Is the EVO IX chassis more rigid/stiff than the EVO VIII
Is the EVO IX chassis more rigid/stiff than the EVO VIII
I searched multiple terms, I can't find the answer, is the chassis stiffer? or is it the same?
VIII to IX
Thanks in advance .
VIII to IX
Thanks in advance .
i think i found something in this thread, differences b/w 8-9
someone says it's the same chassis, CT9A, so I imagine no difference, I didnt see it mentioned in the wiki,
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/fu...-evo-viii.html
but i need one of these gurus on here to confirm.
someone says it's the same chassis, CT9A, so I imagine no difference, I didnt see it mentioned in the wiki,
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/fu...-evo-viii.html
but i need one of these gurus on here to confirm.
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From a car review "The OZ Rally does share the same reinforced chassis at Mitsubishi's real rally car, the Lancer Evolution, which helps provide a solid ride. But the Evo also gets another 150 horsepower and all-wheel drive."
From a car review "The OZ Rally does share the same reinforced chassis at Mitsubishi's real rally car, the Lancer Evolution, which helps provide a solid ride. But the Evo also gets another 150 horsepower and all-wheel drive."
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The Evo has over 200 additional spot welds to the Lancer frame, which helps with its rigidity. Obviously taking a Lancer and putting in the Evo's drivetrain and suspension components isn't going to make it handle like an Evo.
Not sure how reliable this info is but there's something about additional welds to the evo chassis:
http://www.freewebs.com/lancerevoclub/evo78info.htm
"An Evolution body shell is just a humdrum Lancer until workers at Mitsubishi's Mizushima factory weld in the numerous steel body stiffeners. They include a V-brace behind the back bench (thus, no folding rear seats); extra gussets in the windshield base, door pillars, and trunk; additional spot welds on the strut towers and rear-suspension attachment points; and a tubular front strut tower brace that is tied into the cowl at a reinforced bracket.
The extra material doubles the Evo's torsional rigidity to stem twisting and reduces body flexing by 65 percent over the base Lancer, Mitsubishi says"
http://www.freewebs.com/lancerevoclub/evo78info.htm
"An Evolution body shell is just a humdrum Lancer until workers at Mitsubishi's Mizushima factory weld in the numerous steel body stiffeners. They include a V-brace behind the back bench (thus, no folding rear seats); extra gussets in the windshield base, door pillars, and trunk; additional spot welds on the strut towers and rear-suspension attachment points; and a tubular front strut tower brace that is tied into the cowl at a reinforced bracket.
The extra material doubles the Evo's torsional rigidity to stem twisting and reduces body flexing by 65 percent over the base Lancer, Mitsubishi says"
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I'll look for something more official, but this is what I've found for now:
http://autozine.org/Archive/Mitsubis..._2000.html#GSR
It's talking about the Evo VII, but of course the VIII and IX are based on the same chassis that was left pretty much unaltered over the next few years.
Let us start from the chassis first. The regular Lancer Cedia is already far more rigid than its predecessor, but the Evolution strengthened it further by adding some 200 spot welds to suspension attachment, sills, pillars, floorpan etc. - the result is 50% higher torsional stiffness than the outgoing Evo VI !
It's talking about the Evo VII, but of course the VIII and IX are based on the same chassis that was left pretty much unaltered over the next few years.
The integra type R is the same thing. The chassis is XX% stiffer and XXlbs lighter then the regular integra chassis ie GSR/LS due to additional bracing and lightening techniques.