Bouncy Rough Rider Rear Supsension

[ThomasR]

Hi all,

I am right now working on a RR restoration. I noticed the extremely stiff rear torsion bar. I can remember that some of my previouse SRB Buggies had a much softer rear suspension. Is there any workaround to make the rear end softer? I am not talking about the coilover conversions.

[zulu69]

Hi..

The most common and easy thing to do is to twist the torsion bar..The two angles of the bar now should not be in line as before..This way the car sits a little lower and wheels have less anlge..By doing so you will need less force to put them together in the small pipe...also having a softer ride..

Hop you understand my quidelines and make it work for you...

Cheers...

Thanos

[ThomasR]

Hi..

The most common and easy thing to do is to twist the torsion bar..The two angles of the bar now should not be in line as before..This way the car sits a little lower and wheels have less anlge..By doing so you will need less force to put them together in the small pipe...also having a softer ride..

Hop you understand my quidelines and make it work for you...

Cheers...

Thanos

Ah - yes....of corse! I should have come to that conclusion myself!

[taliesin]

The title for this thread is simply hilarious and I nearly spilt my coffee while reading it.

[ThomasR]

The title for this thread is simply hilarious and I nearly spilt my coffee while reading it.

Please excuse, english is not my native language. But, what's wrong with it (beside the "supsension" typing error)?

[Origineelreclamebord]

Please excuse, english is not my native language. But, what's wrong with it (beside the "supsension" typing error)?

To me it sounds like a Rough Rider is a lowrider with hydraulic suspension... But I think taliesin means another way of bouncing, and rough riding...?

Anyway... I had the same problem with my torsion bars. I wondered why they were so incredibly stiff. It turned out to be a simple problem, you have to twist the torsion bars so the 'hooks' (or whatever you want to call it) end up in a different angle. This was an early and very nice method to adjusting your suspension.

By this, you can adjust the suspension stiffness to your personal preference and terrain. For example, if you jump a lot with your car, you need stiffer suspension or it may bottom out on landings.

[retroman]

I don't know why I didn't think of this either! My Sand Scorcher is incredibly stiff on the rear end (OOH ERR Mrs!!) to the point where the rear of the car bounces everywhere.......Think I'll strip it down later, and have a play!!

Cheers Chaps

[ThomasR]

... But I think taliesin means another way of bouncing, and rough riding...?

oh - I see...

[retroman]

If it's any help, i stripped the back end of my Sand Scorcher off yesterday, and gave the rear torsion bars some serious tweaking with a pair of pliers It now has rear suspension! I haven't driven it yet, but at least now the rear suspension actually moves when the car is dropped, from a safe height of course

[ThomasR]

If it's any help, i stripped the back end of my Sand Scorcher off yesterday, and gave the rear torsion bars some serious tweaking with a pair of pliers It now has rear suspension! I haven't driven it yet, but at least now the rear suspension actually moves when the car is dropped, from a safe height of course

Yeah! I did the same right after I got the hint! Now it's a very nice soft suspension.