Shock absorbers
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Bravo /Brava (182) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1995–2001
- Section
- Suspension › Shock absorbers
00 Introduction and technical dataShock absorbers
Rear suspension independent with cast iron track control arms. Coil springs and shock absorbers with vulcanized bushes. Anti-roll torsion bar. Rigid H shaped auxiliary frame made up of a transverse tubular element and two pressed side members connected to it.
| Coil spring | VERSIONS | BRAVO | BRAVO [1398] 20V |
BRAVA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter of wire | mm | 11,5±0,05 (11,9±0,05)* |
11,6±0,05 | 11,9±0,05 |
| Number of turns | 4,75(5)* | 4,25 | 5 | |
| Direction of coil | clockwise | |||
| Height of spring released | mm | 311 (309)* | 291 | 309 |
| Height of spring under a load of: |
270 ÷ 298 daN (286÷ 316 daN)* mm |
194 | - | - |
| 258,4 ÷ 285,6 daN mm | - | 194 | ||
| 286 ÷ 316 daN mm | - | - | 194 | |
| The springs are subdivided into two categories, identifiable by a mark yellow (1) for those under a load of: green (1) for those under a load of: |
284 daN (301 da)* height of mm | >194 | - | - |
| 272 daN height of mm | - | >194 | - | |
| 301 daN height of mm | - | - | >194 | |
| 284 daN (301 da)* height of mm | ≤194 | - | - | |
| 272 daN height of mm | - | ≤194 | - | |
| 301 daN height of mm | - | - | ≤194 | |
(1) Springs of the same category must be fitted.
(*) For 1910 TD vehicles with air conditioning and 1581 16v vehicles with automatic transmission, air conditioning and ABS.
Shock absorbers
| Type: telescopic, double acting (low pressure gas) | WAY-ASSAUTO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open (start of damping action) | mm | 322,5 ± 2 | 312 ± 2 | 322,5 ± 2 |
| Closed (metal against metal) | mm | 223 ± 2 | 223 ± 2 | 223 ± 2 |
| Travel | mm | 99,5 | 89 | 99,5 |
Anti-roll bar
| Diameter of anti-roll bar | mm | 17 | 19 | 17 |
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