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Dukth

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Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« on: February 19, 2009, 01:49:46 PM »
Hi guys,

Just bought my first car,a Latio,got it 2 weeks ago. Everything seems great so far but I notice the latio is quite a bumpy ride. Is this normal? Going over humps and little bumps on the road,the whole car shakes quite a lot,so I was wondering,anyone have any advice on whether I can do anything about the suspension/dampeners? Is there anything we can do abt the bumpiness?

Kinda new to this kind of thing so appreciate any kind advice that can be given on this,many thanks!

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2009, 02:17:40 PM »
Hi

i am also facing the same problem. mine is also just a month old. I feel the shakes when traveling in the some shopping center carparks(tiong bahru plaza i remember).

is this normal or need to be seriviced?

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2009, 05:07:02 PM »
Hi

i am also facing the same problem. mine is also just a month old. I feel the shakes when traveling in the some shopping center carparks(tiong bahru plaza i remember).

is this normal or need to be seriviced?

Hi,
think shd be normal.  when go over humps, try to slow down to reduce the level of bump.  some bros here have installed the stiffener  from autobacs. but not sure it will  help.
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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2009, 05:11:00 PM »

Tire over inflated?

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2009, 05:21:08 PM »
hi!

our latio is built for comfort. the suspension is kinda soft. try playing around with ur tyre pressure see whether it help anot. to me it is still ok. i m pumping 245 to both front and back tyre for my 16".

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2009, 05:28:32 PM »
Thanks for the advice on the tyres guys,I pumped mine to 240 to see if it helped but seems to still be quite rough. Was wondering if lowering the suspensions or changing the dampeners would help any but Im a bit hesitant to do this. Very sayang the new car!  :devil2:



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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2009, 05:35:19 PM »
hi!

many people after changing their damper, they dun really like it and change back to original. but there r oso some did it without regret  :devil2:. so better do some homework b4 decide to change it.

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2009, 05:54:20 PM »
hi!

many people after changing their damper, they dun really like it and change back to original. but there r oso some did it without regret  :devil2:. so better do some homework b4 decide to change it.

regret can offer me a price, I will take one set for front. 

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2009, 06:10:28 PM »
hi!

many people after changing their damper, they dun really like it and change back to original. but there r oso some did it without regret  :devil2:. so better do some homework b4 decide to change it.

Totally agree,anyone out there with no regrets so far can share their experiences? ;D

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2009, 08:17:28 PM »
regret can offer me a price, I will take one set for front. 

heheee.....i m those who is satisfy and can live the the original suspension  :bleh:

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2009, 12:31:49 AM »
ok, let me share with you about my experience.

My latio is also less than 2 month old.  I found the original suspension too soft too.  If you read one of the thread on Coilover GB, you will find my big complaint there!  The Latio back seats with 3 passengers (total weight less than 150kg), the tail pipe can hit the ground when went over the car park hump.

Anyway, cut the story short.  So eventually, I complaint to TCS and it was kind of them to admit that the Singapore Latio suspension is comfort oriented.  They scheduled a time slot for me to change my latio rear spring to Japan version, which is alot stiffer.  The reason given by TCS was Japan road is alot better and flat compared with Singapore road which is bumpy (better tell LTA to buck up :D)

After the upgrade, the ride was alot firmer and handling also improved.  Personally, I like it alot better.  Today, I just installed the front strut bar and rear anti roll bar to further enhance the road holding, now the car can take sharp corner very well and the ride is alot more steady that you will not feel the car rocking during high speed (I was on Lornie road this evening, going at 110km at some stage, and taking the winding/under construction Farrer road around 80km without problem).  The steering response is sharper with the bars installed and also eliminate most of the body roll.

All this is achieved without lower the car suspension, original shocks and Japan spec rear springs, stock 15' rim and tires.  I am very satisfied.

For those new latio owners, I learnt TCS has limited stock of Jap spec springs.  So you might want to do it quickly, not sure they will bring in more when the stock finished.  TCS will change the rear springs FOC if you complaint the ride is too soft to your liking and your latio can not even take 3 passengers at the back!

Good luck!

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2009, 10:05:35 AM »
heheee.....i m those who is satisfy and can live the the original suspension  :bleh:

It really depend on your regular loading and route. I admit the stock is very comfort for some road under certain speed. For my case, my rear loading is always more than front. I install damper at rear to balance it and handing is much better now. Damper is cheap and good for me, got more money can consider coil over lah.

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2009, 10:16:47 AM »
ok, let me share with you about my experience.

My latio is also less than 2 month old.  I found the original suspension too soft too.  If you read one of the thread on Coilover GB, you will find my big complaint there!  The Latio back seats with 3 passengers (total weight less than 150kg), the tail pipe can hit the ground when went over the car park hump.

Anyway, cut the story short.  So eventually, I complaint to TCS and it was kind of them to admit that the Singapore Latio suspension is comfort oriented.  They scheduled a time slot for me to change my latio rear spring to Japan version, which is alot stiffer.  The reason given by TCS was Japan road is alot better and flat compared with Singapore road which is bumpy (better tell LTA to buck up :D)

After the upgrade, the ride was alot firmer and handling also improved.  Personally, I like it alot better.  Today, I just installed the front strut bar and rear anti roll bar to further enhance the road holding, now the car can take sharp corner very well and the ride is alot more steady that you will not feel the car rocking during high speed (I was on Lornie road this evening, going at 110km at some stage, and taking the winding/under construction Farrer road around 80km without problem).  The steering response is sharper with the bars installed and also eliminate most of the body roll.

All this is achieved without lower the car suspension, original shocks and Japan spec rear springs, stock 15' rim and tires.  I am very satisfied.

For those new latio owners, I learnt TCS has limited stock of Jap spec springs.  So you might want to do it quickly, not sure they will bring in more when the stock finished.  TCS will change the rear springs FOC if you complaint the ride is too soft to your liking and your latio can not even take 3 passengers at the back!

Good luck!


Hi, which service center u went to? and which SA? Actually I was thinking install stiffener at first, after reading your story, think I will get TCS to change the rear spring to Japan version. So what did they changed? springs or absorbers ?

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2009, 12:24:12 PM »
You just need to call TCM service hotline, complaint about the suspension being too soft.  They will ask you which center you preferred to go to.

Just only the real springs are changed to Japan spec springs.

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2009, 03:56:11 PM »
You just need to call TCM service hotline, complaint about the suspension being too soft.  They will ask you which center you preferred to go to.

Just only the real springs are changed to Japan spec springs.

will try to call next week. Is it okay to have soft front suspension (singapore version) and hard rear suspension (japan version)? Should change all front and rear together?

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2009, 09:31:05 PM »
It really depend on your regular loading and route. I admit the stock is very comfort for some road under certain speed. For my case, my rear loading is always more than front. I install damper at rear to balance it and handing is much better now. Damper is cheap and good for me, got more money can consider coil over lah.

Does that mean your ride is less bumpy now without sacrificing the comfort? Any cons after installing the damper and how much you pay for it?

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« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2009, 09:42:33 AM »
You just need to call TCM service hotline, complaint about the suspension being too soft.  They will ask you which center you preferred to go to.

Just only the real springs are changed to Japan spec springs.

need to pay ?
cheers

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2009, 04:34:41 PM »
The front suspension is perfectly fine.  With the engine right in front, do you notice the car sinking?  Only the rear suspension is too soft for our market, so if you do not like it, you need to talk to TCM.  They changed it for me FOC.

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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2009, 05:24:39 PM »
The front suspension is perfectly fine.  With the engine right in front, do you notice the car sinking?  Only the rear suspension is too soft for our market, so if you do not like it, you need to talk to TCM.  They changed it for me FOC.

After changing it, is it less comfortable for the rear passengers? Or it it better?

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Re: Latio Suspension advice? Bumpy ride
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2009, 08:14:32 PM »
Other than the TCM suspension which was mentioned in this thread, anyone has tried any after market suspension? If yes, can share your experience?