Beefing Up ZX Suspension - Part 2

Beefing Up ZX Suspension - Part 2

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Laurence7

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304 posts

216 months

Saturday 9th June 2007
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In Part 1 of this rivetting saga(sleep) many of you were kind enough to offer advice on how to beef up my rear suspension to avoid that sinking feeling when towing my race car on a trailer.
Whilst the right answer is probably to use bigger diameter torsion bars (from an estate or Berlingo van perhaps), I think attempting to extract torsion bars that have been on the car for ten years now, could be a frustrating and ultimately futile experience.
The car feels 100% better for having new dampers all round, but this wont correct the nose-up-tail-down attitude when towing, so I'm looking for another solution. My thoughts are either; big compliant bump-stop rubbers that come into play after a small bump displacement, or some kind of spring assisted damper. Any thoughts?
Laurence

Laurence7

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304 posts

216 months

Monday 11th June 2007
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Anyone?

whistle

megamaniac

1,060 posts

223 months

Wednesday 13th June 2007
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Do the opposite of the saxo boy racer brigade and raise the rear ride height by turning the torsion bars.Might be interesting without the trailer on though.There is a chap in devon who does recon/repaired rear axles maybe you could get him to custom build you one with bigger torsion bars .Or see if a xsara rear axle will fitit should do the mountings are the same.

Laurence7

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304 posts

216 months

Wednesday 13th June 2007
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Thanks for reply Paul, sounds like good advice - do you have contact details for "chap in Devon"?
Cheers
Laurence

megamaniac

1,060 posts

223 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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mountjoy engineering 01404 881325.£350 + vat collected and delivered .

Laurence7

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304 posts

216 months

Friday 15th June 2007
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Okey-doke Thanks Paul