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Edward

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:22 pm

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Sway bars = anti roll bar for American people. Lots of Americans on UK forums. Or so it seems. I suspect he's referring to the lateral link bars at the rear.


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existenz

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:47 pm

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Of course I'm talking about the actual sway bars/rear links http://s819.photobucket.com/user/cartoon_head_2010/media/peugeot%20206%20colour%20code%20location/850dfti5copy.jpg.html

mattymj

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 6:50 pm

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Location: Norfolk

Doesn't that affect the handling?

Project2062014

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:33 pm

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Location: Cornwall

No sway bars The weight removed.. There mounted on rubber so the axle will still get play. They seem to be useless . Car feels the same better now I've no weight in the back. 180 felt heavy on the back with sway bars & the standard exhaust. Did kick out a lot compared to old gti 160 bhp tin can on 15/55/195's


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206gt160

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:57 am

Joined: Apr 16, 2013
Posts: 676
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Location: Blackburn

existenz wrote:

@Project2062014: I'd like to know why no sway bars?
And 920kg appears to be too light considering your modifications.

Stock is 1125kg with driver (75kg) and without fuel as far as I know.
My GTI 180 weighs ~990kg with fuel and ~940 without (been on a weigh station two times this year).

I'm running:
OZ Ultraleggera 15"
all carpet and stuff removed from the engine bay and interior
no rear seats and no rear belts
Sparco Pro 2000 seats in the front
front seat belts replaced with racing harnesses
no glove box
no center console
no climate compressor etc
door cards replaced by lighter material
all interior panels removed in the rear
lighter exhaust
lighter Grp A airbox
no fog lights
GFK/CFK hood
and some smaller stuff

So I saved ~100kg by now - still street legal in Germany.
Upper and lower strut brace (could be removed...) and the Quaife Diff add some weight.
Still running with radio and speakers (long trips are a pain without). In addition, I can still save some weight by removing a bit of the dashboard and removing the bitumen mats behind the seats.
Therefore, I could save another 10-20kg.

It really makes a difference.

So the car on its own only weighs 1050kg on ots own with no driver?


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McGuiverNL

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:07 am

Joined: Apr 19, 2015
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Location: Amsterdam

FWIW the Netherlands RDW puts the official RC (180) registration weight at 1059kgs which should be kerb weight with 1/2 tank of fuel and without driver. Doesn't have the RHD stuff like metal brake pedal crossbar and wiper pivot then though


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existenz

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:49 am

Joined: Jan 05, 2013
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206gt160 wrote:

So the car on its own only weighs 1050kg on ots own with no driver?

No, as it says - 990 with fuel and no driver, 940 without fuel an no driver.

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