skyhook suspension

I could not tell the difference in ride stiffness using the Skyhook on my GT for quite awhile. I was basically driving along at legal speeds, no "fun" driving.

Then I went on a very spirited drive with a few friends, and at respectable three digit speeds with the Skyhook - off, the car felt very soft as I changed lanes - went into wide turns, basically anything but go straight.

Now, with the Skyhook - on.... the handling was noticably different. Solid body feel as the car went through the paces. Or maybe I was just so up on an adrenalin rush, that I wanted it to feel different.

 

The only time my 2002 CC felt consistently "bone-jarring" was when the skyhook system went into "fail-safe" mode! If a fault is detected in the system the suspension locks solid. But note that a red light should be showing on the instrument panel if a fault has been detected. The dealer replaced the skyhook ecu and it has worked perfectly since.

 

I could tell at 160+