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Gilles · 07-21-2011, 11:41 AM

I had the opportunity to drive a friend of mine ’07 Corvette C6 and it was a really nice car, impressive torque and a nicely precise (a bit notchy) gearbox

However, I noticed that the C6 suspension was much stiffer than the Cayman and while the side roads on Long island are really beautiful, some of them are not perfectly smooth, upsetting the suspension if you hit a bump on the middle of a turn.

I remember that I was very impressed with the ride on my CS after installing the KW-V3 coilovers, because besides of allowing me to lower the car (I went about 1”), the ride was much better than the OEM suspension.

The question here is could the ride on the Corvette C6 be improved as well by installing a good set of coilovers? That way you can adjust the suspension to have a smoother ride on the street but a firmer one for the DE events

BTW, I know that this is not a Corvette forum but perhaps someone here has a recommended brand of coilovers for the C6.

Thank you.

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07-21-2011, 11:41 AM	#1
Gilles Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,858	Non P question.. Corvette C6 suspension I had the opportunity to drive a friend of mine ’07 Corvette C6 and it was a really nice car, impressive torque and a nicely precise (a bit notchy) gearbox However, I noticed that the C6 suspension was much stiffer than the Cayman and while the side roads on Long island are really beautiful, some of them are not perfectly smooth, upsetting the suspension if you hit a bump on the middle of a turn. I remember that I was very impressed with the ride on my CS after installing the KW-V3 coilovers, because besides of allowing me to lower the car (I went about 1”), the ride was much better than the OEM suspension. The question here is could the ride on the Corvette C6 be improved as well by installing a good set of coilovers? That way you can adjust the suspension to have a smoother ride on the street but a firmer one for the DE events BTW, I know that this is not a Corvette forum but perhaps someone here has a recommended brand of coilovers for the C6. Thank you. .