coil-overs in place of T-bars?

[JHertzman@domain.elided]

In AD7-750 Ron Ewing proposes replacing the torsion bars on a 116 chassis 
with coil-overs. The ES30 had coils replacing the shocks, but that was done 
by Alfa engineers who were modifying new; I would be leery of doing it at 
home on a twenty year old chassis. The 105/115 cars had a substantial 
crossmember linking the two sides of the front suspensions; the 116 ties the 
ends of the two torsion bars together at mid-chassis. Coil-overs would be 
putting all of the front suspension loadings into members which were designed 
to take the shocks only, and which are not at all directly tied together. Not 
wise. I would suggest taking advantage of what is there before winging 
'improvements'.

John H. 

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