Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:03:22 -0600 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.com> Subject: Re: 9000 vs. 9-5
I thought that the 9000 had a Panhard rod to control the rear suspension, not a Watts linkage. The Watts linkage systems I have seen connect the frame to the differential. That would require the drive train to be Rear Wheel Drive, which leaves out the 9000. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T "Lineone" <adriannopsamone.org> wrote in message news:kGxf8.68866$Ah1.8601062nopsam2-win.server.ntlworld.com... > Johannes, you've successfully persuaded me never to buy a Chroma. I didn't > know I had a Watts linkage, but am very grateful it's not a Kilowatts > linkage! 1000 times worse and I'd never get off the drive. > > Seriously though, thanks for the information. I'll have to research Watts > and find out exactly what this means. > > Adrian > > > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3C7D1E99.92F1FD4Fnopsamanytime.co.uk... > > > > > > Lineone wrote: > > > > > > For me the big difference is the Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) on > the > > > 9-5 vs. live rear axle on the 9K. > > > > I think you mean a 'dead' rear axle. > > > > > With IRS, cornering is at least theoretically better - and this is borne > out > > > by many reports. If I could convert my 9K to IRS at a reasonable price I > > > would. (This is purely academic as nobody offer a kit - unless someone > knows > > > different!) I would love to go round corners like other cars - without > > > lurching and rolling all over the place. Apart from that the 9K is a > super > > > car. > > > > My 93' 9k drives very flat and has excellent straight line stability. I > had > > the Fiat Croma, the Type 4 sister car with IRS, it did not have the same > > straight line stability and was much more work to drive. Saab chose the > dead > > rear axle with Watts linkage since the geometry is very well defined when > > you have a rear axle, hence the stability. > > > > Johannes > >
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