jaymista Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I just bought a 2015 DJ without knowing it had touring suspension. Can someone please tell me what the difference is between touring suspension and normal suspension on a Dodge Journey? Is one better than the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I have the touring suspension as well and I believe there is less body roll and firmer ride. It falls between the RT sport suspension and the SE (normal)suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I have the build sheet for my 2014 Crossroad with the Touring Suspension. In the options section it list 4 springs. I'm guessing that it adds stiffer springs over standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Suspension levels in the Journey lineup are determined by the stiffness rating of the shock absorbers. Touring has firmer shock rates than Base, Performance has higher rates than Touring, and R/T has the firmest shocks of all levels. R/T *may* have higher spring rates than the others as well but I have not been able to confirm that in my literature. DHH - all of Chrysler's build sheets list four springs. It's the sales code that corresponds to the spring itself that determines if one has a different rating than another. dhh3 and jaymista 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I have a main street. I think it has the touring suspension. Barely any body roll but pretty smooth. FWD Mainstreets have Touring suspension, AWD models have Performance suspension. Since yours is FWD then you are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymista Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks for these replies. I don't think I have anything to complain about then. I love the Journey and have owned three since the first ones came out. All were good cars for me, no serious complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Suspension levels in the Journey lineup are determined by the stiffness rating of the shock absorbers. Touring has firmer shock rates than Base, Performance has higher rates than Touring, and R/T has the firmest shocks of all levels. R/T *may* have higher spring rates than the others as well but I have not been able to confirm that in my literature. DHH - all of Chrysler's build sheets list four springs. It's the sales code that corresponds to the spring itself that determines if one has a different rating than another. Why are each of the 4 springs listed independently on the build sheet, under the options section? I would think that springs would be standard! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman425 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Why are each of the 4 springs listed independently on the build sheet, under the options section? I would think that springs would be standard! LOL Chrysler has always done it that way. The build sheet for my 2000 300M lists springs in the Options section as well. Yes, springs are definitely standard on all cars! The only thing that comes to mind are certain models of Chrysler vehicles have different rate springs within their lineup. My 300M has an optional Performance Handling Group with includes a higher rate spring than a Touring model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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