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 lotek
Seasoned Pro  Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #1
i went around a roundabout last nite , not overly fast but accelerated round it a little.the car started bouncing around the last part of it?? was quite funny and annoying at the same time.. i have koni adjustables with eibach on the front and gmax shocks on rear the car is stripped and the koni are turned up pretty much full , i think it adjusts rebound. what is causing it? |
 Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 17:18
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Either:a.) dampers are set too hard and it jacked down onto the bumpstops. b.) One of the dampers has died. c.) It was a bumpy roundabout. ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 17:17
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #3
im hoping the dampers havent died,the roundabout wasent amazingly smooth , but it has done it before, usually when cornering hard- round roundabouts lol |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 17:22
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #4
I would also suggest that you have mismatched dampers front to rear - the front will be way too hard in relation to the rear. The rears aren't very good (lets face it), if warmed up could well be worse than standard damping. What ride height?________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 17:56
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #5
im on -40 front and aparently -60 rear, but the whole car has rose like an erection since stripping it lol |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 19:02
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #6
went for a drive earlier and softened the fronts a little it felt a bit better but the rear is still very twitchy,could do with a hybrid arb me thinks , what rear shocks should i use? |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 19:04
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 19:25
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #8
phillipm wrote: haha apart from fox ! lol im not ver flush at the moment, i gt to sort wheels,disc, beam , and handling, should just buy a new car really haha.. phill did you find any of those connectors for brake lines? |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 19:27
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adam b
Seasoned Pro Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Whats wrong with the beam? Worn mounts?The hybrid rear arb won't really help you until you get the damping issues sorted - trust me on that one! Run your front shocks at say halfway and get the beam raised a tad. Wheels and brakes can wait until you get it to handle right  ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 19:38
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Not until I get up to the workshops this weekend  If it is jacking down at the back, it'll be hitting the bumpstops early due to the back being lower than the front, either lift it up slightly, or run the rear shocks slightly softer, and see what happens ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 19:49
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #11
the rear is actually sitting really high since it was stripped, and i have sold beam mounts.its probably the dampers , the rears are not adjustable therefore are mismatched to the fronts, i will keep playing with front setting till i get a good medium. may even start carrying a spare again. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:08
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #12
no what i ment was if you have a lightened car you need softer suspension as there is not the weight there to make the suspension work. all that happens is the car hops and skips about bouncing instead of the suspension absorbing the bumps..Taken from xsara forum. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:12
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adam b
Seasoned Pro Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #13
lotek wrote: no what i ment was if you have a lightened car you need softer suspension as there is not the weight there to make the suspension work. all that happens is the car hops and skips about bouncing instead of the suspension absorbing the bumps ..Taken from xsara forum. Yeah, but you'll have more than enough weight to worry the standard torsion bars and crap dampers. They have stiffer TBs in the xsaras as well. Why new beam in your previous post? Post a photo of the rear wheel clearance to the arch ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:42
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #14
my beam is making a racket.. imagine holding a box of sockets and shaking them side to side, its a bit like that , its annoying , and ever since i fitted the solid mounts.its the 2nd beam ive been through haha should of just re-built the 1st, il go get a photo now. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:50
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adam b
Seasoned Pro Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #15
I'd check a couple of things then - that the exhaust isn't hitting heat shields and the beam and that the arb end plates are on correctly - thats what normally does it on my car.Have you checked the mounts are tight? ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:54
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:56
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:57
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al4x
Seasoned Pro  Location: Hitchin Registered: 20 May 2003 Posts: 23,513 Status: Offline |
Post #18
you could swap it back to standard, rumour has it they were one of the better handling cars out of the factory  |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:59
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #19
i have checked the mounts, also when im slowing and get to a slow speed i get a horrible noise from the rear but only when braking??? recently got worse . |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 20:59
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,817 Status: Offline |
Post #20
low brake pads? wheel bearing?ride height looks fine. if you have any standard dampers to hand I'd stick them on at the back. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 21:37
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #21
the only standard dampers i have are foobard.pads are fine, the wheel bearing is a possibility though. im thinking just to get a vts beam- more camber suppoesedly and 21mm bars. or bodge a partner beam on to car , lol that fecker wont keep breaking! |
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Posted 15th Oct 2009 at 22:00
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adam b
Seasoned Pro Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #22
Just a thought, with no weight in mine it didn't look that high and it was only a 20mm drop. Strange!________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 00:14
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #23
lol i know it looks like its on stilts! lol |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 07:51
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106lad
Seasoned Pro  Location: Northern Ireland Registered: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 3,977 Status: Offline |
Post #24
with no weight on mine at the back its arse rises up like Jenna Jameson waiting to receive________________________________________ E36 M3 Imola Individual GT2 Team: 321bhp 07/11/08 - Pete Sims, gone but not forgotten, RIP |
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Posted 16th Oct 2009 at 16:05
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