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Greasemonkey |
posted on 21st Jul 04 at 11:45 |
i think the wheels on saxos catch on the rear bumper bracket, this need trimming, as for cutting the torsion bar, thats bollox, i have never ever ever heard of that, basically when ya take it down clicks you are putting what hold the wheels on a bit further round some splines so at rest the car returns to a lower height. Its not really a DIY job but can be done, but if gone wrong you can either hurt your self very badly or lose all torsion in the bar. I really carn think what they must have cut!!!!! | |
L330wnz |
posted on 21st Jul 04 at 11:01 |
my mate had his saxo 'lowered' 60mm at the back when he had the standard 15" saxo alloys..they had to 'cut' the torsion bar to drop it 60mm :boggle: he then stuck some 16's on and now when he has peeps in the back the tyre catches on something metal in the arch... any ideas? He went back to the place that lowered it but they sed its his fault for changing the wheels afterwards and they cant adjust it as its been 'cut'.. I dont understand neither does he..! :| | |
Ryan L |
posted on 21st Jul 04 at 10:03 |
cheers for clearing that up for me | |
Greasemonkey |
posted on 21st Jul 04 at 10:01 |
right a torsion bar is exactly like it sounds, imagin a round steel bar, if you twist it, it would be under 'torsion', instead of springs retuning the car the is ride height the twisting action or torsion on the bar gets the car back to normal ride height, the twist in the bar is controlled by dampers as a corsa is, only down side is when you drop it a few clicks the bar is under more load (torsion) and is harder to twist so the rear end becoms very hard | |
deany |
posted on 21st Jul 04 at 09:56 |
theres not springs on the back i think | |
Ryan L |
posted on 21st Jul 04 at 09:27 |
so the springs on the rear are not replaced when lowering the car then, only the ones at the front | |
Adam-D |
posted on 20th Jul 04 at 16:51 |
its a metal bar and spring "ithink" and they adjust the tension so it sits lower/higher | |
Ryan L |
posted on 20th Jul 04 at 16:19 |
how do they lower the car or do they just need to be altered so the tracking / allignment isn't out | |
Adam-D |
posted on 20th Jul 04 at 16:18 |
yes its possible to put it back the way it was they just adjust it | |
Ryan L |
posted on 20th Jul 04 at 16:07 |
Whats the deal with them as on saxo's / 106's it always says lowered torsion bar and wondering what they are and what they do. Is it possible to convert a car back to std suspension after its been altered |