Comments on: Some more on that beaut Saab ute. http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: eggsngrits http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14404 eggsngrits Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:53:51 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14404 You learn something new every day. You learn something new every day.

]]> By: turbin http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14403 turbin Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:13:55 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14403 Eggs, Can and does happen, have experienced it in the Sportcombi under controlled test conditions. Google it. Will normally happen with a heavy rear end that suddenly becomes unloaded during throttle lift-off mid-corner when the load transfers to the front and there's a lateral force at play that swings the tail around. Think Corvair. Saabs Re-ax is designed to reduce this, but I still had the combi go from serious understeer to lift-off oversteer in one cornering manouvre. This is with ESP off of course. I would expect that a light rear end on a front-wheel drive could experience something similar with the lateral force overcoming the tyre-grip due to reduced vertical load in the back. Eggs,

Can and does happen, have experienced it in the Sportcombi under controlled test conditions. Google it.

Will normally happen with a heavy rear end that suddenly becomes unloaded during throttle lift-off mid-corner when the load transfers to the front and there’s a lateral force at play that swings the tail around. Think Corvair.

Saabs Re-ax is designed to reduce this, but I still had the combi go from serious understeer to lift-off oversteer in one cornering manouvre. This is with ESP off of course.

I would expect that a light rear end on a front-wheel drive could experience something similar with the lateral force overcoming the tyre-grip due to reduced vertical load in the back.

]]> By: Drew B http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14402 Drew B Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:10:42 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14402 What a neat job, very well done! At first I thought it was based on a cut-down cabrio, but after looking at the pics I realised the front doors were too short. The smaller front doors of the sedan body seem to make much more sense and aren't so much of a hassle. Hope to see more pics when it's finished! Swade, should I bring the oxy set over on the weekend? ;o) DB What a neat job, very well done! At first I thought it was based on a cut-down cabrio, but after looking at the pics I realised the front doors were too short. The smaller front doors of the sedan body seem to make much more sense and aren’t so much of a hassle.

Hope to see more pics when it’s finished!

Swade, should I bring the oxy set over on the weekend? ;o)

DB

]]> By: eggsngrits http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14401 eggsngrits Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:11:21 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14401 Beautiful. Anti, you can make one for me anyday. Turbin: Lift off oversteer -- is that associated with rear-drive or front-drive pickups? I wouldn't expect the front-drive Saab to oversteer. Beautiful. Anti, you can make one for me anyday.

Turbin: Lift off oversteer — is that associated with rear-drive or front-drive pickups? I wouldn’t expect the front-drive Saab to oversteer.

]]> By: turbin http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14400 turbin Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:55:03 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14400 That is beautifully executed. I had a ute before the Sportcombi and really miss it. Front drive alleviates the problem of an unloaded rear; my ute had 260kw and was quite tail-happy. I wonder if this one has serious lift-off oversteer problems or whether there is so much metal in the back it's tied down well. That is beautifully executed. I had a ute before the Sportcombi and really miss it. Front drive alleviates the problem of an unloaded rear; my ute had 260kw and was quite tail-happy.

I wonder if this one has serious lift-off oversteer problems or whether there is so much metal in the back it’s tied down well.

]]> By: lance http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14399 lance Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:44:47 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14399 Now that is, as the Americans might say, cool! Any idea what the colour is? It looks like an Ovlvo colour? Now that is, as the Americans might say, cool!

Any idea what the colour is? It looks like an Ovlvo colour?

]]> By: ctm http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2007/06/some_more_on_th_1.html#comment-14398 ctm Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:29:39 +0000 http://s18881.gridserver.com/archives/2529#comment-14398 I have seen some Saab 9000 pickup's in Sweden, but they usually look strange. This one is really good looking! I have seen some Saab 9000 pickup’s in Sweden, but they usually look strange. This one is really good looking!

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