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Increasing High speed Handling? C70 1998

posted by  lcordner on  Fri Mar 15 16:44 CST 2002
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John,

I did all of the IPD modifications to my 98 C70, Bilstien struts, lowering springs, big sway bars, tower braces, chip, exhaust, K&N, etc. The car is very stiff, to the point it makes the CD player skip on moderate bumps. IT REALLY HANDLES, though. The other benefit to the stiff suspension is that my wife refuses to drive it. I have driven it in several track events and it will run with the M3s. I'm afraid you have a decision to make. Better handling OR the cushy ride. The eternal delimna: The Town Car or the race car. IPD had an OLIN adjustable suspension system on thier C70. They could adjust the suspension settings from the drivers seat. It was an attempt to produce the dream. Soft around town and with the flick of a switch.... race car. It was spectacularly expensive and didn't work very well. They never offered it for sale.

Lee





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