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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    mga gurus,

    asko ko lang po, nagpalit kasi ako ng size ng mags from r14 to r15, I noticed that the riding comfort changes. If I change the coil spring ba with stock shock wala ba maging problem? gusto ko rin kasi sana mag lower atleast 1.5".
    kelangan pa ba palitan ng shock or just simply change the coil.

    thanks,

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    puede na rin siguro mag palit ng lowered spring pero kahit papaano makararamdam ka pa rin ng konting tagtag kasi iba pa rin ang laro ng stock na shocks mo sa lowered shocks dahil magkaiba ang pressure nun.

    isipin mo ang stock na shocks ay medyo may kahabaan tapos yung stock spring na sumusuporta sa original shocks mo para hindi agad agad bumaba kapag nadadaan ka sa pangit na daan or pag marami kang karga sa kotse mo.

    ngayon kapag pinalitan mo yan dati mong spring ng lowered spring ay magiging parang magiging puwersado na ang stock shocks dahil parang masyado na itong nakaadvance sa ground ika-nga nawalan na sya ng buwelo.


    kung shocks lang papalitan mo tapos yung spring mo ay gagamitin mo pa rin ang dati mong original na coil halos ganun pa rin kasi ang mangyayari magiging matigas sa lowered shocks mo ang stock na spring mo.

    tandaan mo iba pa rin ang balance pag dating sa comfort riding.


    ang tanong ko lang naka low profile ka ba? anong series ng goma mo?
    Last edited by boy_tino; February 11th, 2010 at 09:44 PM.

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    #3
    Of course the ride will change. Swapping wheels for bigger ones has more to it than just aesthetics. There's less sidewall on your new 15" wheel + tire combo vs. the old 14". Usually you should notice it rides stiffer.

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    #4
    my new wheel is 55 series. does also effect on the strut bar that I install?

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    Quote Originally Posted by j_gasmen View Post
    my new wheel is 55 series. does also effect on the strut bar that I install?

    medyo magiging stiffer na nga ang riding mo sa gayang klaseng gulong at isa pa lalo na kung masyado pang mataas pa sa nire-require na hangin or pressure ng gulong mo.

    tignan mo ang gulong mo kung ilang PSi ang kelangan na ikargang hangin.

    tanong ko lang ilang araw na ba yan goma mo saka yung binili mo yan ordinaryong hangin lang ba ang ikinarga sa gulong mo or nitrogen air ang ikinarga?

    kasi yun iba kong kaibigan naka 55 series at naka nitrogen air sa gulong nila hindi naman daw stiffer ang ride nila.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boy_tino View Post

    kasi yun iba kong kaibigan naka 55 series at naka nitrogen air sa gulong nila hindi naman daw stiffer ang ride nila.
    another myth on the loose... nitrogen on tires does not make your ride less stiffer...

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    #7
    Quote Originally Posted by j_gasmen View Post
    my new wheel is 55 series. does also effect on the strut bar that I install?
    No.

    The strut brace will only have an effect when you turn into a corner. That has absolutely nothing to do with ride quality

riding comfort?????