Postby Hasbeen » 15 Jun 2014 07:01
I live in rural Australia, & incidentally, my horse dentist uses only hand tools.
Many of our roads are similar to yours, bituminised potholes, & wavy due to insufficient foundation & subsidence caused by heavily loaded trucks.
I have an 8, with all suspension much heavier than standard. On smooth roads it is very quick, not so good on the less smooth.
I have a 7. the springs have been retempered to standard height & spring rate, so equivalent to you fitting new ones. The shocks are a little stiffer but not much.
However the anti roll bars are 30% heavier than standard. I had them custom made, but I believe some UK specialists offer heavy anti roll bars.
This made an amazing difference, more than I expected, even though I have racing experience with the importance of roll bars.
This car has less cornering power than the 8, on smooth roads, but leaves it for dead in the wavy/bumpy stuff, with more comfort as well.
Worth a look at roll bars, if you want a good poor road car. I have yet to find anything better.
Hasbeen
