11-04-2015, 01:04 PM
There's a bit of crap in this thread to be honest...... The rear beam mounts are designed flex to give the 306 it's characteristic passive rear steering, some folk like this and some don't and it's not to be confused with 'lift off oversteer'. The car can often feel like it's drifting when it isn't due to all the geo changes through the corner.
It's also no good comparing tired and/or aftermarket rubber mounts with solid mounts, new genuine mounts are very good, new aftermarket rubber mounts are good for 5 minutes!
What cully describes is not how new genuine mounts act, the flex is more linear and predictable. What he describes is how tired mounts act, you have to preload the mount before you really turn in or the back end can be very unpredictable, as described it's like a second bite.
Solids obviously get rid of this unpredictability and IMO essential on a circuit car, they allow predictable rear end grip and make it easier to get the rear end to rotate which you then control with the throttle (and your also essential plated LSD
).
Genuine rubbers on a road car, solids on a circuit car
It's also no good comparing tired and/or aftermarket rubber mounts with solid mounts, new genuine mounts are very good, new aftermarket rubber mounts are good for 5 minutes!
What cully describes is not how new genuine mounts act, the flex is more linear and predictable. What he describes is how tired mounts act, you have to preload the mount before you really turn in or the back end can be very unpredictable, as described it's like a second bite.
Solids obviously get rid of this unpredictability and IMO essential on a circuit car, they allow predictable rear end grip and make it easier to get the rear end to rotate which you then control with the throttle (and your also essential plated LSD
). Genuine rubbers on a road car, solids on a circuit car
