prime8evolved
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Well, while this is less than pleasing to hear, I guess I am relieved that I am not the only person dealing with avoiding small cracks and holes and puckering up when I cannot.
Just in case my post got lost in the shuffle...Don't use comfort mode on crap roads. I've noticed that my car will bottom out much harsher in comfort mode then in normal or race modes.
Puckering is exactly how I'd describe it. Good to know we all experience the same thingWell, while this is less than pleasing to hear, I guess I am relieved that I am not the only person dealing with avoiding small cracks and holes and puckering up when I cannot.
Just in case my post got lost in the shuffle...
I repeat, if your car has DCC don't use comfort mode unless the roads are smooth. As odd as that sounds, think about it for a second...
VW's damper tuning turns the dampers down to super soft in comfort mode (allowing easier full strut travel). This in turn or big dips or harsh potholes will allow the struts to hit the bump stops easier.
As noted before, keep it in at least normal mode or even race mode if you encounter rough roads and want to avoid hitting the bump stops.
This is why I typically keep DCC and normal mode at the very least. Very rarely do I ever keep it in comfort.just checking back in. after driving a tank of gas on my typical routes where i'd usually hit atleast one bad pothole/transition, i'm happy to report leaving the DCC in SPORT left me with ZERO harsh impacts! not saying it's impossible to ever 'bottom out' again, but overall i'd say problem cured on my end!
No DCC mode is going to save you in a situation like this though. This happened in Iowa. The highway helper said I ripped a chunk of the road up. I asked to go get it. That chunk cost me $2k for tow, trailer to home, rim and tire. I drove by it the next day and they filled it in. I was a day early clearly.
I can't speak for non-DCC shocks/springs, but since replacing my stock DCC shocks/struts with Bilstein B6 DCCs (kept factory springs) I haven't hit anything, potholes, railroad tracks, etc., that haven't been taken very smoothly--a note though, very slight bumps and such are somewhat more noticeable at low speeds. Bilstein does make a non-DCC version of the B6, but I have no idea how its valving compares to the DCC version.Hey All,
I figured I would "bump" this topic to the top.
Has anyone who's add the bottoming out issue managed to resolve the problem? It seems like firmer shock settings for DCC cars seems to help. Would firmer shocks/struts help on Non DCC?
-s