Building the ultimate Festiva street suspension...

[TominMO]

I would have trouble getting any work done with help like that. Lol

I see that her shop clothes are designed to reduce overheating while working.

[Advancedynamix]

I like the color scheme on Gecko shocks.
I need an assistant to help me change my Festiva's suspension.

I would have trouble getting any work done with help like that. Lol

[fasteva]

Which front struts did you end up getting @fasteva

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The ones that they suggested in this feed, picture of the car does not have the current to Spenton on I'm waiting for some beer speed Springs 1.78 eights 10 inch 150 wait. I'll post another picture after everything is together


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[fasteva]

@cory_Thurmond The ones prescribes in this feed


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[Cory_Thurmond]

Which front struts did you end up getting @fasteva

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[fasteva]

Hope I got it all right


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[bravekozak]

I like the color scheme on Gecko shocks.
I need an assistant to help me change my Festiva's suspension.

[fastivaca]

These cars are amazing and the people who love them are true car enthusiasts.

Well said Mr. Whitney!!

[Advancedynamix]

No worries! Thanks for doing all that you do around here!


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My pleasure. I wish I could do more. These cars are amazing and the people who love them are true car enthusiasts.

[Cory_Thurmond]

Yes. These adjust toe and camber together. As the beam rotates through it's stroke the camber turns into toe and vice versa, so different ride heights change the alignment drastically in the rear.


I like a hair of toe in, but no more than 1/16 total (1/32 per side).
This works best with over 2 degrees of negative camber. Otherwise the car will wander rather than track straight. The more negative camber the better it rides until about 3.5 degrees. Negative camber improves traction as well, especially in wet conditions.
Your can't compare a festiva to a Jeep. Two totally different animals.
I only do my own alignments because I've never been happy with alignment shops.
I use toe plates and a camber guage. You can buy all the tools to do an alignment for about the price of 2 alignments at a shop. You don't need lasers and computers to align a car. I've put plenty of 200+ mph race cars on the track with tape measures, toe plates and a camber guage.

Possibly. I am backed up at least 6 months with work right now and barely have time to take care of my own projects. It would be better to find a machine shop to make these. I will provide advice on the dimensions, but it's really a part that is tailor made for the application. That's a big reason why I haven't put more effort into offering them. Other members have been quoted 250 a set by their local machine shops. The shims are side specific, so it's 2 different parts according to the machine shop. I am an Aerospace prototype engineer, so I'm about 4 times as expensive as your typical machine shop.

Seems my comparison is perfect for the toe 😝. That how ive neen doing it on the festiva minus the camber ill add that when i get suspension

Good info thanks charlie.

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[Zman86]

No worries! Thanks for doing all that you do around here!


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[Advancedynamix]

i like the idea of the adjustable wedged shims you made but a question. if the thickest or thinnest edge is set in anything but the 6 o'clock or 12 o'clock position would that also not change the toe?

Yes. These adjust toe and camber together. As the beam rotates through it's stroke the camber turns into toe and vice versa, so different ride heights change the alignment drastically in the rear.

Charlie on my jeeps i set the toe to be 1/8th of an inch in

Are you saying when i align my festiva instead of toeing the 1/16th of inch in on the front of the wheels i should set them to dead even front and back measurements of the tires ?

Sorry I dont like to spend 80 bucks for an alignment because they never let me see the before and after screens.



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I like a hair of toe in, but no more than 1/16 total (1/32 per side).
This works best with over 2 degrees of negative camber. Otherwise the car will wander rather than track straight. The more negative camber the better it rides until about 3.5 degrees. Negative camber improves traction as well, especially in wet conditions.
Your can't compare a festiva to a Jeep. Two totally different animals.
I only do my own alignments because I've never been happy with alignment shops.
I use toe plates and a camber guage. You can buy all the tools to do an alignment for about the price of 2 alignments at a shop. You don't need lasers and computers to align a car. I've put plenty of 200+ mph race cars on the track with tape measures, toe plates and a camber guage.

You need to find a new alignment shop.


Any chance of those ever being produced Charlie? I'm willing to pay the money they would cost instead of screwing around with washers and shims to get camber in the rear.

Possibly. I am backed up at least 6 months with work right now and barely have time to take care of my own projects. It would be better to find a machine shop to make these. I will provide advice on the dimensions, but it's really a part that is tailor made for the application. That's a big reason why I haven't put more effort into offering them. Other members have been quoted 250 a set by their local machine shops. The shims are side specific, so it's 2 different parts according to the machine shop. I am an Aerospace prototype engineer, so I'm about 4 times as expensive as your typical machine shop.

[Zman86]

Building the ultimate Festiva street suspension...

You need to find a new alignment shop.


Any chance of those ever being produced Charlie? I'm willing to pay the money they would cost instead of screwing around with washers and shims to get camber in the rear.

[Cory_Thurmond]

Charlie on my jeeps i set the toe to be 1/8th of an inch in

Are you saying when i align my festiva instead of toeing the 1/16th of inch in on the front of the wheels i should set them to dead even front and back measurements of the tires ?

Sorry I dont like to spend 80 bucks for an alignment because they never let me see the before and after screens.



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[F3BZ]

i like the idea of the adjustable wedged shims you made but a question. if the thickest or thinnest edge is set in anything but the 6 o'clock or 12 o'clock position would that also not change the toe?