Handling was [Shotimes] RE: supercharging

[Bruce Malachuk]

Could be, for some reason my SE feels a little more solid and smooth all
around than my SHO. Not that I'm somplaining about my sho's ride, cuase I
find it more fun and a better sense of road feel. After driving my sho for
the last 5 months exclusively, I can't stand the power steering in my SE, it
just way too much assist. I've really learned to love each stage of the VAPS
in my SHO and wish my SE had that. but then again the SE is gone once the
tranny is replaced, and I begin to search for a nice Gen3 SHO or a Jeep
Wrangler as a daily driver.

Bruce


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <jem@milleredp.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: Handling was [Shotimes] RE: supercharging


> > my 94 mtx sho has the tpr or 1/2 tpr bushing on the tension strut in the
> > front, while my 95 SE has plain ole rubber ones. I think that is part of
> > the reason my sho feels a little rigid and almost to tight when driving,
> > and my se feels tight but smoother. Course my tension strut bushings in
> > the from on my SE are new rubber
>
> The half-TPR (actually, I think the OEM pieces are polyurethane, you're
> talking about the red ones, right?) strut rod bushings are to prevent
> massive toe change under hard acceleration.
>
> It's rubber on the front side to preserve ride quality, though something
> stiffer (like the Moog TPR) will help stability under hard braking.
>
> I suspect any difference in feel has more to do with spring and
> strut-damping rates and with the higher effort valving in the SHO rack.
>
> John.
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