The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Re: Report on Suspension Changes 850 97

posted by  someone claiming to be Steve Evans on  Wed Jan 31 13:03 CST 2001 [RELATED]

The strut brace was installed at the same time as the ipd Sport Exhaust and before the rest of the suspension changes. There was a minor improvement under hard corning on the track. Nothing noticable on the street but I seldom push it hard there. On the street I was running the Borbet Type S wheels and Michelin Pilot SX 205/50/16 tires. At the track I used the same type wheels with Hoosier R3S03 Competition tires in the 205/45/16 size.

The sway bars make by far the biggest difference in body roll with the strut brace acting only to stiffen the front end of the car and resist the additional loads generated by stickier tires and a stiffer suspension.





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.