rear torsion beams
 

don't you just hate them?

dude why? is this combo?

i personally am not a fan of torsion beam sus, but it's an effective
system on the Fit.

wat i dont like about it is the preload the beam can have that is
permanent and can not be really dialed out unless you run a coilover
system.

the fact that you have to take off both sides of the beam in order to
do much work. everything needs to be done in parallel...otherwise the
torsion beam works against you. you cant just unlink the torsion
(swaybar) on one side like other systems and lower the sus on one side.

the fact that there's really not much adjustability as far as toe and
camber. it's fixed unless you modify where the wheel hub is mounted
using spacers, etc. to shim it. it's a lot of work to adjust... many
trial and error putting the drum back together, the wheel, and then
measure over and over again. where as other cars have camber and
toe rods.

Thanks for that detailed reply Ken

the sus just kills the Fit in serious tracking :cool:

meh. im indifferent.

my del sol shared the EG and DC suspension. very nice. coil-over-shocks. not struts and shocks like this car. but, it seems to work well for what the fit is for. getting good gas mileage. the fit isn't DESIGNED to be a track car. we tend to dream that it is, but we are trying to make an economy car a racecar. :shrugs:

AMEN. ...

the more the reasons why i went with a comfy coilover setup with EnduraTech's. car's great for motoring,
milage, dressup, and utility.

No. Chrysler used them quite effectively.
However, the Fit is not a torsion beam suspension. Just because the axle is 'U' shaped affair it has little or no torsion because the box section is too large.
The Fit is suspended by 4 springs, one at each corner, and the ride height is adjustable by spring specs. If you wanted you can dial the spring free length and rate differently at each corner. Sometimes we do that to have the drivers corner ride a tad higher unloaded to get more even weight distribution. Certainly its done for weight differences.

taken from the official Honda Fit spec:

Body/Suspension/Chassis FitFit SportUnit-Body ConstructionStandardMacPherson Strut Front SuspensionStandardTorsion-Beam Rear SuspensionStandard

2008 Honda Fit - Specifications - the Official Honda Web Site


it's kinda like a hybid system cause it's using other suspension
design, but the rear is a torsion beam suspension.

A multilink setup would eat cargo space. The torsion-beam is under there for a reason. It's appropriate for this market segment.