Looking to get a broad-based sampling of people's general take on their Model 3 suspension. Please note that in addition to indicating your preference for suspension modification, please also indicate your assessment of the car's stock suspension and whether or not you have purchased aftermarket wheels. You should have a total of exactly 3 responses -- one response about your assessment of the suspension, one response about suspension purchases and one response about aftermarket wheel purchases.
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GreenHokie
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I’ll bite and have voted.
I went with MPP Comfort Adjustable Coilovers for the sole purpose/goal of lowering the vehicle without sacrificing ride quality.
The stock suspension was/is perfectly fine for me, since I never drive/push my vehicle to the point where I felt the stock suspension was not adequate.
I also love the look of Tesla stock 19” sport wheels. So, zero chance I will ever “upgrade” to an aftermarket wheel.
I went with MPP Comfort Adjustable Coilovers for the sole purpose/goal of lowering the vehicle without sacrificing ride quality.
The stock suspension was/is perfectly fine for me, since I never drive/push my vehicle to the point where I felt the stock suspension was not adequate.
I also love the look of Tesla stock 19” sport wheels. So, zero chance I will ever “upgrade” to an aftermarket wheel.
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scubastevo80
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I have a factory AWD w/ boost and I agree the ride is rough on bumpy roads and doesn't handle as well as I'd like in the twisties. Given the feedback on MPP coils, for example, I'm looking forward to getting lower, more suspension travel and better rough road response.
So to summarize the poll results, the big winners were: 1) most owners thought that the stock model 3 Tesla suspension needed help in relationship to both ride and handling, but 2) most people bought suspension coilover kits to improve handling and / or ride height rather than simply the ride itself and / or ride height suggesting that concerns about ride were perhaps secondary. People were five times more likely to buy a coilover kit to improve the handling rather than buying one to improve the ride. The other big winner was 3) aftermarket wheels. None of this is surprising, but it confirms probably the sport/enthusiast-oriented nature of a lot of Model 3 owners on the Forum. Additionally people were four times more likely to buy a coilover kit to improve either ride or handling rather than simply buying Springs to lower their cars or improve the car's handling, this despite the significantly greater cost of the coilover kits, suggesting the major commitment of the owners on the Forum to improving their car's suspension as much as possible. This suggests that people really love their Model 3s!
As impressed as I've been with the MPP Sports coilover kit which has been on my car for over a year, I might be even more wowed by the Comfort Adjustable kit which we just put on my wife's Model 3, and which really does improve the ride of the model 3 significantly.
As impressed as I've been with the MPP Sports coilover kit which has been on my car for over a year, I might be even more wowed by the Comfort Adjustable kit which we just put on my wife's Model 3, and which really does improve the ride of the model 3 significantly.
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