Since the beginning, I felt that the Spyder is very instable at high speed (let´s say from 85 mph), which is especially worse when driving on roads with moderate wind (it does not inspire confidence).
This is especially noticeable when:
1. The struts and / or other suspension parts are worn.
2. The alignment is out of bounds.
3. Run with wrong tire pressures.
4. If you remove the spare wheel and tools from the frunk (which I did because… weight reduction
).
5. It is a pre-facelift Spyder (mine is from 2000) due to the lack of the front chin and aero parts in the front wheels.
I already included the front chin and aero parts. I also checked that, after adding the aero parts, the instability feeling does not change much with or without the spare wheel)…
I always run with (or very close) factory tire pressures (on factory wheels; 185/55/R15 front and 205/50/R15 rear)…
I replaced all the old bushings and checked several times that the alignment is within the factory numbers.
So the last piece of the puzzle is the struts, oem struts never changed in 93k miles (around 151.000 Km), I will go with Tein Flex Z.
Do you think that they will solve this instability issue? I believe that the Spyder is a great platform, and I understand that being a light car, it can be more affected when it is windy, but I would be very disappointed if I cannot enjoy the car on high speed
This is especially noticeable when:
1. The struts and / or other suspension parts are worn.
2. The alignment is out of bounds.
3. Run with wrong tire pressures.
4. If you remove the spare wheel and tools from the frunk (which I did because… weight reduction
).5. It is a pre-facelift Spyder (mine is from 2000) due to the lack of the front chin and aero parts in the front wheels.
I already included the front chin and aero parts. I also checked that, after adding the aero parts, the instability feeling does not change much with or without the spare wheel)…
I always run with (or very close) factory tire pressures (on factory wheels; 185/55/R15 front and 205/50/R15 rear)…
I replaced all the old bushings and checked several times that the alignment is within the factory numbers.
So the last piece of the puzzle is the struts, oem struts never changed in 93k miles (around 151.000 Km), I will go with Tein Flex Z.
Do you think that they will solve this instability issue? I believe that the Spyder is a great platform, and I understand that being a light car, it can be more affected when it is windy, but I would be very disappointed if I cannot enjoy the car on high speed
