When I first got my car, before the TABs were done, the back end wandered all over the place if I accelerated hard around even a very slight curve. It wasn't bad enough to let go and slide, but it didn't feel very safe either. And I don't drive my car anywhere like as hard as those two nutters. :-) Rob --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@...> wrote: > > Hi Chris > > I'd be happy to sort out an article on the subject, although Rich H > would be just as capable and I know he's done his. Interestingly if > you've seen the old TAB's on our website (parts page), they actually > came out of the car previously owned by our former technical > advisor..... nuff said. > > My "Lex" had only 2353 miles on it when I bought it, although it is an > early car to my knowledge, the bolts were all the same throughout > production. I nearly crashed mine soon after I started driving it and > the cause was half a turn on one TAB. If the back suspension is loose in > any way, the arse end becomes really "snappy". If you pile into a corner > a bit enthusiastically, the car will tend towards understeer, but as the > weight shifts on the rear wheels, the back end will suddenly snap into > oversteer and you really feel the weight of the "pendulum". > > A lot of people don't drive their Deloreans as hard as Dan or I do, but > even on a fairly gentle jaunt down to the MOT station has yielded some > alarming handling on some cars. I have yet to see a car with original > TABs that didn't need them at the very least re-torqueing. Most are > bent, some are rusted solid in the arm, and I know of one recently > snapped on a car going over a speed bump (slowly!) > > With properly set up suspension, the D is very easy to control and very > hard to un-stick. > > Martin DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/