Rear Suspension - Fiat Bravo/Brava Workshop Manual

Bravo-Brava
2000 range
Technical Data
Rear suspension
00.44
Rear suspension independent with spheroid cast iron track control arms. Coil springs and shock ab­
sorbers with vulcanized bushes. Anti-roll torsion bar. Rigid H-shaped auxiliary frame consisting of a
transverse tubular element and two pressed side members connected to each other.
Coil springs
VERSIONS
BRAVO
|fiS)l6v Ififfl)l6v l^SjVTD
BRAVA
JTD
Diameter of wire mm
Number of coils
Direction of coil
Height of spring released mm
Height of
spring under <
a load of:
The springs are c
identifiable by a
yellow (1) for
those under a " *
load of:
green (1) for
those under
<
a load of:
273-295 daN
(289-313 daN)*
m m
289-313 daN mm
livided into two categories,
mark:
f 284 daN
h
h
3 »
(301 daN)*
h e i g h t o f
v
' mm
having a
301 daN height of
mm
f 284 daN .
h a v i
.
n
9
a
f
(301 daN)*
h e i g h t o f
v
' mm
having a
301 daN height of
mm
11.15±0.05
(11.35±0.05)*
4.25
11.35±0.05
4.25
clockwise
311 (310)*
194
-
>194
-
< 1 9 4
-
310
-
194
>194
-
^ 1 9 4
(1) Springs of the same category must be fitted.
(*) For 1910 JTD vehicles with air conditioning.
Shock absorbers
Type: double acting, telescopic
Open (start of damping action)
Closed (metal against metal)
Travel
mm
mm
mm
low pressure gas
322.5 ±2
223 ±2
99.5
322.5 ± 2
223 ± 2
99.5
Anti-roll bar
Anti-roll bar diameter mm 17S
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