2001 kia rio front

[Bert]

I am looking forward to hearing about these "front spring" adventures. I put FMS 'sport' springs on a few years ago and was thoroughly disappointed with both the ride and the car height. At the moment I've got those rear springs removed and am putting standard Aspire springs on without doing any cutting. The car is not yet reassembled (few other things going on at the same time) but I'm trying to achieve stock Festy height but with a firmer ride. It is not a huge ordeal to re&re springs providing all the bolts come loose and the interior plastic trim is already out! Some folks say to cut 1/2 coil and others go all the way to 2 cut coils. I'm going to cautiously start at '0' and go from there. Next time around I will be tangling with the FMS front springs. My Aspire spares are in perfect shape but it is nice to know that Rio front springs are an option, especially since replacement Festy springs have not been available 'over the counter' for well over a decade.

[shadetree]

I see red ! !

[nitrofarm]

I'll never use a spring compressor to pull the upper mounts off again. Its a waste of my time,its not nearly as bad as I thought. I'm all about being safe,but after having to do some trouble shooting on my car. I ended up removing & re-installing my stock springs @ 10 times one night.drool You already have the tire off on the ground.So lay the strut on the ground on a rubber "Kneeling/Gardening" mat. Butt the bottom of the strut against the tire,remove the nut with an impact.Cover the upper mount & impact wrench with a large beach towel or small blanket to catch the upper mount. Your done in @ 5 seconds. Obviously you have to use the spring compressor to put it back together. But taking it apart is way less violent than I expected.

[RhodeStiva]

2001 kia rio front

I am just that strong. Lol. I made it shoot in to a pile of trash bags so it wasn't that bad at all.

[Huli]

Re: 2001 kia rio front

Thanks for the info!!

You are lucky you didn't hurt yourself! They push at about 200lbs for every inch they were compressed.

[RhodeStiva]

2001 kia rio front

So I cut them to 12".

[RhodeStiva]

2001 kia rio front

Ok thanks I just unscrewed and it shot off lol.

[Flyin4stroke]

2001 kia rio front

Spring compressors they sell at auto zone.

[Huli]

Re: 2001 kia rio front

Me too!

Oh...can you measure them while they are still off? Part of my diabolical scheme!

[shadetree]

How did you get them off ??
A spring compressor should have been used !
I just wanna know how you got them off ?

[RhodeStiva]

2001 kia rio front

Ok got the springs off and cut how do you get them back on. I can't get them on. What is a special tool or technique?

[RhodeStiva]

What diameter do i look for?

[RhodeStiva]

What sucks is when you have one installed then realize that . at least i didn't do both .

[Team Lightning]

I'm using KYB's on all corners with Rio's on the front with Rio top mounts. All have 10" coilovers, assembly based on Advancedymamics thread.

[drumnerd33]

I used my festy springs and cut.... i wanna say 1.5 coil in front and 2 in back, the kia rio springs are a stiffer spring so if you cut it, it will be even stiffer... thats why i went with the festy and cut it to stiffen it.... and i am more then pleased, sits perfect height and has a nice firm ride but not a kidney killer.