Suspension Upgrade on Zen Handling nice - Team-BHP

blueraven316 · 27th April 2008, 20:10

Got my car's suspension redone couple of weeks ago. I was running on Stock suspension for the last 2.5 years and all the weight my car carries was bogging it down along with low profile tyres. This time the car was going all over the place and I knew it's time to get a change, but no more stock suspension and I did not have the liquidity for Koni suspension yet.
For those who don't know what is all the weight I am refering to, here are some snaps of my car.

Now, thats a lot of weight for a Zen, I went to Mr Psycho, and asked him to give me a value for money option. In came new front and back suspension with custom rear springs and front Zen Diesel shocks. Have been driving the car for the last 2 weeks and it had alignment issues which were there before the upgrade itself, was not finding the time to get it fixed, and no one in Indiranagar could actually give that good feel factor , the car kept pulling to the left and a wobble in the steering was always there.
Today I went to A1 Alignment near Ashoka pillar and got the alignment fixed in the afternoon. This guy Iliyas over there is very good with his work. He took 2 attempts to get it right, but he said its fine now and even the steering wobble is gone. Well, I have been suffering for months, so it was too hard to beleive but I still gave a drive, and Bingo! it felt so damn good. I got this alignment done primarily because I am getting set of new rubber tomorrow and cannot fix with with bad alignment.

After this I have actually understood what has actually gone into the car now, the car handles like a breeze now, and practically no body roll. I remember the first day when I had got the car out with the new body kit with Rims and tyres 2.5 years ago, and the ring road S bend felt like a nightmare because of the amount of Body roll. Now with the partially empty roads on Sunday I flicked the car around and it is handling rock steady. My current tyres are almost bald, so I can imagine what it will be with the new tyres.

Thanks Keshav for the nice job.

I was planning some performance mods this month, but have been bogged down with work, so no engine swap as of now. will have to wait few months I think.

Snap of the car after the suspension change.

heavy_foot · 27th April 2008, 21:54

Congrats on the new setup Satya..this is somthing which i am planning and dreaming from a long long time along with a swap. Hopefully this year i will get it done.

Jaggu · 27th April 2008, 22:08

Front zen d shock's alone or the uprated springs also?

suren181 · 28th April 2008, 11:29

Hey raven good upgrade there. Just one query though, Don't you think the alignment wheel balancing was best done after the new rubber upgrade? For, IMHO I guess you would have to do the Balancing/Alignment yet again after the tyre upgrade.

Psycho · 28th April 2008, 13:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaggu

Front zen d shock's alone or the uprated springs also?

Full Zen d Kit with some touch ups to help improve handling. Not to mention the brakes redone to help stop the car.

bama · 28th April 2008, 23:17

hey congrats on the new setup .. wanted to know if there was an increase in the ground clearance also?
are the Zen D shocks easily available at moss?

techn0l0gist · 29th April 2008, 00:12

Hi Guys,

On a related note, would installing esteem D suspension on a petrol esteem do the same job? Are the esteem D dampers/springs stiffer than those on the petrol model?

Regards,

Amit.

27th April 2008, 20:10	#1 (permalink)
blueraven316 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 913 View My Garage	Suspension Upgrade on Zen Handling nice Got my car's suspension redone couple of weeks ago. I was running on Stock suspension for the last 2.5 years and all the weight my car carries was bogging it down along with low profile tyres. This time the car was going all over the place and I knew it's time to get a change, but no more stock suspension and I did not have the liquidity for Koni suspension yet. For those who don't know what is all the weight I am refering to, here are some snaps of my car. Now, thats a lot of weight for a Zen, I went to Mr Psycho, and asked him to give me a value for money option. In came new front and back suspension with custom rear springs and front Zen Diesel shocks. Have been driving the car for the last 2 weeks and it had alignment issues which were there before the upgrade itself, was not finding the time to get it fixed, and no one in Indiranagar could actually give that good feel factor , the car kept pulling to the left and a wobble in the steering was always there. Today I went to A1 Alignment near Ashoka pillar and got the alignment fixed in the afternoon. This guy Iliyas over there is very good with his work. He took 2 attempts to get it right, but he said its fine now and even the steering wobble is gone. Well, I have been suffering for months, so it was too hard to beleive but I still gave a drive, and Bingo! it felt so damn good. I got this alignment done primarily because I am getting set of new rubber tomorrow and cannot fix with with bad alignment. After this I have actually understood what has actually gone into the car now, the car handles like a breeze now, and practically no body roll. I remember the first day when I had got the car out with the new body kit with Rims and tyres 2.5 years ago, and the ring road S bend felt like a nightmare because of the amount of Body roll. Now with the partially empty roads on Sunday I flicked the car around and it is handling rock steady. My current tyres are almost bald, so I can imagine what it will be with the new tyres. Thanks Keshav for the nice job. I was planning some performance mods this month, but have been bogged down with work, so no engine swap as of now. will have to wait few months I think. Snap of the car after the suspension change.

27th April 2008, 21:54	#2 (permalink)
heavy_foot BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Navi Mumbai / Bangalore Posts: 516 View My Garage	Congrats on the new setup Satya..this is somthing which i am planning and dreaming from a long long time along with a swap. Hopefully this year i will get it done. __________________ ------------------------------------------------

27th April 2008, 22:08	#3 (permalink)
Jaggu Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,614	Front zen d shock's alone or the uprated springs also? __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

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28th April 2008, 11:29	#4 (permalink)
suren181 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 396 View My Garage	Hey raven good upgrade there. Just one query though, Don't you think the alignment wheel balancing was best done after the new rubber upgrade? For, IMHO I guess you would have to do the Balancing/Alignment yet again after the tyre upgrade.

28th April 2008, 23:17	#6 (permalink)
bama Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NOIDA Posts: 6	hey congrats on the new setup .. wanted to know if there was an increase in the ground clearance also? are the Zen D shocks easily available at moss?

29th April 2008, 00:12	#7 (permalink)
techn0l0gist Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ponda , Goa / Jayanagar, Bangalore Posts: 47	Hi Guys, On a related note, would installing esteem D suspension on a petrol esteem do the same job? Are the esteem D dampers/springs stiffer than those on the petrol model? Regards, Amit.