sport rides really rough

[Derek]

I used to live in miami and the roads were smooth and i didn't really compain about the ride even though i still noticed some roads all the little bumps i feel and if there are a lot of pot holes that have been covered and i go over them and its a slight turn the car almost has no traction and will start to swerve and this is going about 20mph. Well anyways i moved to college and the roads are worse at college and its really fustrating to me because i just got 4 new shocks and michelin tires 4 months ago. I'll admit that the ride is better but also almost not noticable at times, but its not like any F-150 or expidition ride. Is there anything that i can do to soften the ride at all so i'm not being thrown around the seat as much as i am now (it feels like im offroading on city streets, ha).

 

[blackcrowe]

Boy do i FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!

 

[Alec]

What's your tire pressure at and what shocks did you get?

 

[Hokie]

Bah!!! I"ve got the torsion twist and stiff ass leaf springs in the back!!!!!!! Suck it up private

 

[Derek]

tire pressure is fine and i got monroe sensatrac shocks.

 

[X~FACTOR]

A '98 sport. Tire pressure is right. Shocks are good. Hokie is right- suck it up. That's how Explorer supposed to ride. Sorry to say.

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

Well i've only had my explorer for about a week, and i don't think it rides very rough, sure the Comfort is nothing compared to the Ride of my 95' T-bird (it rides like a dream), but it can't be any worse then the 90 F-150 that i used to drive

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

oh and something else to add,

the length of the wheelbase is also a factor, the longer the wheelbase the smoother the ride, the shorter the wheelbase the rougher

 

[RAZOR]

The 4 door Explorers ride like cars. The 2 doors ride like a real truck is supposed too!

 

[X~FACTOR]

Originally posted by RAZOR
The 4 door Explorers ride like cars.

It does? I gotta check what is wrong with mine 'coz it rides like a... um... truck.

 

[Hokie]

Originally posted by X~FACTOR
It does? I gotta check what is wrong with mine 'coz it rides like a... um... truck.

Thats its way of tellin' you its pissed that its a streeter... me and Adry get along fine b/c we have the understanding that she likes mud and I like to get her muddy... Match made in heaven my friend

 

[witchdoctor]

I would check out the tire pressure again. I was having a really rough ride myself after new tires and shocks.

I lowered the pressure by just a few pounds, and the difference was dramatic.

I have also noticed that due to the shorter wheelbase of the Sports, there is a noticeable understeer when hard cornering. Before I spent mad $$$ for suspension upgrades, I started monkeying with different tire pressures. Right now I'm running 1.5 pounds more in the rear, and the push is gone.

 

[alphabets13]

i just put sensatracs on my X and the comfort is much better compared to the edelbrocks that i took off. i also had kyb's on too and they were too rough. i have pirelli at's and sensatracs so this is about as good as my ride is gonna get and i'm very pleased with it.

 

[rayko]

You guy's bought a truck. Why want one that rides like a car? Get too smooth a ride and you'll be really leaning///// in the corners\\\\\. you want lllll not///or\\\. I don't get it..............

 

[IAmTodd]

Originally posted by rayko
You guy's bought a truck. Why want one that rides like a car? Get too smooth a ride and you'll be really leaning///// in the corners\\\\\. you want lllll not///or\\\. I don't get it..............

LOL

I like my stiff ride. Keeps nice and straight |||||(as he^^ said) in corners and feels very stable. 4-door leaf packs stiffen it up too. I have Edlebrock shocks which make it even stiffer. I have to be careful on back roads. If I go to fast it'll start hopping and i'll be all over in no time.

 

[alphabets13]

to hell with a stiff ride. i needed comfort and thats it. cornering, thats what i paid explorer express $300 to take care of when i bought front and rear swaybars. i have the swaybars for handling and nice soft shocks for those morning cups of coffee when you just can't find the lid...theres no need with soft shocks.

 

[witchdoctor]

Hey relax up there. I am well aware of the fact that I have a truck and how trucks drive.

Believe me, driving on the street here in Puerto Rico is about the same as off-roading elsewhere. I bought the edelbrocks to improve my handling. Try driving in rush hour traffic while off-roading....that's what it's like here.

But the mechanic in me has to try and tweak everything. Hence the air pressure changes. And it does work.

 

[explr1]

Originally posted by Derek
i got monroe sensatrac shocks.

Lucky you didn't get KYB Monomax's like I did. I'm waiting on my Yokohama AVID S/T's to come in to soften up my ride. Maybe help with the gas milage a little too.

 

[alphabets13]

Lucky you didn't get KYB Monomax's like I did. I'm waiting on my Yokohama AVID S/T's to come in to soften up my ride. Maybe help with the gas milage a little too.

ooh , i know what you feel like with the kyb's. i had them on and took them off after 3 mos. i couldn't stand the rough ride anymore. they are a real heavy duty shock and willm probably last forever, but just too rough.

 

[emon]

monroe sensatrac and relfex is about the softest tire you could buy, i think.