Tell me about 205 Rear suspension please.

[stevietuck]

As the title says, can anyone tell me the difference between Gti and 1.8 diesel rear set up?
Looking in the Haynes manual it says that lesser models have the torsion bar set up with no anti roll bar, where as the diesel and gti have torsion bars and anti roll bar. Surely they are not the same specs though? does the gti have thicker torsion bars and thicker anti roll bar? also i take it the rear shocks are different too?
Id be most grateful for any help.
Cheers steve.

[welshpug]

you got it, spec of beam varies on model as well as engine, low spec diesel wont have arb, dturbo will have xs spec beam, euro rallye is gti spec beam, uk rallye is re-stickered xr with rallye seats.

[stevietuck]

welshpug Thanks for the reply.
Iv been out and looked at my rear beam, I know it has had a full rebuild a few years ago, but if I'm right the anti roll bar goes through the middle of the beam its self, and if there is no anti roll bar there are no covers/plates over the hole that the roll bar would go through? is this right?
Mine has covers/ plates over where the anti roll bar should go does this mean my rear beam has an anti roll bar?
Thanks for the help Steve.

[welshpug]

there would be a smooth plastic bung in the end of the trailing arm if there isn't an ARB, if there is an ARB you will see a Lever secures with a 13mm bolt which also secures the handbrake cable bracket.

[stevietuck]

welshpug Thanks again for your reply.
From what you say and by looking at my rear beam i think i must have an anti roll bar. I suppose the only way I'm ever going to know what spec it is though,is by taking it out an measuring it. Or I could try getting in touch with the P.O. to ask him what was done.
Thanks again steve.