I got my Ohlins RT installed at Redwood a bit over a week ago. I've posted in their thread, but here's my overall impression.
1. These are pretty expensive. You do have to pay to play. Redwood isn't a cheap install shop. I could have saved at least a couple hundred elsewhere, but I know Redwood did the job right.
2. Their alignment is dead on. The car tracks perfectly. I wanted more or less zero toe and got it.
3. The RT springs are on the stiff side for sure. If you want pure comfort, go with the Redwood GT kit. Since I'm raised 20mm, the car actually exerts higher weight transfer , so I think the higher spring rate is probably felt less. The car is smoother on many bumps and rougher on some. The frame's loosy goosiness is even more obvious now. There are more crashes through the structure. Of course I can always back off on the shock stiffness, but then the handling suffers some. It's always a compromise, but a MUCH better compromise than stock.
4. The handling is transformed for the better. The wobbliness is essentially gone. I have confidence in high speed corners. I used to be afraid before I hit the tires' limits. Now I can reach those stock tire limits without any fear. A bit corner bump doesn't upset the car nearly as much as before. Are these magic carpet shocks? No. Are they excellent? Yes. Do they make me wish I'd put Ohlins on long ago? Yes. I used to hate how the car handles. Now I genuinely like it. Alas, there are no three-way Penskes for the Model Y.
5. Redwood are classy guys. They dropped me off and picked me up from my nearby work. I wouldn't expect that if I was more than a few minutes away, but that's some classy *sugar* right there.
6. I think most Model Y performance seekers would be happiest with the softer springs of the sport kit over the RT kit, but because I'm riding 20mm high, I want to resist the added weight transfer. Plus I plan to plus size my tires a bit and get even more weight transfer. If you're actually taking a Model Y to the track and running slicks, you're weird, but then you probably want something stiffer than the RT. Still, good for dual use.
7. I'm going to spent the extra and get the remote adjusters for the front. They're not necessary, but I want the access without removing the tray.
I used to have thoughts of selling the MYLR. Now, not so much. It's that much better with the Ohlins kit. 10/10 for the gear. 10/10 for the service.
1. These are pretty expensive. You do have to pay to play. Redwood isn't a cheap install shop. I could have saved at least a couple hundred elsewhere, but I know Redwood did the job right.
2. Their alignment is dead on. The car tracks perfectly. I wanted more or less zero toe and got it.
3. The RT springs are on the stiff side for sure. If you want pure comfort, go with the Redwood GT kit. Since I'm raised 20mm, the car actually exerts higher weight transfer , so I think the higher spring rate is probably felt less. The car is smoother on many bumps and rougher on some. The frame's loosy goosiness is even more obvious now. There are more crashes through the structure. Of course I can always back off on the shock stiffness, but then the handling suffers some. It's always a compromise, but a MUCH better compromise than stock.
4. The handling is transformed for the better. The wobbliness is essentially gone. I have confidence in high speed corners. I used to be afraid before I hit the tires' limits. Now I can reach those stock tire limits without any fear. A bit corner bump doesn't upset the car nearly as much as before. Are these magic carpet shocks? No. Are they excellent? Yes. Do they make me wish I'd put Ohlins on long ago? Yes. I used to hate how the car handles. Now I genuinely like it. Alas, there are no three-way Penskes for the Model Y.
5. Redwood are classy guys. They dropped me off and picked me up from my nearby work. I wouldn't expect that if I was more than a few minutes away, but that's some classy *sugar* right there.
6. I think most Model Y performance seekers would be happiest with the softer springs of the sport kit over the RT kit, but because I'm riding 20mm high, I want to resist the added weight transfer. Plus I plan to plus size my tires a bit and get even more weight transfer. If you're actually taking a Model Y to the track and running slicks, you're weird, but then you probably want something stiffer than the RT. Still, good for dual use.
7. I'm going to spent the extra and get the remote adjusters for the front. They're not necessary, but I want the access without removing the tray.
I used to have thoughts of selling the MYLR. Now, not so much. It's that much better with the Ohlins kit. 10/10 for the gear. 10/10 for the service.