Date: 7 Oct 2002 01:28:12 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: RWD.
Someone who looks an awful lot like SimonJ <Menopsam.net> wrote: >> > I don't remember it being a problem with my 900 T's, but the design of the > transmission in those is such that it has equal length driveshafts, torque > steer generally being attributed to the different length driveshafts on a > FWD car. > Cant comment on the 9-5 as I have yet to drive one. So, does the 9000 have different length driveshafts? I seem to recall that they had an intermediate driveshaft on the "longer" side to take the effect away. What some people think is torque steer in the 9-3 is actually not, and can be fixed with some suspension bracing. See "Viggen Rescue kit" for a great description of that. Never having driven a 9000, I can't comment on that, but I haven't felt any in my 9-5. I'll pound it in the morning specifically with the goal of trying to notice it, but if it's present, it's damn subtle. Dave Hinz --