Building the ultimate Festiva street suspension...

[Advancedynamix]

Same bump stops on the front? I have an amp/sub and a couple speakers in the back, still has the rear seat. Spare tire and jack are removed though. i can only carry one passenger as is, with two the bumper mount flange in the fenderwell starts eating the tire.

The bump stops on the front aren't as important, but I just use the ones that come on the coilovers. The back uses the bump stops to add progressive rate rise. With speaker equipment and such back there the 120lb springs may suit you better if you've got passengers in mind. I think of these cars as an exotic superwagon, so the back seat
Gets tossed first thing. Lol

[Advancedynamix]

Am i missing something or is there a better place to buy the items? I am looking to just buy the suspension parts right now.

front struts from this kit http://www.ebay.com/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-V...9U~wDm&vxp=mtr

Springs for the front coilovers (2x) https://www.southwestspeed.com/?sec=view_part&id=66

02 kia strut mounts (2x) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anchor-70498...1glpMg&vxp=mtr

rear struts (2x) http://www.shockwarehouse.com/site/p...FQyoaQodU4gINQ

coilover sleeve (2x) https://www.southwestspeed.com/?sec=view_part&id=1049

rear springs (2x) https://www.southwestspeed.com/?sec=view_part&id=23

bumpstops (2x or 1x) http://www.ebay.com/itm/151709646616

total of 596.98$ as of right now not including shipping. Might be able to get that even lower if ebay hottuning will sell just the front and not the entire kit.

This all looks right, but the southwest speed links aren't working.
Send Hottuning a messege on eBay. Nancy will respond. They have split the sets for several people now.

[mikemounlio]

Hottuning just told me 205$ for just the front.

Thanks for the help advanced!

[bhazard]

$205 for the fronts? You might as well just spend the $43 for the rear and resell them.

[mikemounlio]

Thats what im thinking! I was just posting the best prices i could in case others wanted to know like the OP.

[Zman86]

Alright, so before I pull the trigger on my Southwest speed order, I just want to verify I've got everything correct. Car is a stock Festiva with the stock B3, full interior.

2x 2.5" id 12" long 120lb springs

2x 1 7/8" id 10" long 120lb springs

2x 36mm bilstein threaded sleeves

2x 36mm adjustment nuts

Anything I'm missing/forgot? A


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[mikemounlio]

Why the adjustment nuts? Im ready to make my order now as well

[theastronaut]

The adjustment nuts are what locates the bottom of the spring on the coilover.

[mikemounlio]

I thought the sleeve kit cam with them.

[Kenkyona]

I thought the sleeve kit cam with them.

"COMES WITH #180-000 SLEEVE, #180-011 TOP, #180-036 NUT, & #180-048 SNAP RING"

says it includes the collar

[Kenkyona]

So i may have stumbled across something significant. according to THIS 6N Polo (MK3 94-02) coilovers include mk2 fronts and mk1 rears

After that i found THESE

gewindefahrwerk_vw_polo_fk_smvw9001.jpg

After cross checking oem mk1, mk2 and polo part numbers it seems they should fit perfectly. I will be ordering these soon

[Kenkyona]

Also Polo curb weight is 985 kg/2171lb, so damping should be much more suited for the Festiva then mk2 and mk3 parts, but I have cross referenced aftermarket struts and shocks between mk2/1 and polo, and it seems that the Polo with some manufacturers (mostly cheap ones who don't revalve for weights) shares front strut replacements for mk2's and rear strut replacements for mk1's

Although everything seems right I don't want anyone to order these because of me and find out they don't work for some reason, so I will be ordering these in the next few weeks and will make a install thread on this board with pics etc.

[14carrot]

I need to get into this modifying stuff. I wanna race a Ferrari! [emoji48]

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[Cory_Thurmond]

So looking at your car Charlie are 15s and 195 45 15 tires to much for a festiva with this suspension?
Trying to find a set of wheels i can get a nice wide tire for grip. Having a hard time in a 14x7

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[mikemounlio]

I have 195 15 tires on my car as of right now. If the back spacing was set right on the rim and the height set right on the car im sure you could fit them. Mine fit but do rub on hard bumps. I had to use 1" wheel adapters to get the bolt pattern righ tho. Even still they dont rub on full turn. Only rub on hard bumps.