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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:48:10 +0300
From: "Matt" <the.bombnopsamin.net>
Subject: Re: Want to improve handling on 9-3


Get in contact with Abbott Racing and mention te following Loweing 60mm Stifer springs Strutbrace Robert Brown <rjbnopsamnetNOSPAM.se> wrote in message news:38B9CCDF.18539201nopsamnetNOSPAM.se... > Hi, > > We have a 1999 9-3 SE 200. Reasonably powerful motor but we think the > car handles like a dog. Feels rather uncertain in corners, so we don't > really feel comfortable pushing it heavily. > > Problem could be partially due to servo steering that takes away a bit > of the road "feel". The body sways a bit more than I like but I can > almost put up with that. > > The real problem is that it's hard to feel the point at which it would > break grip, so it's hard to learn to develop confidence for the car when > cornering hard. > > Some background: normal suspension, no sport handling kit installed so > far, Michelin Pilot ZR 205/55(?) x 16 in summer (185/65 x 15 winter but > we'll forget that for now). Tyre pressure 2.6 kPa. Have not checked > front-end but the car has handled the same since it first turned a > wheel, so we'll assume the factory got the toe-in and camber right. > > Is this lack of feel to do mostly with the insensitivity that servo > steering brings to this particular model, or is it time to start > changing the springs (have heard talk about progressive rate springs, > where first centimetre is soft to take away ride harshness, but where > the rest of the travel is hard, to give stability). Or maybe we're > talking about a stiffer sway bar in the back, since we're definitely not > suffering from oversteer here. > > Have any of you suspension experts out there (with 9-3's) felt the need > to fit either Saab's own sport spring kit, or Abbott Racing or other > company's parts to cure similar trouble? Wouldn't mind hearing your > views if you have the time. Thanks for listening. > > Robert Brown > Gothenburg (1999 9-3, 1983 900) >

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