What a Difference!

"GT" > wrote in message
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> "SteveH" > wrote in message
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>> Zathras > wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:26:22 +0200, "Malcolm Osborne"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> >I think the point implied is that there isn't any adjustment possible
>>> >on the
>>> >156 rear hubs, short of panel beating or cutting / welding.
>>>
>>> Didn't the 156 have 'passive 4 wheel steering'?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> Passive - sounds like losing the back end slightly on bends?

Our old Sud Ti had passive rear steering, which felt very strange on the
limit until you got used to it, and then it could run rings around Golfs
etc.


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Dave Emerson wrote:
> "GT" > wrote in message
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>> "SteveH" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Zathras > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:26:22 +0200, "Malcolm Osborne"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think the point implied is that there isn't any adjustment possible
>>>>> on the
>>>>> 156 rear hubs, short of panel beating or cutting / welding.
>>>> Didn't the 156 have 'passive 4 wheel steering'?
>>> Yes.
>> Passive - sounds like losing the back end slightly on bends?
>
> Our old Sud Ti had passive rear steering, which felt very strange on the
> limit until you got used to it, and then it could run rings around Golfs
> etc.
>
>

One of the Sprints had passive front wheel steering. The chassis beams
were *shot*

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On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:56:42 GMT, R C Nesbit > wrote:

>Zathras spoke:
>> >I think the point implied is that there isn't any adjustment possible on the
>> >156 rear hubs, short of panel beating or cutting / welding.
>>
>> Didn't the 156 have 'passive 4 wheel steering'? Maybe replacement of
>> worn suspension parts restores alignment? Maybe the rears were correct
>> anyway and the garage fixed poorly set up front alignment?
>
>Nope - see other post

Sure..did you witness it or did they tell you it? In some places
there's a difference.

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On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:19:30 +0000, Zathras
> wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:56:42 GMT, R C Nesbit > wrote:
>
>>Zathras spoke:
>>> >I think the point implied is that there isn't any adjustment possible on the
>>> >156 rear hubs, short of panel beating or cutting / welding.
>>>
>>> Didn't the 156 have 'passive 4 wheel steering'? Maybe replacement of
>>> worn suspension parts restores alignment? Maybe the rears were correct
>>> anyway and the garage fixed poorly set up front alignment?
>>
>>Nope - see other post
>
>Sure..did you witness it or did they tell you it? In some places
>there's a difference.

Sorry..ignore..just seen your other reply!

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Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold)
'Oil' be seeing you..
(Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the
subject line to get through auto-filtering)