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Is there something that can be done to the suspension to tighten it up at least to 75mph?
I have no idea beyond progressive lowering springs and, perhaps, Bilstein or, better yet, Koni adjustable shocks, neither of which I have, nor am likely to get. As I mentioned, I have the ipd bars, but I don't know what effect they would have on the 210 with its full chassis. My suggestion would be that you get the car into the shape you want it to be in with the mods you are now planning. Then, after you have driven it for a while, you'll be in a better position to judge what else you might want to try.
BTW, I don't want you to get the wrong idea: I'm perfectly happy with my PV and the way it handles. I consider the things I have mentioned more like idiosyncrasies than problems, and I think they have more to do with weight and body shape than suspension and steering components. Let's face it, it's essentially an early 1940s design based on late 1930s technology, meant to be run with a 40 hp, or so, tractor engine and to be sold at an affordable price. It was the right formula for the market it was aimed at, and its popularity and long production run proved that it, probably, exceeded the manufacturers expectations. I doubt that it was designed to be run at 75 mph. That it performed as well as it did and was amenable to the upgrading it received is a marvel in itself. Something that can't be said for it's competitors, like the Opels of that period. I think it's more fun to drive than the 122S, but, in my humble opinion, the latter is a better, safer, and more stable car.
Bob S.
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'62 PV544 (B20, M41), '71 142E, '93 240 Classic Wagon.
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