Advanced Suspension Mods

[Advancedynamix]

I would suggest some good quality MK3 VW front struts, and use coilover sleeves. 185 lb will be about right, but you could also go with a 165 lb spring, depending on how low you want the car to ride (softer spring rate for lower ride height.) The VW shocks will require some modification, but people have been able to make them fit with pretty simple hand tools, my method is kinda overkill for most. The gas adjusts on the back are a good idea, and they are pretty simple to fit up with the coilover sleeves and nuts from Southwest speed. I make my own top spring hats, sometimes I have spares that I sell for 41 shipped. The sleeves fit right on the shocks with only a little filing, and the shocks have a nice register on them to hold the sleeve in place without having to cut off a spring perch. The lower mounts need to be cut down a bit, and this is kind of a pain in the butt without proper tools, but with patience and some ingenuity, it can be done. 120 lb rear springs are a good choice, 10" springs will work, but it may be better to get 12" springs if you can. Luckily, 1 7/8" springs are pretty common on eBay.

[Advancedynamix]

School? What are you taking?

Working on a degree in fusion.

[Advancedynamix]

Okay, been awhile since this has been updated. I'm still running my original raceland/KYB GR2 setup on my Time Attack car (Tweak). This system has held up to over 40K miles of pure abuse, and worked well for everything from the daily grind to crossing the country, to setting track records. I now have the spring rates dialed in to work well for everything. I run 10" 200lb per inch front springs, and 8" 150 lb per inch rear springs. This setup works well with a b6t/g15mr combo mounted 2" further forward than the b3/eseries. I could use a little bit more dampening in the rear, but all in all it is an awesome package. I run 1/16 (total, measured with standard size toe plates) toe out front and rear, -2.5 degrees camber front and rear with about 1.25 inches of travel before using the 1.5" bump stops front and rear. The rear has about 1.5" of droop. Car is stable up to about 150mph, steps out slightly under hard braking but it's manageable.

Watch THIS VIDEO till the end to see this setup soak up bumps and corners with ease, while also putting approximately 170 ft.lbs to the ground with an open diff.

[defprun]

That thing is so damn nimble lol

[rbrown]

You do some serious leaving behind in the straights too.

[fastivaca]

Reading Charlie's most recent posts makes more anxious to get going on my B6T project.

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[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.

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[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-

[nitrofarm]

No one ?

[Gomez]

Like this.

[nitrofarm]

Hey thanks that helps a lot.

[drddan]

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

[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.

[Gomez]

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

[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.