The spending is really getting painful, but what has to be done needs to get done. And it needs to get done quick as long as all options have been considered and taken into account.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
CL500 Restoration 3
Sent yesterday the CL500 to a gearbox specialist for a transmission rebuild. The transmission rubber mount and the drive shaft bearing would be checked and replaced if necessary. I could not tolerate the vibration.
Just found out the front cheapo Bilstein B4 shocks did not do the job right. The damping setting is wrong for my taste and different from the stock shocks. B4 has a strong damping for compression (therefore more road impacts felt and stiff) but a weak damping for releasing the springs (therefore no more floaty magic-carpet ride) that I absolutely want. The handling has worsen - understeering at times and insecure handling in the twisties. I will go for the stock shocks even though they are four times more expensive.
The spending is really getting painful, but what has to be done needs to get done. And it needs to get done quick as long as all options have been considered and taken into account.
The spending is really getting painful, but what has to be done needs to get done. And it needs to get done quick as long as all options have been considered and taken into account.
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