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Post by gainsb1 on Sept 10, 2012 8:35:15 GMT 1
What is it? Just looking in the "Individual models discussed" section datsunclubuk.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=modelinfo&thread=218&page=1#670 and saw this in the A10 spec. Is it the first effort for ABS? Also, can anyone tell me why Estates/Wagons seem to all have leaf springs? I recall going to a show some years back and, during a tour of the arena with my 120Y sedan, the commentator slagged off the rear leaf springs, albeit that Ford's Capri carried on with them for some years. Even now I notice trucks with leaf springs...why? Leigh. |
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Post by Damien4884 on Sept 10, 2012 9:21:29 GMT 1
A live axle and leaf springs are better suited for load carrying, new mercedes sprinters and the like pretty much all use them still. I've had a complete ca18et engine and autobox in the back of my wagon and had movement left before the bumpstops touched, which is quite a lot of weight to be carrying. Live axles have a lot more useable suspension travel than IRS.
Ford capris started life with live axles so changing them over to IRS would of needed a complete redesign of the underneath at the rear, ford chose not to and later designed the sierra with IRS instead. IRS was fitted to the sierra estate as well but not the p100 pickup, which was live axle but was also just a chassis from the rear of cab back with bed bolted on designed to carry a lot of weight.
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Post by Al Ramone on Sept 10, 2012 18:02:16 GMT 1
I think the NP valve is a crude way of limting the the brake pressure going to the rear wheels. To much rear braking would result in the rear wheels locking up so guess thats why they called it an anti skid? can't figure out why the commentator would slag off the leaf sprung rear of the B210, esp when mk1 and 2 escorts had it as well. at least Nissan decided to drop it and go coil sprung 4 link on the B310 where as Ford carried on with leafs on the same aged mk2 escorts.... Some people are just ignorant i guess  |
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Post by reece on Sept 10, 2012 20:56:09 GMT 1
Is it also known as Load compensator valve?
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Post by Al Ramone on Sept 10, 2012 21:07:03 GMT 1
Is it also known as Load compensator valve? i think they're only fitted to commercial vehicles. has your pickup got one? normally is an inline valve fitted to the bodyshell, above and conected to the rear axle the NP valve is fitted in the engine bay right next to the master cylinder. |
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Post by 30psi on Sept 10, 2012 23:49:51 GMT 1
It does limit the braking to the rear wheels. On more modern cars this valve is contained in the master cylinder itself.
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