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One other thing I noticed about the car is it's one of the best riding cars I've ever driven and goes over speed bumps incredible. I can hit a speed bump posted 15 mph at 30 mph and it goes over it like nothing!

The downside is, the car has incredible body roll. I initially thought the cylinders may leaking (assuming there is a dampening fluid inside the them) or the inner springs may be worn but I later read this was a characteristic of this type of suspension. And I've seen other 2CVs in YouTube videos with the same amount of body roll.

I did a quick search to see if there was any kind of anti-roll bar I could install at least on the front but have not turned up anything. I figured someone would have came up with something by now. Is there any thing that could be done to help this? Or is this impossible with this type of suspension?

Ironically, didn't Citroen later come up with a hydraulic system on the DS that pumps fluid from one side of the car to the other to level the car out around turns?

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October 8th, 2016, 12:47 pm
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I've always considered the roll to be good because of how light the car is & how it discourages skittering.
I suspect it's a very clever part of the design - or happy accident.

I find it very useful on corners in the rural roads where I'm from. It almost seems to slingshot you around corners. It is absolutely hilarious how many cars you can leave standing on the twisty bits!


October 8th, 2016, 1:33 pm
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turbofiat124 wrote:
if there was any kind of anti-roll bar I could install


Citroen Ami 8 has anti-roll bar which fits also to 2cv with not much adapting work

Citroen Ami super has front and rear roll-bar..

BUT PLEASE LEAVE IT AS IT IS.. It's ads nothing to the behaviour of the car..



turbofiat124 wrote:
Ironically, didn't Citroen later come up with a hydraulic system on the DS that pumps fluid from one side of the car to the other to level the car out around turns?



They prototyped this but it never made it to production.. It was way ahead in it's time, costumers wouldn't buy it in the fifties or sixties or seventies......

Then Peugeot took over and money had to be earned...

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October 8th, 2016, 2:58 pm
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Also ....C5 Activia, now not in production, also F1 and Rally Subaru all had active suspension and transmissions systems, deemed too complex and expensive....


October 8th, 2016, 4:21 pm
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The downside is, the car has incredible body roll.


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