172 ph1
172's rear suspension fully dependent? If so, why the need for a rear anti roll bar?
Hoping to hear from those of you with a better technical understanding of the rear of the Clio 1*2...
The first time I saw my car jacked up, I was quite shocked to see that the rear seemed to be fully dependent. I also did not notice a rear anti roll bar (perhaps I did not look carefully enough).
I take as reference a picture from Yozza's blog:
It seemed like the 2 rear wheels were attached to a H shaped frame (think of a horizontally stretched out H) at the H's feet, and the 2 tops of the H frame were attached to the chassis. From what I could see, both wheels must move up and down simultaneously by the same amount, making them fully depedent.
If this is the case, then I don't see why there would be the need for a rear anti roll bar kit such as the one from Whiteline http://www.balancemotorsport.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=58832, or the need for rear strut braces.
I'm guessing that the rear is not fully dependent but somehow semi independent? If that's the case can someone briefly explain how that's achieved?
Hoping to hear from those of you with a better technical understanding of the rear of the Clio 1*2...
The first time I saw my car jacked up, I was quite shocked to see that the rear seemed to be fully dependent. I also did not notice a rear anti roll bar (perhaps I did not look carefully enough).
I take as reference a picture from Yozza's blog:
It seemed like the 2 rear wheels were attached to a H shaped frame (think of a horizontally stretched out H) at the H's feet, and the 2 tops of the H frame were attached to the chassis. From what I could see, both wheels must move up and down simultaneously by the same amount, making them fully depedent.
If this is the case, then I don't see why there would be the need for a rear anti roll bar kit such as the one from Whiteline http://www.balancemotorsport.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=58832, or the need for rear strut braces.
I'm guessing that the rear is not fully dependent but somehow semi independent? If that's the case can someone briefly explain how that's achieved?
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