I have a 2006 Impala SS. It has about 108k miles and I don't think it has ever had the suspension serviced. I like the way it rides most of the time, but after driving a bunch of newer cars, I actually don't like it as much as I thought. When I hit bumps or pot holes in my 2011 Cruze, 2010 Hyundai Elantra(rental), or my girlfriend's 2015 Jeep Cherokee, the car only moves a little, but when I hit them in my Impala, it's like running over a speed bump(which are also not fun btw).
The biggest issue is that I can't go as fast as I would like on some roads, as they have large humps that seem to launch my car up and then it comes down hard. Don't have that problem on any of the other cars. It sounds like the shocks aren't dampening at all and the damper(i guess) is just smashing closed with no resistance.
Most people that I see posting about suspension on this forum have performance in mind, but I actually want luxury. I want a smooth ride, and I'm OK with not having awesome traction for hard accelerating. It is really sad when I can take a road at 10 mph faster in my Cruze Eco than my Impala.
I also read some stuff where people were arguing over brands of suspension. Do I get the taxi/police package or not? What brand and style would be best for what I want?
Thanks
The biggest issue is that I can't go as fast as I would like on some roads, as they have large humps that seem to launch my car up and then it comes down hard. Don't have that problem on any of the other cars. It sounds like the shocks aren't dampening at all and the damper(i guess) is just smashing closed with no resistance.
Most people that I see posting about suspension on this forum have performance in mind, but I actually want luxury. I want a smooth ride, and I'm OK with not having awesome traction for hard accelerating. It is really sad when I can take a road at 10 mph faster in my Cruze Eco than my Impala.
I also read some stuff where people were arguing over brands of suspension. Do I get the taxi/police package or not? What brand and style would be best for what I want?
Thanks