Hotchkis or Bilstein shocks

72bluNblu said
If you've never driven a properly updated classic as you say, how in the heck would you know it's a "huge difference"? You've watched a bunch of youtube video's? Wow, I guess you're an expert then. Did you watch the video I posted above? Because it shows a 1970 4 door Satellite with off the shelf Hotchkis torsion bar/leaf spring suspension lapping faster than a 3 series BMW with the same driver, on the same course, on the same tires. And a 2012 3 series BMW, by the way, has IRS. So, I guess you didn't watch that review?

It's pretty obvious that your mind is made up on selling your Mopar short. Your loss. I'm done magazine racing with you, maybe you can provide some insight when you've actually driven a properly set up mopar.

Once again, you are missing my entire point.

It’s not just about increasing g-forces on a smooth track…..but the whole package where 99.999999% of customers actually drive their classic, in the real world. This real world is filled with potholes and expansion joints, etc. That means that not only will ride quality suffer immensely for the classic (compared to latest pony cars), but so too will actually handling metrics. The suspension dampening characteristics of the classic upgrade alone are not in the same universe, without even mentioning how much more flex and rattle is there. So once again, my comment is on the OVERALL ride and handling qualities. So yeah, you can make up a lot of ground with enough cash thrown at it in one aspect -- increasing g-forces on a mirror flat smooth surface. But what have you taken away in terms of ride quality for actual roads? This is where modern suspension technology and years of CAE improvements will just outshine the classics.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my classics, but only in small doses. I would never drive cross country with one. Especially one that is upgraded as a G-force machine. Yet I would not hesitate to do so with a modern pony car. Hence my point, once again.