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Post by james on Oct 29, 2019 5:25:54 GMT
Hi Guys,
I have seen a guy advertising a part on eBay which more or less separates the Hydrolastic units so that they are each totally independent of each other.... I was wondering of anyone has actually done this and what the results were like?
My thoughts run to two possible benefits....
1. If a unit bursts then the car wont totally lean over to one side, which may make it easier to limp home....
2. If you were racing the car, you could up the pressure in the front to provide a bit of stiffness when cornering and lower the pressure a bit in the back to stop bounce?
I once had too much pressure in my car while doing 100Kms hr on the expressway... hit a big bump and I swear the back tires went airborne.... I now have the large units all round and am running at about 215psi-ish and its great...
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 29, 2019 16:04:07 GMT
It's been discussed before, James.
The displacers will only handle so much load when shocked. The load is displaced to the displacer at the other end of the pipe. If you isolate one from the other, any impact will be trapped in one displacer, rather than dispersed, which will massively increase the loading on what is basically a 50 year old rubber spring.
I suspect that your ride quality will become bouncy, rather than wafty. Personally, I think that's one of the best features of the car.
BTW, if you do blow a bag, you can still drive at up to 30mph on the bump stops.
Chris.
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