Except that a poorly-calibrated suspension is poorly-calibrated independent of some imaginary continuum between comfort and harshness. If all the engineers needed to do was pick a point on a spectrum, we wouldn't be having this 43-page conversation.
I think we have this 43 page conversation because they picked the “wrong” point on the spectrum. And maybe multiple wrong points.
Yes, multiple wrong points is the better perspective, I think. You've got at least an X-Y plot of variables if not 3 or more dimensions. Stiffness and damping are not the same thing, for example. Shock valving can be linear, progressive, or digressive. Weight and suspension geometry present their own variables. So once geometry and weight are relatively set, the engineers had some parameters defined, but the decisions that followed weren't the best.
To add to this, has anyone tried the ER springs in the SR?
You bought it without a test driving it first? Is it new, from someone's refused order?
the problem I have with lowering springs is they reduce the travel of the suspension which I think is going to exacerbate the problem. Already I think the reason the MME doesn’t ride properly is because the suspension engineers didn’t have enough suspension travel to work with. Taking away an inch or more of movement….I think it will just make everything much worse
I was wondering the same thing but instead of one pedal driving (which I don't do) I feel the bounciness is more pronounced in Whisper and Engaged mode. In Unbridled mode the suspension feels stiffer and I don't feel as much bounciness. This could just be in my mind but my wife agrees. I have always driven in Unbridled mode but set it to Engaged Mode and she complained about the cars bounciness and asked me to return it to Unbridled. Has anybody else noticed this or is it all in my mind?
Just in my mind then but my mind tells me it’s better in Unbridled so I’ll go with it. ?
I've had several sets of coilovers with significantly less travel than the stock shocks and they rode better than stock. Granted, I specifically paired spring rates and went with a higher volume shock body to have more fluid to reduce heat but from my perspective the dampening is the problem but if you have progressive springs that reduce the rate for the first little bit of travel it might help prevent the bouncing.
My wife and I definitely notice the bounciness in our GT on certain sections of freeway with expansion joints such as trestles or bridges. It's a weird combination of speed and spacing that causes the rear to bounce around. It's not the worst thing in the world but I'm definitely a lot more sympathetic now towards the crowd who initially reported this.
