mmm not good!

1. conor Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 466 Saxo vtr 1.6i

   #1 17th February 2007, 19:33

   I mentioned on another post that my car went sideways on the way home from work. I got dad in beside me this evening and i know why!! My suspension is so hard that at any bump the wheels are lifting off the road because the suspension is soo stiff. Its a sports green elf
2. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #2 17th February 2007, 19:36

   have you had it lowered recently ??
3. conor Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 466 Saxo vtr 1.6i

   #3 17th February 2007, 19:46

   Nope it is just standerd the way it sits with that suspension
4. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #4 17th February 2007, 19:47

   so its not lowered at all???
5. conor Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 466 Saxo vtr 1.6i

   #5 17th February 2007, 19:55

   The sports suspension makes it abit lower but the problem is how stiff it is
6. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #6 17th February 2007, 19:58

   how low is it??
7. conor Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 466 Saxo vtr 1.6i

   #7 17th February 2007, 22:58

   
   
   Not really that low at all
8. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

   #8 17th February 2007, 23:04

   which kit is it? unless you've fitted thicker rear torsion bars and rear anti-roll bar then the suspension isn't too stiff, sounds more like it's just hitting the bumpstops.
9. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #9 18th February 2007, 00:42

   looks to be about 60mm, how fast are you taking corners exactly??
10. mattsteR11 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Evesham Posts: 651 VTR

    #10 18th February 2007, 09:30

    Try going a little slower haha, ive got my back wheels going in the air plenty of times my cars that stiff but i race around tracks so i got an excuse..
    slow down a little
11. chrisni1986 Established Member Joined: May 2005 Northern Ireland Posts: 1020 EVO 5, 306XLD

    #11 18th February 2007, 23:35

    think your having a few 'tail out' experiences, are you lifting mid corner when this is happenin by any chance?
12. AlexR Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 Kunt & Sorrey Posts: 5763 Rep mobiles & Joes ma

    #12 19th February 2007, 01:45

    raise the suspension then, looks like the rear is a bit lower than the front so give that a try, it's probably on standard dampers too
13. riggsy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 West Sussex Posts: 6280 Mk2 Saxo Vts

    #13 19th February 2007, 01:51

    If the rear is lower than the front there is more chance of the rear end sliding out!
    
    Sounds like you driving round corners way too fast? Must be for the wheels to come off the ground?
14. AlexR Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 Kunt & Sorrey Posts: 5763 Rep mobiles & Joes ma

    #14 19th February 2007, 01:55

    think of weight this way
    
    you are going in a straight line, you hit a bump, the suspension compresses, it hits the bumpstops before the bump has finished, the wheel bounces up, then you hit the top of the bump, you have hardly any weight on the wheel, therefore hardly any grip, the more weight you put on a tyre the more grip you can force out of it to a certain extent. put this theory into a corner and you have loss of grip, if its the outside wheel then you are going sideways/straight on depending on if its the front or rear wheel bottoming out.