Trailing Arms For More Neg Camber And More Toe In

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

I am thinking of swapping the rear trailing arms with Xsara vts units.

I hear lots of people using 306 gti6 arms but the xsara vts arms give more toe in (0.72 I think)

So my query is are the torsion bars & arb going to be compatible

??

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Depends what you use it for and the balance preference you like

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

Tarmac rallying

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

To answer your question, yes your existing torsion bars and anti roll bar will work.

Be aware that the Xsara/306 rear brake discs have a different offset to the 205 ones. All the bits are interchangeable though.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

zx arms are the ones you want ;-)

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

Meaning that I would have to use gti6 / xsara rear calipers and discs ?

Or could I swap existing calipers n discs onto new arms?

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

Forgot about the zx!!!!

Are there any left ???

[welshpug 1,646]

you dont need to swap the calipers, they are the same other than piston size, its the disc+hub offset that differs

 

yes there are ZX's left...

Edited March 25, 2014 by welshpug

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

Ah! so, so long as I use 205 rear hubs and discs I am fine then?

Edited March 25, 2014 by ftoomsh

[welshpug 1,646]

or just buy 306/xsara discs.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Forgot about the zx!!!!

Are there any left ???

1 deg neg and parallel toe.

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

1 deg neg and parallel toe.

The gti6 /xsara vts are 1.2 deg neg & .72 toe in does this not give better cornering grip and better top speed stability

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Maybe.

 

I guess it depends on preference.

 

Mine is quite mobile at the rear with these zx arms, 23mm torsion bars and 25mm a/r bar.

 

I kinda like it that way, we will see what its like on slicks soon....

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

They've got more toe in than that afaik, I'm guessing you're talking in mm?

 

They're 1.2 neg and 5mm toe in, very similar to the later 309gti arms

Edited March 25, 2014 by allanallen

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

Maybe.

 

I guess it depends on preference.

 

Mine is quite mobile at the rear with these zx arms, 23mm torsion bars and 25mm a/r bar.

 

I kinda like it that way, we will see what its like on slicks soon....

 

Have you been out on slicks yet???

[petert 578]

I've got 306 arms with 23mm bars, 25mm ARB and 306 brakes. It's a simple swap. I haven't measured the toe in, but I do know it's too much compared to standard. It's very predictable, you might say even benign. Not what you really want if you want to go fast. I'm going to give it a rejig to get some toe out.

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

I've got 306 arms with 23mm bars, 25mm ARB and 306 brakes. It's a simple swap. I haven't measured the toe in, but I do know it's too much compared to standard. It's very predictable, you might say even benign. Not what you really want if you want to go fast. I'm going to give it a rejig to get some toe out.

 

Surely toe in on the rear is going to give improved stability at high speeds???? is this not what is preferred?

[petert 578]

Toe in = predictable

Toe out = fast

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Have you been out on slicks yet???

 

yep awesome!

[Biggles 65]

 

Surely toe in on the rear is going to give improved stability at high speeds????

 

Correct.

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

So xsara vts ph1 arms would be better than zx 16v on a tarmac rallycar??

[welshpug 1,646]

depends how you want it to handle, personally I'd use the ZX arms so it turns in better,

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

I could do with a slightly stiffer front spring.

 

[ftoomsh 5 1 Cars]

Nice...

[welshpug 1,646]

naaaahhh, that's fiiiine