How stiff should the ride be?

[hughesdt]

Mine is very stiff also. Seems like the radar detector will come flying off the window every time I hit a bump, and the power connector in the cig lighter will disconnect causing it to reset. I have the original shocks, not lifted in anyway and stock sized tires ('99 16in). I believed it was normal, needed to get the sports car handling that I truly enjoy.

[VX KAT]

Tons of posts about this....use search function.... "OEM shocks", "bump stops", and such.

VERY stiff OEM ride....shocks are extremely rough.

Many have replaced them with Rancho 9000s with the 9 way adjustable settings.

Some of us (myself, vt_mav) have recently cut our rear bump stops in half and have seen a TREMENDOUS improvement in that real jarring/slamming effect on the rear of the vehicle.

[Maddawg]

Many have replaced them with Rancho 9000s with the 9 way adjustable settings.

I've done just that. Still the Rancho 9000's leave something to be desired when it comes to rebound damping. Anyone else have that complaint?? Or is there a better after-market shock available.

[SilverBullet75]

Another member had really bad jarring on his stock VX and he just replaced his tires (to Nitto Terra Grapplers) and it fixed the issue! I personally rode in his VX before the swap. It was BAD. I didn't think that tires could fix this, but lo and behold........
Nova, chime in if you can.