Was the suspension improved in post 2022 non-Magneride models?

[RMoore]

I thought I read somewhere here that in newer (non-Magneride) models the issue with the bounciness was addressed and the suspension modified to improve the ride. Is that correct? If yes, was it a simple "fix" using different shocks (or springs)? Can earlier models be modified similarly or do 2021, 2022 models require the Koni shocks that @markboris and others have tested, in order to reduce the bounciness?

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[markboris]

I am not aware of any improvements to the suspension up and including the '23 models because I have checked the springs and shocks which all have the same part numbers for their particular trim. I have not checked the part numbers on the '24 models.

 

[RMoore]

I am not aware of any improvements to the suspension up and including the '23 models because I have checked the springs and shocks which all have the same part numbers for their particular trim. I have not checked the part numbers on the '24 models.

Thanks Mark. I thought I saw a post mentioning that in another post @Mach-Lee alluded to a change to the suspension, but may have misread. I'll try again to find it.

 

[RMoore]

Thanks Mark. I thought I saw a post mentioning that in another post @Mach-Lee alluded to a change to the suspension, but may have misread. I'll try again to find it.

Here's that post. @Mach-Lee, do you have any details on the changes?

 

[markboris]

Thanks Mark. I thought I saw a post mentioning that in another post @Mach-Lee alluded to a change to the suspension, but may have misread. I'll try again to find it.

I don't know what they would have changed to make it better if the part numbers for the shocks and springs for a '21, '22 and '23 are all the same. I did check this back about a year ago when the '23's came out. Maybe they changed them half way through the year? I did not check if the sway bars were different.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Here's that post. @Mach-Lee, do you have any details on the changes?

Yes the engineers said they made some minor suspension changes for 2022.5 that weren’t announced. They increased the damping a bit, I can’t remember if the spring rates changed. Either way, my recommendation is to test drive a newer model and see how it feels. But if you really hate bounce, you probably want to go aftermarket.

I don't know what they would have changed to make it better if the part numbers for the shocks and springs for a '21, '22 and '23 are all the same. I did check this back about a year ago when the '23's came out. Maybe they changed them half way through the year? I did not check if the sway bars were different.

Engineering part numbers must have changed, the replacement part number probably didn’t. Or they haven’t had to make another batch of replacement suspension parts yet. You would probably need to harvest from a 2023 to be sure what you’re getting.

 

[RMoore]

Thanks @markboris and @Mach-Lee. I'm generally ok with the way the car rides since I mostly drive it without any passengers and I don't often drive over the joints that give people problems. When I do have people in the back seat though and hit any bumps they do bounce up a lot so I was trying to get a feel for how easy it would be to fix that. It sounds like using the Koni shocks (or perhaps one of the Eibach spring sets) would be the best approach at this point. I don't think I would tackle this on my own so would need to find a local suspension shop that can do it.

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