How Can I Improve Acura 07 TL Suspension, Ride Comfort ?

You didn't test drive the car before buying? You're just now finding out that the ride is pretty stiff? Why do you think it has such good handling?

Any change in the suspension will in all likelihood negatively affect the handling of the car. Taut suspension = good handling. Soft suspension = better ride comfort = poorer handling.

One thing that "might" help is to get tires that have a different aspect ratio. 45 series tires have less sidewall to help soak up road irregularities, bumps, etc. However, putting a tire with a larger sidewall (e.g. 55 series) may very well mean that the tires will not fit into the wheel well, and hitting a bump may push them up against the top of the wheel well. You'd have to somehow limit the amount of travel that the shocks have to avoid this.

I'm sure there are other ways of dealing with this, but they're likely to not be cost-effective.

Tom S. Houston, TX

Craig wrote:

Craig wrote in news:b17a93c4-b40b-4ef8-b2e3- snipped-for-privacy@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

Wait a year. Two things will happen:

Didn't you test drive the car before you bought it?

I suppose you can install softer aftermarket shocks and springs if you really can't stand the ride. Plus taller tires and smaller wheels would give you more shock absorption (but may not fit around the brakes). Doing all the above will cost a goodly chunk of change and probably do very bad things to the car's handling, possibly even to the point of making it dangerous in emergency maneuvers.

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I use 32 PSI in my CR-V tires. If I ran them at ~27 they would be way smoother. Your (goofball?) dealer may have left your tires at the factory SHIPPING PRESSURE of 40 PSI. It happens more often than you know.

Cheapest thing you can try, that's for sure.... :-)

'Curly'

Tegger wrote in news:Xns99FD853C7F292tegger@207.14.116.130:

He probably got tired of the ride after awhile,it began to wear on him. It happens.

I think he could switch to 16" wheels and move to a higher profile series(55 or 60 series?) and not affect handling significantly(he probably does not push it to near the limits anyways.).I'd also go to a directional tread pattern,I think they are quieter.He should measure how much clearance he now has between rim and caliper.That will tell him how much smaller a rim he can use,and thus how higher a "profile" tire.(higher series number) Keeping tire diameter is important to keeping your speedo accurate. The Tire Rack has online tire/wheel data for the many brands they sell.

He might even be able to pick up somebody else's wheels from their upgrade to bigger rims,save some money there.

changing shocks and springs is a crapshoot;IMO,you would not be able to get a proper balance like the factory setup.

Recommend a trade on a new Buick. Toyotas also have a soft ride -- Avalon perhaps.