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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / May 2005Replacement 156 Suspension Kits
Ok, I'm convinced the 156 V6 Lusso suspension isn't for me anymore, it feels like one of those "hard to port captain!" US vehicles. So, since it's bonus month... I see Autodelta do a Sport-Comfort kit for £499, or a coil over setup for £652. Feel free to suggest others... So, for those who have went down this route with the V6, how much of a difference in the handling am I going to experience? Particularly interested in any improvement through bends... Rgds Stuart How old is your 156V6? How many miles? Sounds more like worn shocks / front wishbone bushings to me. Or realy bad tyres, or incorrect tyre pressure. Nevertheless, the AutoDelta kit is o.k., but the ride is also dependent on the tyres/tyres size!  SignatureCiao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Rosso Radicofani GT 2.0JTS (2005) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) > Ok, I'm convinced the 156 V6 Lusso suspension isn't for me anymore, it > feels like one of those "hard to port captain!" US vehicles. So, since [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Stuart > How old is your 156V6? How many miles? > Sounds more like worn shocks / front wishbone bushings to me. > Or realy bad tyres, or incorrect tyre pressure. > Nevertheless, the AutoDelta kit is o.k., but the ride is also dependent on > the tyres/tyres size! It's nearly 5 years old. No, I don't think there's anything wrong with the current setup, it's just that it's not to my taste in terms of handling. I'd have preferred the sport pack model. Tyres are the 205.55.16, Contintental Sport Contact 2. Rgds Stuart 5 Years (75000 miles) is normally about the max for shocks. It may very well that that's what you don't like. The Conti's don't help eather. Good in wet, but lousy in "feeling". If your tyres are about to be renewed, do that first. It's useless spending (a lot of) money on the AutoDelta kit and keeping those Conti's under your car!! Don't buy those Conti's again, go for i.e. Michelin Pilot Sport/Pirelli P7000 or Zero Rosso/Goodyear Eagle F1/Dunlop Sp9000 of SportMaxx (in that order) and put about 0.2 bar (3psi) more pressure in than the owners manual says (i.e. go for the "high speed / heavy load setting for standard use) Could save you a lot of money as the basic set up with Michelin/Pirelli is usually experienced as very well; only problem is the bottoming out at those nice speed reducing road bumps. SignatureCiao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Rosso Radicofani GT 2.0JTS (2005) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) >> How old is your 156V6? How many miles? >> Sounds more like worn shocks / front wishbone bushings to me. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Stuart > The Conti's don't help eather. Good in wet, but lousy in "feeling". > If your tyres are about to be renewed, do that first. > It's useless spending (a lot of) money on the AutoDelta kit and keeping > those Conti's under your car!! Though I believe the OP is referring to the softness of the Lusso suspension compared to the Veloce or Sport Pack option and sees the Auto Delta route as the only real after market option to change it. Rather than complaining of a lack of grip. AFAIK there is no difference in set up! Just a spring with ½ winding less resulting in a 30mm lower ride Put in a "spring bump" between the 2nd and 3rd winding does the same job (25 euro's worth of plastic) Good tyre is what does miracles (when the shocks are o.k.) SignatureCiao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Now: Rosso Radicofani GT 2.0JTS (2005) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) And former owner of: 156SW / 2 155's / 75 / Giulietta / 2 33's / 3 Sud's / Alfetta GT / Montreal / 2000GTV / 1300GTJ / 2 Giulia Super's >> The Conti's don't help eather. Good in wet, but lousy in "feeling". >> If your tyres are about to be renewed, do that first. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > a > lack of grip. > AFAIK there is no difference in set up! > Just a spring with ½ winding less resulting in a 30mm lower ride [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> of a >> lack of grip. Yes, it is pretty much the softness I'm going on about, I'd prefer a firmer ride, lower with less body roll. I'll see how much change I have from getting the bike fixed up and maybe try the sport-comfort kit. Rgds Stuart "Mr Flipflops" <stuartewen@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:DVmke.14469> > Yes, it is pretty much the softness I'm going on about, I'd prefer a firmer > ride, lower with less body roll. I'll see how much change I have from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Stuart There's a suspension kit available for the 156 developed by Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey in conjunction with Bilstein and Eibach. It's supposed to be really good, according to a review in the UK AROC mag. See http://www.ebspares.co.uk/news35.htm Springs are similar to the Veloce (or older Sport Pack) spec, but the dampers are much better-tuned than standard ones. They give better comfort, roadholding and turn-in, apparently. You can get the dampers on their own if you already have the shorter springs of the Veloce model. Mark <snip> >You can get the dampers on their own 490UKP + P&P + VAT Anyone able to advise a suspension novice what's involved in DIY replacement on a 156? Special tools? Fancy realignment after fitting? SignatureZ Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject are auto-deleted..sorry!) > "Mr Flipflops" <stuartewen@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:DVmke.14469> >> Yes, it is pretty much the softness I'm going on about, I'd prefer a [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Mark Thanks Mark, you might just have spent my bonus! Rgds Stuart |
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