mikeal1892 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hello Guys, I recently went from my 96 deville to a 99. I was doing my front brakes the other day to find that my car does not have the active suspenison . Did some devilles come factory without it ? The car does have regular gm struts on it And I wondered why it was like driving a boat... One less thing to go wrong I spose... Thanks for the help, Michael S. Bloomington,Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 That's correct. At least for 1997-1999, the base DeVille did not have the active suspension. Neither did the d'Elegance model, for that matter. Only the Concours did. The DeVille model line got a bit switched up in 2000, but I believe the base model still had conventional suspension. Ranger, what about the DHS? I know the DTS had active dampers. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hey, Thanks ! I think its funny how they(cadillac) did this. The last two 96 devilles I had did have it. I have learned something new already today and its 8:07 AM EST TGIF, Michael S. Bloomington,Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 The literature I have for '97 says that all members of the E/K chassis were structurally-enhanced for 1997 (including the DeVille, Eldorado, and Seville). For example, the DeVille got an additional under-body cross brace, and all models (I believe) received additional chassis gusseting. The literature goes on to say that because of the increased chassis rigidity, conventional dampers (with higher rates compared with the CV-RSS on soft settings) could be used without compromising ride quality. For 1997, only the DeVille Concours, ETC, STS, and SLS received CV-RSS. The other models reverted to conventional dampers. For 1998, the Seville moved to the G chassis, and I believe both versions (STS and SLS) retained the CV-RSS suspension. For 1998 and 1999, I believe the DeVille's suspension was the same as 1997 -- conventional for base and d'Elegance models and CR-RSS for Concours. I would assume the same scheme was in place for the Eldorado through 2002 -- conventional for base and ESC models and CV-RSS for ETC. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thank you for taking the time to answer this for me Jason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasher Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 See the post and responses to "Front Struts" above for more info on active struts. Be glad you don't have them because, if you drive one long enough you'll have to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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