Greetings, I'm looking to upgrade my suspension to improve ride comfort over poorly maintained roads as it can sometimes get bumpy. As below, which of these represent good value and dramatically improve ride comfort? I keep my front wheels at 42 PSI and rear at 40 PSI - so that might explain the firmer ride, but I'm not looking to reduce the air pressure for economy reasons and if I can I hope the newer suspension would not lower the prius since i'm already scrapping the front bumper at my driveway if I'm not careful Toyota Prius 2010 ZVW30 Performance, Handling & Electronic Accessories :: Sigma Automotive
I know of no such upgrades. All the suspension upgrades, I have seen, lower the car and firm-up the ride.
I just looked up.. tein coilovers for $667 TEIN Dampers - Street Basis - North American Parts - Performance Auto Parts & Accessories If you wanna considerable improvement with minimal investment, just replace 2 rear shocks with ExcelG. They are ~$60-70ea, and take ~30min to replace. A little longer on 2010-11 as there is no access panels and you have to take upholstery off in the trunk.
Tein will lower (0.9" at highest setting). KYB ExcelG are OEM replacements. I have replaced rear shocks with ExcelGs and it improved ride; they seem to swallow big hits much better than OEMs. OEM front struts are o'k, still on. And if you replace rear only no alignment needed, saves you another $100.
