Weight in rear of car

  1. Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.
    #1
    Whenever there's a bit of weight in the back of my car e.g, 2 people, the car handles completely differently. Brakes just don't seem to be there, and the acceleration is greatly decreased.

    Is this just common of saxos, or something wrong?
  2. Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno
    #2
    it will handle differently as saxos are quiet light at the back, if your not used to having passangers at the back it will feel unusual, but as for the brakes the compensator valve should increase the rear braking effort as more weight is loaded into the back of the car, if th rear brakes are crap when the rear is loaded up then maybe this is seized as most of them are, its located near the n/s/r side of the axle and body
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Wakefield Posts: 395 saxo vtr/vts 106 diesel
    #3
    its normal just as a example say you weigh 12stone then you add two people at 12stone each thats a extra 24stone in a little saxo 36stone all together thats guna take some pulling power and stopping power,as said check the brake bias valve isnt seized becarful not to cause leaks un seizing it had this happen on a caddy van at work lol
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS
    #4
    yeah you've just increased the weight by some 15-20 % depending on how fat your mates are.
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  5. Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.
    #5
    how should the valve move? dont want to go prodding at it or pushing it and break it.

    cheers for the replies
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Burntwood Posts: 129 Corsa VXR Arctic
    #6
    You won't have a bias valve if you have drum brake's, they are only used on disc brake beam's
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Wakefield Posts: 395 saxo vtr/vts 106 diesel
    #7
    My 51 plate diesel 106 is on drums thats got one matey
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Burntwood Posts: 129 Corsa VXR Arctic
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxovtrmk1 View Post
    My 51 plate diesel 106 is on drums thats got one matey
    fair enough, my 1.1 didn't have one and one i had off a quiksilver didnt have one either so presumed all drum brakes didn't have one
  9. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Wakefield Posts: 395 saxo vtr/vts 106 diesel
    #9
    Dunno then one of them french things i guess lol
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #10
    my vtr is terribly slow with 3 people in the back

    brakes obviously ares as good compared to an empty car either becuase of the load, but theyre still not dangerously crap? how bad exactly are your brakes?
  11. Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LSOfreak View Post
    my vtr is terribly slow with 3 people in the back

    brakes obviously ares as good compared to an empty car either becuase of the load, but theyre still not dangerously crap? how bad exactly are your brakes?
    really bad, seems to take twice as longer to stop.
  12. Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1
    #12
    Mine is the same mate, just not quick cars and have poor breaks I supose but at like 7k brand new its to be expected
  13. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #13
    Its just the fact that the car is light, two people add a large percentage on top high up in the car and you havent exactly got a high torque engine so it struggles more than a 3.0 v6