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82 Spheres with less damping?

82 Spheres with less damping?
Hi!
Is there anybody out there who knows a manufacturer that builds XM-spheres with a lower damping-rate
than the standard-spheres? IMHO, the gas-volume is ok, but the damping is too high and is responsible
for the "rough-ride" compared to real Citroens like a DS. Okay, the Xm isn't bad, but it could be better ;-)
My current Xm got modified spheres, but these simply provide a bigger gas-volume which results in a
suspension which is far too smooth (and probably dangerous...).
For my next Xm (which I ordered these days, the 3rd one) I would really appreciate a "citroen-like"
suspension.
Any hints?
Harald Krake (mailto:harald@krake.de)
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Subject: Spheres with less damping?
The original spheres have small damper holes in them.
Rear spheres 0.5 mm , front spheres 0.7 mm.
Increase the diameter with 0.2 mm.
So the front spheres would become 0.9 mm and the rearspheres 0.7 mm. If you increase more than that
roadholding will become absolutely dangerous.
Viel erfolg!
Arthur
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Subject: Spheres with less damping?
Could you explain this a little more Arthur. I know the basics of how the suspension works, but not the
detiails of the actual spheres. I presume it is fluid going through the hole and this is what is providing the
damping action. Hmmm.... thinknig about it, a diagram would be useful...
Regards
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Richard Williamson
Email: --- richwill@innotts.co.uk
Home page: --- http://www.innotts.co.uk/~richwill
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Subject: Spheres with less damping?
I never thought that the new "citroen-high-tech-spheres" are as simple as the old DS-spheres where the
dampers could even be replaced separately from the sphere (you're right: my DS runs perfectly :-)))
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