would allow for taller shocks to maybe solve that issue?Upon drop-off, I learned the Sportline springs AND lift springs were going to be tested. Given a choice, I went with the lift springs in the end since I was already apprehensive about the stock height especially with the low doors opening against curbs/sidewalks and clearing those pesky tall concrete stops in parking spaces.
Average of 1.5" lift (front 1.6" and rear 1.5" I believe). I never really had an issue with the bounce so I can't really say if it improved or got worse, however the extra clearance has been nice so far and adds to the "SUV" feel. I forgot to ask if it's a different spring rate, so I don't have that answer yet.
I think I'll be keeping these on; gives it a unique look at least. Does this make me the first lifted Mach-E?
I don't think it would solve the bounce issue but it would definitely help for sure. The OEM spring rates are very firm because of the short suspension travel and the shocks are not firm enough in the rebound to keep those stiff springs from oscillating. Lifting the car would help as long as the spring rate was softer than OEM otherwise keeping the OEM spring rate with the OEM shocks will not change a thing.
Your MME looks kinda surprised ?Upon drop-off, I learned the Sportline springs AND lift springs were going to be tested. Given a choice, I went with the lift springs in the end since I was already apprehensive about the stock height especially with the low doors opening against curbs/sidewalks and clearing those pesky tall concrete stops in parking spaces.
Average of 1.5" lift (front 1.6" and rear 1.5" I believe). I never really had an issue with the bounce so I can't really say if it improved or got worse, however the extra clearance has been nice so far and adds to the "SUV" feel. I forgot to ask if it's a different spring rate, so I don't have that answer yet.
I think I'll be keeping these on; gives it a unique look at least. Does this make me the first lifted Mach-E?
That's a really good concern, I'll bring that up when I talk to them since I'm not sure of the spring rate.
Funny you bring that up, that was my first impression when I saw it from a distance, hah!
Which lift springs did you have put on? I see the Eibach Sportline only offer lowering springs.
The main lowering springs Eibach makes are "Pro-Kit" (regular/street) and "Sportline" (race/more aggressive). What I currently have installed are "Pro-Lift-Kit" springs.
It may be because I don't drive on any roads that causes the harmonic bounce in the rear, but I have always felt that the front bounce was worse in my car than the rear. Lowering the tire pressure in the front does help some, but that measurably reduces efficiency. So I keep my tires at 41 psi.
I started this thread a couple years ago at this point and can say that having switched the rear shocks to the Konis a couple months ago, the ride is much improved. I am holding off on amending my original post with definitive comments until I get a chance to try them back on the truly bouncy roads that we have in Chicago and up in a couple of spots we frequent in Wisconsin. The Konis have made the car much more comfortable on our abysmal Chicago roads. There is still room for improvement with the bounce that comes from the front of the car, but I do think the Konis will make your experience better until someone has a chance to test out front shock options.
Some people have had good luck with these coilovers:
What are your goals? Anything lower is going to have a stiffer ride but handle better.
