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Originally Posted by gotfitted
Dude, those videos just further demonstrate the superiority of the older chassis to the modern ones. They're lighter and have dbl wishbone front and rear. ;_; torsion beam rear suspension  |
You are correct! The EK's were the last of the Frt/Rear Double wishbone suspensions, and those suspensions performed well on their specific chassis that they were designed on.
It's not the chassis that is double wishbone, So I wouldn't say that the "newer" chassis' like the new gen civics and the Fit are inferior.
It is said that the new suspension's are to not allow the chassis to flex as much.
"From Honda"
(Control-Link MacPherson Strut front suspension design: This advanced design provides the precise handling, stability and comfort of a double-wishbone layout with packaging efficiency that is difficult to achieve with a conventional front double-wishbone design. )
Still no excuse for the rear suspension on the fit. And of course overall the Fit in particular, as compared to the new gen civics, the fit is NOT designed to perform the same.
It can be converted to double wishbone for ones with enough $. Until then...... Win-on Ek's and EG's.
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Originally Posted by jits14
the fit woulda placed higher if the driver wasn't so sloppy
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Well, the car seemed in my opinion not to handle well in the turns, I don't think it was driver error, it seemed like suspension deficiency to me. IT Sure was Fast in the First Striaght!~!! Passing by ALL!