Hi all. One of my first posts. Just did a test drive of a GT premium today. Overall, I'm very impressed--nice kit inside, stock brakes felt good, steering nicely weighted, shift and clutch action great, and a beautiful motor. But...
The car I drove had huge brake dive, huge acceleration squat, and generally felt "wiggly" or somewhat unsettled. In the several long curves I did do--it took a nice set and felt grippy, but it felt like the dampers were somewhat missing in action.
The other issue is the damn bump under the gas pedal. I drove this car how I normally drive my others, with my heel not moving from the floor between gas and brake, and in the normal position I use to heal and toe my other cars. There is a small (?2") high bump just under the gas pedal that was catching the edge of my foot. Incredibly annoying--I suppose I could work around it, but what the heck is it doing there?
I need to swing back by the dealer and see if putting in floor mats would help, but damn.
Maybe the Boss 302 will be better, but I can't imagine having this car without slapping on a new suspension, lowering it a bit, and perhaps changing to higher durometer bushings.
Does anyone have any thoughts if the dive/squat issue is fixable, short of going to incredibly high rate springs? I don't understand technical issues with suspensions enough to know.
Thanks.
S
The car I drove had huge brake dive, huge acceleration squat, and generally felt "wiggly" or somewhat unsettled. In the several long curves I did do--it took a nice set and felt grippy, but it felt like the dampers were somewhat missing in action.
The other issue is the damn bump under the gas pedal. I drove this car how I normally drive my others, with my heel not moving from the floor between gas and brake, and in the normal position I use to heal and toe my other cars. There is a small (?2") high bump just under the gas pedal that was catching the edge of my foot. Incredibly annoying--I suppose I could work around it, but what the heck is it doing there?
I need to swing back by the dealer and see if putting in floor mats would help, but damn.
Maybe the Boss 302 will be better, but I can't imagine having this car without slapping on a new suspension, lowering it a bit, and perhaps changing to higher durometer bushings.
Does anyone have any thoughts if the dive/squat issue is fixable, short of going to incredibly high rate springs? I don't understand technical issues with suspensions enough to know.
Thanks.
S