Stiffer rear suspension

  1. Newbie Joined: May 2012 Corsham Posts: 12 MK2 Saxo VTR
    #1
    When I bought my car the previous owner had lowered the rear of the car by adjusting the torsion bar (as you do) only problem is that with any weight in the back of the car or anyone sat in the back, the car scrapes the floor because the standard dampers just aren't stiff enough. It hasn't been lowered that much, but I was just wondering what are my best bet for some new dampers to stiffen it up at the rear?
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #2
    you stiffen up the rear with torsion bars...
  3. Newbie Joined: May 2012 Corsham Posts: 12 MK2 Saxo VTR
    #3
    What do you mean?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #4
    you fit bigger diameter torsion bars to stuffen up the rear, thicker the metal=harder for it to twist
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #5
    Gaz rear shocks..
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B
    #6
    as above thicker bars mean less movement...it wasnt designed to run low..the OE shocks take the travel of the torsion bar stretch
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 hemel Hempstead Posts: 413 l200 worrior saxo vtr stock hatch Seat leon 20v
    #7
    Who makes thicker torsion bars

    manic
  8. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #8
    the rear end of my car felt noticeably stiffer when i replaced the standard shocks to spax shocks