Been reading a little about beams etc as I'm looking at having the one off my Rallye to clean it up.....

What effect does changing the thickness of the torsion beam have? I'm assuming it alters the suspension rate, much like differing spring rates do on spring and strut set ups?

Why are the 21mm Xsara ones in demand?

Thanks

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every 1mm increase stiffens the rear beam at a rate off around 25%. I remember reading this somewhere. so maybe someone else can clarify it?

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OK, that confirms what I thought......thanks.

So is the 21mm swap worth doing??

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Cherry Red Rallye .... On going OEM spec resto

China Blue GTi6 .... Weekend toy

Black 208 GTi .... Wife's car now

Silver BMW 550i.... The executive missile

I had 24's on till a while ago and were spot on in a smooth track environment but to bouncy even with GAZ's cranked up to control them when on the road.

As said depends what you want from the car and how much or little weight you have at the back as well as your driving style.

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I'd just go for 21's personally but I've found that having decent rear shocks with adjustable bump and rebound makes more difference.

I'm currently running 21mm bars with GAZ Gold adjustable dampers. I massively prefer them to B6 rear dampers which most people tend to go for as their slightly stronger than standard but not too solid. Depends what your budget is.

A lot of people find they can't get the bars out anyway

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Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED
Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p
12x 306's owned so far

Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist.
Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available.

What front suspension set up will you be using?

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