Standard springs and dampers - or upgrade?
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Standard springs and dampers - or upgrade?
The coil springs and dampers on my 1996 XJR6 are coming towards the end of their natural lives. Corrosion is setting in and performance/handling can sometimes be dubious. Not bad for 22 years!
So, as part of a rolling restoration, genuine or aftermarket upgrade? If anyone's had an great/good/fair/appalling experience with aftermarket, please let me know.
So, as part of a rolling restoration, genuine or aftermarket upgrade? If anyone's had an great/good/fair/appalling experience with aftermarket, please let me know.
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I would personally stick to standard. Jags have good suspension and the XJR, in particular, handles beautifully ‘out of the box’. Supple yet sporty, minimal body roll on corners .
unless you are building a race car, hard to beat standard.
I tried some KYB front shocks on my softer Daimler 6a few years ago - they were terrible. I had the originals rebuilt then swapped back on. Never regretted it
unless you are building a race car, hard to beat standard.
I tried some KYB front shocks on my softer Daimler 6a few years ago - they were terrible. I had the originals rebuilt then swapped back on. Never regretted it
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Jaguar specified stiffer dampers for the German market. I've fitted them to one of my XJR6 cars along with lower after-market springs. The handling is much better than my other XJR on its original 22years old springs and dampers, but its not really a fair comparison. the ride is also somewhat firmer. As others have said, it really depends on whether you want to replicate the ride / handling compromise of the car when new, or you want to intentionally achieve a different compromise. I've also fitted uprated anti-roll bar drop links, which don't affect the ride by do improve the handling. I've also fitted a stiffer aftermarket rear anti-roll abr.
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Jaguar specified stiffer dampers for the German market. I've fitted them to one of my XJR6 cars along with lower after-market springs. The handling is much better than my other XJR on its original 22years old springs and dampers, but its not really a fair comparison. the ride is also somewhat firmer. As others have said, it really depends on whether you want to replicate the ride / handling compromise of the car when new, or you want to intentionally achieve a different compromise. I've also fitted uprated anti-roll bar drop links, which don't affect the ride by do improve the handling. I've also fitted a stiffer aftermarket rear anti-roll abr.
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I haven't developed my own anti-roll bars. However, I have developed uprated rear anti-roll bar drop links that mount directly to an uprated aftermarket rear anti-roll bar. These compliment my uprated front anti-roll bar drop links used in conjunction with the standard front anti-roll bar.
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