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Anyone here buy the "Base" model?

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Old 10-19-2011, 05:45 PM
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^^^ Same...
 
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Old 10-19-2011, 06:00 PM
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I'm trying to find where this massive understeer is. lol
 
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Old 10-19-2011, 06:07 PM
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LOL. It's there...at the limit the car nose dives. I think the best way to reduce it is staggered tires (wider, stickier up front), front static camber, and playing with the spring rates front/rear to induce gradual oversteer.
 
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Old 10-19-2011, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by blackndecker
I realize this is a really old post...but can somebody please explain the logic of how a thin RSB attached to the massive rear subframe is going to do anything at all? The rear suspension on the Fit is not independent...they are already connected via the massive swing arm. I just don't get how a thin RSB is going to do anything at all.
The rear suspension is semi-independent as it's a torsion beam connecting the two sides. The whole thing twists allowing one side to move some opposite from the other. The amount of twist is determined by the design of the torsion beam. The extra bar makes it stiffer. The sport already has an extra anti roll bar but apparently it can take more.

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Old 10-19-2011, 06:54 PM
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Thanks for the link! Great info...especially this nugget:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia
The longitudinal location of the cross beam controls important parameters of the suspension's behaviour, such as the roll steer curve and toe and camber compliance. The closer the cross beam to the axle stubs the more the camber and toe changes under deflection.
Notice the location of the longitudinal cross beam on the Fit rear axle:
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Vs. the CRZ:
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Old 10-19-2011, 07:03 PM
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Let's move the RSB discussion here...otherwise this topic will get lost in this thread.

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...ml#post1043177
 
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