Which suspension on my Xantia

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soupy_sam
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Which suspension on my Xantia

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How do I tell which type of suspension I have on my Xantia 1.9 th 1995?
Sam de Lessups from Coventry West Midlands England
Xantia 1.9 TD 1995 185000 this old girl went to sleep.

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citronut
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standerd susp has small 3.5mm pipes going to the strut tops,and both activ/activa have largs diamiter pipes,then the diferants between these two as far as i know, is the activa has hydraulic rams in place of the anti roll bar drop links
regards malcolm
soupy_sam
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Mine has drop links so what type is it ?
Sam de Lessups from Coventry West Midlands England
Xantia 1.9 TD 1995 185000 this old girl went to sleep.

Picasso Exclusive 1.6 HDi 2005 29500
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RichardW
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If it's LX or SX spec it will have just 'ordinary' suspension. If it's a VSX or Exclusive, it will have Hydractive, and there will be a button next to the handbrake to switch between Comfort and Sport mode. It won't be an Activa, because that only came with the 2.0 Turbo Petrol engine in the UK.
Richard W