loaded car = better ride ?

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Apr 13, 2002

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loaded car = better ride ?

i noticed that when i load up my car with people, the ride seems a lot smoother than if i were to drive by myself.... i have stock suspension and no mods on my car.... kinda makes me wanna take people with me all the time whenever i go anywhere... hehe

Apr 13, 2002

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hmm, haven't noticed that from before.....hmm

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hmm havent noticed it ......dont think i am for a while limit 3 people to tha car hate when people sit behind me so
i dont allow it.

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I've noticed that too. I guess its 'cause on the stock suspension your sitting so high and the added weight brings you down a bit.

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And the more ppl in your car, the faster you waste your gas, i just noticed that

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haha, with more weight in the back it balances out the car more, and it does make a difference.

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bah i hate it when i load my car.. my civic is sooo sluggish with 5 ppl in the car.. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG] no acceleration

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i have a coupe, 1 person at a time..haha

racing seats dont make it easy to get in and out

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well with five people in the car, your car has increased downforce holding it to the road better and causing more friction, i dont like having my car the loaded, the lack of torque makes acceleration become painfully horendous!

RF Bwoy

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Yeah the ride is better but the gas mileage is affected and the pick up and go is not as good. I just hate having a lot of stuff and people in my car 3 is bad enough LOL

Nick

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hahaha i had 6 people in my car today, and with my car already being lowered (HR springs) i coudl actually hide part of my tire under my wheel......It was so funny watching the car get higher and higher after each person got out...but back to the topic..

ya i noticed that the ride was a lot smoother with that many people in my car, althought that could have been due to the fact my car barely moved anywhere....no power..[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
full throttle and yet it was still a struggle to 4000 rpm''s...