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| Anyone With A Front Strut Bar Experience?, Improved handling? |
 Jun 1 2008, 09:34 AM
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 7-November 06 Member No.: 20,971 Status:  Location: Spain Drives: C70 cabrio 2.4T '99  |
Hi,
I was thinking on improving the handling of my C70 cabrio MY99 mounting a front strut bar. Has anyone done this? Did it improve the handling of the car? Cheers! |
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Jun 1 2008, 09:21 PM
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 Veteran  Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,344 Joined: 9-August 07 Member No.: 31,123 Status: Location: Brooklyn, New York Drives: 1996 Volvo 850 R,1968 SS clone Camaro,1963 pan/shovel chopper, 1949 Panhead bobber, 1967 Triumph Bonneville, 1967 Honda 175, 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, 1996 Impala SS big-block, 2004 Mercedes E500 (the mrs.), 1934 Dodge, |
big time, just get a quality piece.
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Jun 2 2008, 12:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 7-November 06 Member No.: 20,971 Status: Location: Spain Drives: C70 cabrio 2.4T '99 |
Ok, but can you describe what it improved?
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Jun 2 2008, 04:38 PM
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Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,344 Joined: 9-August 07 Member No.: 31,123 Status: Location: Brooklyn, New York Drives: 1996 Volvo 850 R,1968 SS clone Camaro,1963 pan/shovel chopper, 1949 Panhead bobber, 1967 Triumph Bonneville, 1967 Honda 175, 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, 1996 Impala SS big-block, 2004 Mercedes E500 (the mrs.), 1934 Dodge, |
less body roll in turns, stayed flatter. better control, didn't feel like it would go off by itself. better turn in. what are you looking for exactly? what does your car do that you don't like?
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Jun 3 2008, 12:51 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 7-November 06 Member No.: 20,971 Status: Location: Spain Drives: C70 cabrio 2.4T '99 |
Yes, more precise handling. More stiffness in the front chassis...
Did you also get less "squeeking" noises from the dashboard when riding over bumps? |
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Jun 3 2008, 03:34 PM
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Veteran Group: Super Mod Posts: 3,344 Joined: 9-August 07 Member No.: 31,123 Status: Location: Brooklyn, New York Drives: 1996 Volvo 850 R,1968 SS clone Camaro,1963 pan/shovel chopper, 1949 Panhead bobber, 1967 Triumph Bonneville, 1967 Honda 175, 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa, 1996 Impala SS big-block, 2004 Mercedes E500 (the mrs.), 1934 Dodge, |
squeaking will still be heard, just not in the same instances. it'll squeak at different times. you will need to remove the dash pad and reinstall it tighter, something is probably loose after all theses years. c70 are known for squeaking, especially the convertibles.
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Jul 22 2008, 08:40 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 22-July 08 Member No.: 45,897 Status: Location: usa Drives: 2003 C70 HPT Drop Head Coupe |
I opted for the aluminum factory Volvo Strut brace. Perfect fit, $219. 10 minute install.
Stiffens the uni-body allowing the suspension to do the conformity work with the road surface and not just have the body flex and follow the suspension into a hole. Subtle but noticeable in all driving circumstances. On normal driving road undulations. these smoothed out markedly. The front suspension can now do it's job; Isolating a lot of road surface irregularity and making for a smoother and tauter drive. For Better Handling, this was in my mind a mandatory starting point. Beefier sway bar end links, bigger sway bars, and HD struts/shocks like Bilstien are what I want next. The end links are on the way. On my HPT the torque steer is a real problem. Don't know how to solve that yet. |
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