Ferrari Mailing List: Re: some F355 questions

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You should definitely notice a difference, usually when driving over 
rougher

pavement.  It's tougher to notice additional roll, for example, for 
someone

who's not put a lot of time in behind the wheel.  But don't fret too 
much -

if the suspension system has a problem it will most definitely illuminate

the trouble light.

I would qualify Dennis' statement above a little. My car is a 98 spider, so 
the adjustable suspension works a little differently (switching from normal 
to soft rather than normal to sport), but the info is still true.
The 355 shocks are prone to leaking the oil that gives them their 
adjustability. When they do this, they generally do NOT light the suspension 
trouble light as Dennis mentioned. You can replace them if you want, but 
it's much cheaper to rebuild them. If you check them and find significant 
oil around the upper mounting point and rubber bushings (for the rear ones), 
they are bad. With the spider at least, with the shocks in soft mode the car 
definitely rides more smoothly, particularly over sharp bumps like broken 
pavement. On smooth pavement, it is very difficult to tell a difference.
I had mine recently rebuilt here and was very happy with the service:
http://www.deltavee.net/services.htm
Other than that, everything else I've read looks right so far. Good luck!
-- charles
-- 98 355 spider
-- 87 Testarossa
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                               Charles G. Perry IV
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Re: some F355 questions	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Charles G Perry IV (charlescarolina-sound.com)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:19:37 -0700 (PDT)