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Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 20:08:19 +0100
From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: suspension question (c900)


Craig's Saab C900 Site wrote: > John B <rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org> writes: > > >>I'm concerned that the suspension on my 1992 900 might be on the way out. First >>of all, the rear of the car simply looks lower than the front. That's not >>normal, is it? Unless all those corpses in my trunk are weighing it down :) > > >>The other thing is that when I have passengers in the rear seat, the rear >>suspension seems to bottom out regularly. > > > I've noticed this a bit with my car (1983 900S), but I do know that the > bushes for the compensating links at the back are shot and will need > replacing soon. However that shouldn't cause too much of a problem with > normal driving. It probably depends what 'normal' means. 8-) > > >>So, I'm wondering what I should be doing. Should I replace the rear only or >>also the front? And what parts exactly need replacing? What special tools would >>I need? > > > Something I'll be doing later this year is replacing all suspension bushes > with poly ones. Superflex makes bushes for C900's so you could look at using > them in your car too if you're going to do a full suspension upgrade at > some stage. In my case I was looking at replacing the shocks and the springs > too, but that's a very expensive proposition to go 'whole hog' with > heavy-duty Bilstein's and one of the many springs kits that exist. We have a > really good spring manufacturer here in Australia (Lovell's) that lists C900 > springs in their catalog. > > >>On a related note, I noticed that the front tire on the left side seems to be >>wearing on the outside edge, whereas the right front tire isn't as much. Could >>this maybe be a ball joint issue? > > > Have you checked the balljoint boots lately? Like CV joints, the boots > protect the workings and once they get compromised the workings fail > quickly. I know about that from the CV joint problem I had with my car a few > months back. 8-) The CV joint does not affect the angle of the wheel, camber or toe. But old 900s like yours like a lot the boots. No wonder they had a tight turning circle. By the time I understood I had to change them too regularly it was too late to see if SAAB original parts would have lasted longer. > > >>I don't know a whole lot about the suspension, and would appreciate any >>enlightenment. > > > Neither do I, but there are some very good websites that cover general > suspension issues and some saab-specific ones as well. > > Regards, > > Craig. Regards Charles -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/

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