Its time for the "rebound" test

[Russ]

New dampers will be the first thing my car gets if I ever get the time or money to upgrade it. I was thinking of Koni adjustables.

Rich :¬)

torsion bar?

[Rave]

torsion bar?

Do you mean a strut brace? Yeah, I suppose I should fit one of them to the front, the T-Bars had them as standard, so just got to find one in a breakers.

Rich :¬)

[Zak33]

no no no....torsion bar is a form of suspension where the "strength of a bars ability to resist twist" is used for a spring system

Where as a Strut Brace holds the suspension firmly apart.....normally front, but rear in competition cars too!

[Skii]

no no no....torsion bar is a form of suspension where the "strength of a bars ability to resist twist" is used for a spring system

Ahh - now I know about them - same suspension used in WW2 Tiger tanks, steel bar attached to arm attached to wheel - steel bar twists to provide the 'supension' - worked very well on a 70 tonne tank apparently

[Lowe]

Oi, my Clio's got a torsion bar on the rear.

Works perfectly thanks very much.

[Crazy Cricket]

no no no....torsion bar is a form of suspension where the "strength of a bars ability to resist twist" is used for a spring system

On this subject, it's worth pointing out that a coil spring works just like a torsion bar, it twists in reaction to bumps, rather than compresses. Obviously it compresses too, but this is caused by the spring winding itself together.

This in turn makes my head hurt when I think about it, it needs the Zak explanation touch

[Rave]

Oh right should have remembered that. No, an MR2 has coils front and rear, the fronts are coilovers (on mine at least), dunno about the rears.

Rich :¬)