RE: sport suspensions

["Derrick Lepin" <lepind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well are you asking specifically about the differences between 
factory standard suspension and factory sport suspension, or the 
factory standard suspension and sport suspensions in general.  
Sports suspensions in general make your car a little lower 
possibly.  Generally a sport setup has stiffer shocks and springs, 
which reduce body roll in turns.  This keeps your car's weight 
centered on all 4 tires.  The addition of anti-sway bars and strut 
tower bars maybe included in a sportier setup, these too help 
reduce body roll.  Along with this stiffer setup usually comes some 
loss of "ride", you'll feel more bumps.  The loss of ride can be 
saved if you want/are able to keep higher profile tires.  The extra 
rubber and air will absorb some.  But common with sportier setups 
are bigger wheels with lower profile tires, the lessens the about of 
rubber between the road and your car, reducing the cusioning 
ability of your tires.  Hope this all helps, let us know if you have 
any further questions.

~Derrick
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