I got a new Mazda cx-5. Overall, I was mistaken about the suspension travel. This vehicle has very stiff spring rates. That said… I still believe there was something wrong with my previous Cx-5. The current 2023 I have, at this point has about the same miles as the one I had issue with and it doesn’t ride that firmly. It is a higher end model though with the 19 inch wheels.

 

Well a blanket statement about suspension and spring rates is not very conclusive. And because you no longer own the other Mazda we will never know. And that if there were a suspension problem pertaining to a rough ride that was verified as unusual for an exact year and model it would have been more or less straight forward to have found. You still have your VIN info for the other Mazda and can actually still look into the service history. Why not go see if the new owner had the same complaint?

 

yes. So from afar never have even driven the vehicle you seem to be telling me there was nothing wrong. It’s very easy to drive a vehicle around the block even and say it’s normal. The vehicle rode like it had no suspension, other than the tire sidewall flex. I still believe it was the front struts. You are right, we will never know. I do know our current 2023, while firm, does not feel like solid metal rods were installed where the struts go.

 

Don't read into something i did not state ! You would likely be mistaken?
I never said that there was not anything wrong! PERIOD!!
How can I or anyone do that with the limited and DIY (or less) experience ?

However, based on your responses it is obvious to at least me that your do not really have a full understanding of how a suspension system works and all the other parts that can influence how it operates.
The comment and I quote you "The vehicle rode like it had no suspension," is an exact example of what you do not know and understand! You have no concept of what a solid suspension actually feels like! Generally, there are for a very specific off-road competition and not anything for tarmac. The other fact is that if I am reading you correctly this is not only the front but the rear which would be from an engineering standpoint of a production platform vehicle mass produced for the general public and classified as a Dailey driver impossible!

As for your belief that it was the front struts, now we have an odds to consider. So you theorize that both your front struts may be defective? You realize how numerically speaking how many of the same struts are manufactured for any given model and then for you to get the only 2 struts that are defective??? auh sure! LOL As or the function the only way by your discretion it could be the struts are if both cartridges seized and had little to no compression? Again from an engineering standpoint myself knowing how these are design engineered and assembled not likely in this lifetime for 2 on the same platform month year and time your Mazda was manufactured.

Then there is no service advisor or mechanic or even Automotive Technician least a factory Trained Automotive Mechanic for Mazda found a problem. makes some reading your information to go WTF??? LOL
Lok at best if you were my customer i would have gone on a test drive with you to try to interpret your described issues? Then if I did not find any just too be sure placed you Mazda up on the lift and had a look at the suspension and chassis for damage and proper function. Then I would have clearly documented it on the service order even if it were no charge!

But this is all mute and hear say now by you because unless again I read something incorrectly you NO LONGER have that MAZDA?

 

I just looked at your profile... 24 responses since you joined and seems that 99% of your response is on this thread about "rough ride"

 

Correct. I got another cx-5 that till now has not had the same issue. You know things, I know things. I’ve seen things and you have. I have never been able to see if struts fixed issues like this. Though I have had many have a smooth ride before… (gm vehicles) lift it up just for an oil change, and then feel like the vehicle had a race suspension after. None ever bought the upsell to see if it fixed it. Then, it. Seemed to happen to our previous cx-5 after a tire rotation. Yes, two dealers said it was fine. Did it mean it was fine? I didn’t think so. Well, it’s someone else’s problem. Our current CX-5 is fine.
So, the answer to the person asking? No, I never got a chance to find out what fixed the problem. Thought right or wrong, I still believe it was the front struts.

 

jtkrpmn…….Ya see the problem is that I not only see things and really know things but most of my background education and experience is in the auto industry and have actually engineered and developed complete suspensions. And this has been oh let’s see since the mid 70s .

Ford actually purchased a system I engineered in 1977 from me ….lets see and you were what and where then?

9 months later lol

 

To the original question, our 2020 CX-5 with oem Toyo 225/55-19, we recently replaced with Michelin Defender II 235/55-19. Greatly improved ride on inclement weather on bad interstates. I'm sure we sacrificed some slight extreme maneuvering performance for better performance and comfort on cracked, patched, pothole roads. Very happy with my choice.

 

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