Smooth roads in Kent and Essex

[klan8456]

Evening all. I live in E14, and clearly there isn't much driving to be done around here. Therefore I am looking for recommendations for SMOOTH roads in Kent and Sussex which would be tolerable in a car fitted with KW Clubsports, monoball top mounts, poly bushes, race seats and low profile tyres. I drove some roads today in Kent which just about rattled my teeth out and blurred my vision, so hopefully there's something better out there!

Thank you for your recommendations.

[klan8456]

Damping is currently Bump Front 5 Rear 6, Rebound front 5 rear 8

[klan8456]

Any other recommendations? Weather is looking good this Sunday!

[klan8456]

Right so I’ve tried a few of the routes suggested in this thread, and even with the damping having been backed off for road use, the roads are (a) too narrow, (b) too bumpy, (c) too busy at 7:30am on a Sunday and / or (d) the speed limit was too low.

Someone mentioned roads around Dungeness. Any particular routes to recommend? A Google Maps link would be fantastic.

Keen to find something before summer runs out. Feeling rather frustrated / unfulfilled at the moment.

Thank you!

[klan8456]

Red Devil said:

RL17 said:

Did 120 plus miles on minor Kent roads and A roads on Sunday - shocking potholes and worn tarmac in loads of places.

Worst of a bad bunch were: Shire Lane from Leaves Green/Biggin Hill to A21 totally shot.

Shire Lane is not a road I would pick for a drive out. It's a 40 limit for starters.

klan8456 said:

Right so I’ve tried a few of the routes suggested in this thread, and even with the damping having been backed off for road use, the roads are (a) too narrow, (b) too bumpy, (c) too busy at 7:30am on a Sunday and / or (d) the speed limit was too low.

Too narrow? Jeez, what are you driving, an Aventador, a Hummer? Too bumpy? The majority of the roads in the links I posted aren't a problem. I can't help wondering whether your suspension isn't set up correctly (or you're picking the wrong roads). Too busy? I did a 100+ mile run with some friends last Sunday between 06.30 and 09.00 (including two photo stops). Except for the last 30 minutes the roads were almost deserted. Speed limit too low? I don't know what roads you used but most of the ones I pick are NSL (except for villages: they are a fact of life in the South East)..

klan8456 said:

Someone mentioned roads around Dungeness. Any particular routes to recommend? A Google Maps link would be fantastic.

Dungeness Ring - https://goo.gl/maps/6sYeDDVqJ3E2

I guess I don’t need to change roads, just cars. Will order one of these:
http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/nomad/overview/

[klan8456]

m4tti said:

I think out of the box your car would be fine.

Have you tried swapping the KSW’s for factory shocks?

Are you running factory geometry?

No and no. It’s set up as a road / track hybrid by the pre-eminent suspension specialist in the U.K. for this platform. Damping is just a few clicks off from full soft. It’s fine on most roads in Essex, it’s just Kent that seems woeful.

I’ll try more of these roads around Dungeness again, but it would be nice if there were some smooth roads closer to London!

[klan8456]

Any smooth roads like those around Dungeness, but closer to London?

One lap of the “Dungenessring” and back to east London is 4 hours!

Edited by klan8456 on Sunday 26th August 17:53

[klan8456]

Well... my long-awaited bank holiday excursion to Lydd and surrounds did not end well. Flat tyre and now waiting 2 hours for recovery to Ashford.

I miss the days when cars just had spare tyres!!