SPONSORED LINKS

Stiff suspension. Need a solution.

Tiny
DHAVAL SHAH
  • MEMBER
  • 2011 HONDA FIT
  • 1.2L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 15,534 MILES
Hello,
I have a Honda jazz /fit in Mumbai city, India. The problem I am facing is that the car suspension is very stiff (it bangs hard over potholes). Although the old struts are good I have replaced them with new struts and springs with honda genuine parts. Also note the roads are not the best on this side of country but surprisingly why does a brand new car does bang such hard? Can I get a solution? By the way I run a auto repair workshop myself so I will understand if you talk technical terms. I am facing the same issues with all the cars or various brands which have done 15000 miles plus. All have them have the same story. I have consulted few authorised workshop technicians but they have no solution as such. Which is very surprising. I wish to get a solution from your side and it would help me satisfy my customers. Thanks for understanding.
Regards,
Dhaval Shah.
SPONSORED LINKS
Thursday, February 11th, 2016 AT 11:21 PM

2 Replies

Tiny
JOHNNYT73
  • MECHANIC
  • 924 POSTS
Ii being a Honda Fit, there isn't much you can do. Its a low riding car already. You can't put too soft a spring of strut/shock or the car will continue to bottom out when going over bumps and potholes. The only thing you can really do is decrease the wheel size so you can increase the tire profile. Just like in full size trucks. The larger the profile tire the more energy the tire can displace and give way.
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Friday, February 12th, 2016 AT 5:18 AM
Tiny
DHAVAL SHAH
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
@Johnnyt73 thanks for the advice. I can ask my customers for other vehicles but the problem is everyone argues back that when the vehicle was new the car drove smooth with the same profile tyre so why now change? India is a very price sensitive market and people are reluctant to try new things which are not suggested by car manufacturer. But will suggest this for sure for future assignments. Thanks again.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Friday, February 12th, 2016 AT 5:23 AM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links