Suspension: Touring and Sports options

[nicholas08]

I have a couple weeks before I need to lock in my order for my Emira build. I have little experience with other sports cars with exception that I have a Gen 3 Dodge Viper. I find that suspension perfectly suitable for where I am and how I drive.

Does anybody have any experience driving a Viper to be able to compare the Emira Sport suspension to the Viper? I know it seems silly comparing the 2, but I thought this would be the best guide to give me more confidence in my decision since I am not able to test drive the Emira before ordering.

Thank you!

 

[tvs_1320]

Wanted to add this bit of information from a factory tour attendee named Piers:

Spring Rates:

Touring Front: 55 N/mm
Touring Rear: 110 N/mm

Sports Front: 60 N/mm
Sports Rear: 115 N/mm

Took delivery of my 2025 V6/touring yesterday. I know it's a tiny change and the main difference will be the shocks, but the springs are different than above - lettering on them indicates V6 Touring, but are :

Touring Front : 60N/mm
Touring Rear : 110 N/mm

Not sure at what point they made that update.

Sorry if this was posted elsewhere - I didn't immediately see it with a search.

 

[LA Kimball]

Took delivery of my 2025 V6/touring yesterday. I know it's a tiny change and the main difference will be the shocks, but the springs are different than above - lettering on them indicates V6 Touring, but are :

Touring Front : 60N/mm
Touring Rear : 110 N/mm

Not sure at what point they made that update.

Sorry if this was posted elsewhere - I didn't immediately see it with a search.

Could that have been a mistake made at the factory? Somebody grab the wrong spring for the fronts??

 

[kitkat]

Could that have been a mistake made at the factory? Somebody grab the wrong spring for the fronts??

I wouldn’t put it beyond them — however it’s very clearly labeled as tour. Seems we have some different values for tour now.

 

[kitkat]

Took delivery of my 2025 V6/touring yesterday. I know it's a tiny change and the main difference will be the shocks, but the springs are different than above - lettering on them indicates V6 Touring, but are :

Touring Front : 60N/mm
Touring Rear : 110 N/mm

Not sure at what point they made that update.

Sorry if this was posted elsewhere - I didn't immediately see it with a search.

Is yours automatic by any chance? I wonder if the V6 Auto spring rates are stiffer for whatever reason up front — i know that doesn’t make sense. But there do seem to be two sets of springs.

 

[tvs_1320]

Is yours automatic by any chance? I wonder if the V6 Auto spring rates are stiffer for whatever reason up front — i know that doesn’t make sense. But there do seem to be two sets of springs.

No - it's a manual. Non first edition obviously since it's a 25.

 

[squish]

Mine are also 60/110. Car produced in August 2024.

 

[Nick Sticks]

My V6 manual touring also has 60/110.
The car was built November 2023 indicating the change has been around for a while.

 

[DriverMod]

Another 60/110 touring V6 manual with 02/24 build date here

 

[Nick Sticks]

Just a follow up on this where a previous post was talking about the change of spring rate of the touring front from 55N/mm to 60N/mm and when it might of happened.

Looking at this Harry's Garage YouTube of his factory tour when his car was being built 16th October 2022 you can see a box marked with Spring - V6 Tour Front and 60NM indicating the change has been around for quite some time.

 

[musky29]

Has anyone ever done a swap from a touring suspension to a sport suspension? About to do that to my Emira… but after a bit more research it turns out bushings and ARB settings are involved. Should those be swapped/adjusted or should I just leave those alone? I’m thinking the latter… but I also don’t want anything to be wonky. Obviously an alignment will be required once the job is done.

 

[geoffbland]

Has anyone ever done a swap from a touring suspension to a sport suspension? About to do that to my Emira… but after a bit more research it turns out bushings and ARB settings are involved. Should those be swapped/adjusted or should I just leave those alone? I’m thinking the latter… but I also don’t want anything to be wonky. Obviously an alignment will be required once the job is done.

Check the parts catalogue for the Emira. There are two different shocks listed (Touring and Sports) and two different springs (both labelled the same). No other parts differences between the two - same bushings and ARB for both versions.

 

[kitkat]

Has anyone ever done a swap from a touring suspension to a sport suspension? About to do that to my Emira… but after a bit more research it turns out bushings and ARB settings are involved. Should those be swapped/adjusted or should I just leave those alone? I’m thinking the latter… but I also don’t want anything to be wonky. Obviously an alignment will be required once the job is done.

I'm not sure where you got your information touring and sport are the same part numbers for both ARB and Bushings within the same chassis.

Front ARB: V6, i4, and Sport 420 -- P/N 8890588315
Front Bushings: V6, i4, and Sport 420 -- P/N 8891352889
Rear ARB: V6 P/N 8890587638, i4 & Sport 420 P/N 8896200705
Rear Bushings: V6, i4 and Sport 420 -- P/N 8892044879