Advanced Suspension Mods

[Dragonhealer]

Quite welcome, Yes, if that is a constant load.
I was surprised to find the rear ride hight of the Festiva drop almost 2 inches on a stock
suspension with 2x 185lb passengers in the rear seat!

[nitrofarm]

Too many variables, a well set-up car will usually have 1/2 to 1in pos. static rake.

Thank You, I'm assuming on my daily driver to set it up with my usual 150 lbs of tool in the trunk.

[Dragonhealer]

^^^what about for circuit racing??

Too many variables, a well set-up car will usually have 1/2 to 1in pos. static rake.

[moz]

^^^what about for circuit racing??

[Dragonhealer]

For DD, my rule of thumb is 1/4" positive rake with a full complement of passengers.

[nitrofarm]

Mine sits probably a 1/2" lower in the front as compared to stock. I like the look.

Firstly you would need to specify what will you be doing with the car. Dd, track, drag, rally. They all require different settings.

I think it comes down to making sure you're in the right range of shock travel, as well as maintaining the right centre of gravity.

I need to do some r&d to see how mine would suit my driving style. But I would kick off level and start adjusting from there.

I'm sure charlie would have better input here.

Thanks guys its my DD Aspire with KYB VW Cabriolet's in the rear with 2" travel before it hits the Bumpers with 175lb springs. Front is ATX springs,Rio Hats & Rio Monroe struts. I hate the front end right now because it has no damping .With those springs in the back I'm out of adjustment And I'm barely level (the rear is lower actually by just a hair). But like I said I'm out of threads in the rear to raise it up.Once I get coil overs on the front I'll be able to lower it to get the rake angle we are talking about. I'm just wondering how far I'm out of stock spec. Do you think maybe thats why my struts feel so silly because I still dont have enough weight on them? And for a temp fix would you guys recommend that I add thicker bumpers in the front? @ 85 mph the front end starts to lift and the car just starts to feel loose-

[moz]

Firstly you would need to specify what will you be doing with the car. Dd, track, drag, rally. They all require different settings.

I think it comes down to making sure you're in the right range of shock travel, as well as maintaining the right centre of gravity.

I need to do some r&d to see how mine would suit my driving style. But I would kick off level and start adjusting from there.

I'm sure charlie would have better input here.

[Gomez]

Mine sits probably a 1/2" lower in the front as compared to stock. I like the look.

[nitrofarm]

I like mine SLIGHTLY lower in front. 1/2 inch maybe?

Dan my rear wheel well is so rusted that its gone on both sides in the center area. So what I'm doing is using a level at the rocker panel. When your car is on level grd where does the bubble end up on your car? Right now I'm level,my other DD has sagging front springs so I cant use it as a reference.

[drddan]

I like mine SLIGHTLY lower in front. 1/2 inch maybe?

[nitrofarm]

Hey thanks that helps a lot.

[Gomez]

Like this.

[nitrofarm]

No one ?

[nitrofarm]

In a perfect world what is optimal front to rear rake on these chassis? If you are happy with front to rear springs and damping... how do you like to set up the rake? Thx- anyone can chime in,just want to hear what you guys like on these short wheelbase cars-

[jawbraeka]

Looking good.. Love the stripes on the bonnet... Do like the flow of that car.. The only things I can add would be a speedo and rev light to know when to change gears... I remember reading somewhere that you can add a Rev light into a Festiva from the factory electronics.. It was labelled in the 92 electronics schematics somewhere.

sent from the depths of hell.