A question about the Activa rear axle

Post by **elma** » 11 May 2016, 15:35

A thought keeps occurring to me about the self steering built into the rear axle mounts of the Xantia. They have a few degrees of steering built into the mounts which I think is utilised through body roll. In the case of the Activa which barely rolls are these mounts present and if so why?

Post by **xantia_v6** » 11 May 2016, 15:40

I think it works through the lateral force on the mounts, not the roll.

Post by **CitroJim** » 11 May 2016, 15:51

xantia_v6 wrote:I think it works through the lateral force on the mounts, not the roll.

I believe this too...

Post by **elma** » 11 May 2016, 15:58

That makes a lot more sense now.

Post by **BenC5HDi** » 11 May 2016, 18:48

elma wrote:A thought keeps occurring to me about the self steering built into the rear axle mounts of the Xantia. They have a few degrees of steering built into the mounts which I think is utilised through body roll. In the case of the Activa which barely rolls are these mounts present and if so why?

I believe the mounts deform under lateral load, much like the 405/6 ones.

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