Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 22:53:12 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Classic 900 Suspension Advice
in article 36f1csF51qdmkU1nospamvidual.net, Grunff at grunffnospam.com wrote on 03/02/2005 16:27: > pjgh wrote: >> Thanks Grunff - one of my ball joints has a torn rubber anyway, so >> they'll get replaced. I'll get the PU beforehand and have my garage fit >> it. I heard something about the anti-roll bar should only be fitted >> with PU on one side - sounds crazy, but I heard that ... whatcha think >> about that. > > Never heard that before. I can guess why - but if you want more flex > from the anti roll bar, a thinner bar would be the way I'd go. There's a whole debate around getting rid of the anti-roll bar altogether and setting up the camber, castor, etc in a different way ... But I won't pretend to understand any of that :) If SAAB decided that an anti-roll bar was a "good thing" for my model, then I'll go with that. >> I've got very used to a hard ride (or rather shockerless ride), so any >> new shockers will feel blissful. For the price, I'll go for the >> standard ride I think and put the money into a new exhaust when that >> gives up. > > That's probably what I'd do. I've done the pricing up for the job and reckon that if I go for a Sachs at each corner and a PU kit for the shocks and the anti-roll bar, I still have enough money for lowering springs for the front; 25mm should do it ... 40mm sounds quite extreme, even for 15" wheels. That should drop my front enough to make the gap between the wheel and the arch the same as the back. .. Oh, and fitting ... And the MOT ... By the end of the month, my Orca should be smooth again :) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/