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Has anyone attempted to make their stock festiva rear suspension independent? Seems like it would be an interesting mod.
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The rear beam is good and reliable. It takes bumps like a champ -
Definitely interesting, but far from simple. It would require extensive fabrication to rig mounts for control arms on the unibody, not to mention finding control arms that would fit. Though I'm sure it would improve handling immensely if executed properly. I'd like to see someone attempt it out of curiosity, but I think an Aspire suspension swap would offer nearly the same benefits for much less effort.Axlander9289, brother of ThisVelologist
Festivas past:
Aqua '92 Festiva L - Sold "Dale"
White '89 Festiva L Plus - RIP "Dudley"
White '93 Festiva GL - Sold to thisvelologist "Frito"
Red '91 Festiva L - Sold to Louieisawesome "Geraldo"
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Aqua '93 Festiva L with Aspire brakes "Dale Jr."
Black and White '93 Festiva GL Sport (White alloys and spoiler are long gone) "Blues-tiva"
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Geneva dirt has a festiva with a Capri rear sub frame welded to it. I don't think the car was ever finished though.
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Lately I've been daydreaming about independent rear suspension too, except my brainstorming includes rear axles......
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
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The new Mazda 2 / Ford Fiesta is a 6th generation Festiva. Same rear suspension! Except the springs got relocated inboard for more wheel/tire clearance.No car too fast !Comment
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Independent Rear Suspension
Nope lol I don't want hard to find parts anymore, that's why I sold my AWD protegeOriginally posted by Dragonhealer View PostAll wheel drive?
Last edited by Damkid; 11-07-2014, 05:26 AM.
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
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what if you just got rid of the cross beam and added some geometric-pleasing supports? as long as its strong enough, it couldn't be that much worse could it?Comment
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I asked about this a while back. Advancedynamix's response was that the Festy is set up just as it should be. Grafting on an independent suspension would not help--in fact, the beam IS an independent suspension setup already, due to how the crossbeam torques under load/bumps.
If he can keep up with a Lotus Elise in roadracing with a stock Festiva rear beam, I gotta value his opinion on this.Last edited by TominMO; 11-07-2014, 11:15 AM.90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
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+1. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.Originally posted by TominMO View Post1988 Chevy Sprint Turbo 997ccComment
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I totally agree, the stock suspension has been proven (by Charlie) to work very very well... If you're staying FWD lol
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
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