Improving Ride Quality - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

kronik · 02-23-2005, 06:03 PM

Hello,

I'm looking to improve the quality of my car's ride. I am new to car performance. In that sense, I'd like to .. not feel any bumps/imperfections in the road!

I also plan on sound deadening the trunk/doors/license plate/maybe the floor.

What are some ways to go about doing this or is there a place where I could go to look to see what does what? Thanks.

I have a Gen4 Camry V6 XLE.

amerikim · 02-23-2005, 06:28 PM

go 70 - 80 series tires. Narrower tires make less noise, fill to factory minimums. Invest a grand in dynamat for floor and side panels, all new rubber seals, foam fill all empty spaces and do research on noise cancellation systems, they work well with road roar.

***MR2Jedi*** · 02-23-2005, 06:46 PM

if u have more than 75k on your shocks/struts maybe time for new set..they will improve the ride feel

***Eye8Pussies*** · 02-23-2005, 07:29 PM

if you're not too attached to your car, and have a bit of cash to spend, trade in for an es300...then you won't need any sound deadening or anything like that....the "L" does it all for you....

kronik · 02-23-2005, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

if you're not too attached to your car, and have a bit of cash to spend, trade in for an es300...then you won't need any sound deadening or anything like that....the "L" does it all for you....

I figured as much but on the same token.. I paid 8k for my car... can I get a 99 ES300 in good condition, 50k miles, for 9.5k? Probably not.

CamNub · 02-23-2005, 08:12 PM

dyna matt deadens sound but is expensive.

There is another brand which is cheaper but i forget what it's called. Possibly PM Cam2xrunner.

Anshu · 02-23-2005, 08:16 PM

edead

kronik · 02-23-2005, 08:30 PM

Yea, I was planning on using eDead v1. SecondSkin looks nice but costs too GD much, as does Dynamat.

CamNub · 02-23-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Anshu

edead

Yep. Thats the one.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 02-23-2005, 11:14 PM

try taking a look at raammat- it's all the same stuff, or if you're in the states, go to your home depot and ask for peel and seal...it's supposed to be roofing stuff.....make a search for it on TN...there's been discussions about it

kronik · 02-24-2005, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

try taking a look at raammat- it's all the same stuff, or if you're in the states, go to your home depot and ask for peel and seal...it's supposed to be roofing stuff.....make a search for it on TN...there's been discussions about it

Yea, a lot of people into car audio use peel and seal.