Hardcore rolling on turns.

[Zoider]

I'm finding it increasing difficult to make turns at higher speeds on time goes on.

Is this a result of my shocks / struts? Or, could it be a result of something more simple?

I was looking at a thread Vadicus started where he swapped out his shocks and struts with coil-overs from Megan Racing for a Saab 9-3. Looks good, but can't afford it right now.

But as my turning ability deteriorates I wonder if I might have to do some swapping anyway?

[Metalhead852]

Re: Hardcore rolling on turns.

Springs directly impact body roll and vertical movement on each corner of your vehicle. Although shocks/struts are "not weight bearing" they do play a roll when it comes to BR. Do you have after market springs? How old is the car and are you the original owner? Also you can do a simple bump test to see if your shocks/struts are going bad. Do that and let us know what you find.

[Zoider]

Re: Hardcore rolling on turns.

Springs directly impact body roll and vertical movement on each corner of your vehicle. Although shocks/struts are "not weight bearing" they do play a roll when it comes to BR. Do you have after market springs? How old is the car and are you the original owner? Also you can do a simple bump test to see if your shocks/struts are going bad. Do that and let us know what you find.

Car is an '08. Less then 60,000kms. I'm not the original owner, kinda. The car was one of the local delars floor cars, and had a little over 4,500kms on it when I got it.

I'm not using any aftermarket springs.

[Phenom]

Re: Hardcore rolling on turns.

get eibachs.

[Altered6]

Re: Hardcore rolling on turns.

Thanks for the extra info. The good news is you don't have to go all out and spend a lot to improve the handling of your 6er. A good place to start is aftermarket springs that will lower your vehicle such as Eibach, H&R, Canuck and there are others. I'm certain that you will be impressed with the improvement this change alone will make.

If your budget allows you may consider stickier and/or wider tires. You may be surprised at the difference tires can make to performance.

An inexpensive but not overly easy mod for the 6 is replace the sway bar bushings with universal poly urethane offerings from Energy Suspension or Prothane. Some reports on this site say some modification is required to the aftermarket bushing in order for it to clear a collar on our OEM sway bar while others report it's not necessary. If you like to carve corners with aggression this mod will be require eventually.

If you car is a daily driver and the area you live in sees mud, snow, road salt and/or road sand than you my want to stay away from coilovers as the road grime, etc may jam their adjustability features and leave you with a big hole in your wallet.

One mod that I would like to see is replacing our struts and shocks with Koni or Bilstein for a Saab 9-3. There have been a couple good write ups about coilover mods from the Saab but as far as I know none regarding performance strut offerings.

If budget is not an issue and you want to pin the needle on the cool meter go with the coilovers or better yet airbags. I don't recall a write up on airbags yet. Just remember with airbags you will lose a sizable area of your usable trunk space to the compressor, air tank and distribution valves.