nickbe
Senior Member
Hi everyone,
After several years and much restoration work, my red 560 SEC is in fine shape with all the usual rust areas sorted to a high standard.
There remains one area I would like to improve, namely a somewhat harsh ride which gets worse at high speed. It is not the usual 'wheel wobble' you would associate with imbalanced tyres, it is more like the car is picking up all the impefections on the road and transmitting them into the cabin. It is not too terrible - however as the rest of the car is in such good shape it bothers me!
It is an old car and I would not expect it to drive / handle like my company BMW 3 series (not that I would want it to), however I do feel that cruising should be a little smoother!
I have replaced the rear spheres (the first thing reccommended) however this has dome little to improve the ride.
All suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers,
Nick
After several years and much restoration work, my red 560 SEC is in fine shape with all the usual rust areas sorted to a high standard.
There remains one area I would like to improve, namely a somewhat harsh ride which gets worse at high speed. It is not the usual 'wheel wobble' you would associate with imbalanced tyres, it is more like the car is picking up all the impefections on the road and transmitting them into the cabin. It is not too terrible - however as the rest of the car is in such good shape it bothers me!
It is an old car and I would not expect it to drive / handle like my company BMW 3 series (not that I would want it to), however I do feel that cruising should be a little smoother!
I have replaced the rear spheres (the first thing reccommended) however this has dome little to improve the ride.
All suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers,
Nick