Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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Originally posted by AK
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Originally posted by Nick-S
Always though 3 way was hi and low speed compression and rebound. Ie, low speed sqwat, dive and role. Hi speed, bumps and kerbs and rebound?
that would either be 2 or 4 way then 
high speed compression, low speed compression and rebound. Thats 3
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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I thought you meant hi/lo compression/rebound or hi/lo compression and hi/lo rebound 
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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Just i always though 3 ways were more adjustable in compression rather than rebound??
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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I guess it can be either.... depending on the susp fitted
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AK
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just had a quick look on KW/Penske struts and, yup - idoes seem hi/lo on compression.
Where did I get hi/lo on rebound from then
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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Originally posted by AK
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Originally posted by Mike GSi
When i removed my FARB on my Let corsa with coilovers it was much better on smooth tight long bends, but on a gradual shit country road bend at anything over 70mph you could feel on the steering wheel the slow rebound time.
As said. For track conditions no FARB, for a daily driver on uk roads FARB is a must imho.
Not arguing or anything.... BUT removing an ARB will promote FASTER rebound, i.e your car will have have less tendancy to 'pickup' a wheel at the corner under hard cornering. Without the ARB the car will lean on the springs more.
It was the inside wheel that was miss behaving, i'm not sure how exactly but it felt like there was next to no shock resistance, like it was just on springs. You could literally feel the juddering through the wheel as if it had a knackered shock. Not a nice feeling
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Originally posted by Mieran
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Originally posted by Nick-S
Also am not convinced about removal of FARB. Surely that will make it unstable at high speeds.
I wouldn't take a front anti roll bar off unless its a shit design like the Nova/Corsa/Tigra ones which are designed to make the car understeer!
They understeer because of the rear suspension design....the roll centre height is lower than the front = understeer.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Originally posted by Rob B
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Ideally a FWD should have higher poundage springs than the front.
Eg corsa with redtop conversion - 250-275lb/mm front 500-600 lb/mm back.
Entirely depends on the motion ratio front to rear?
Yeah obviously changes from car to car, with a corsa/nova there is bugger all adjustability either so will pretty much remain the same on all of them.
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