Ultimate Street suspension guide

[Advancedynamix]

My suspension is on! Need to flare some fender-wells.

Looking good! What are you running for negative camber? It may not rub with 3 degrees.

[sketchman]

NICE!

[ottoparts]

My suspension is on! Need to flare some fender-wells.

[Brianliska]

I can't stop driving it! This suspension is amazing, everyone loves the yellow bomb

[Advancedynamix]

Great job! You're going to love the way it rides!

[ottoparts]

I'll add to this. I too am going "full Charlie" on my festy. The rear has been done for a few weeks and just machined the front struts today.
rear:
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Front:
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[azgtx]

Just put in a CD that you know all the words to and sing.

[Brianliska]

CD player but the car has no speakers! What a rip off

[mikemounlio]

nice

[william]

Beautiful car!
Love yellow festivas

[Advancedynamix]

One more Festiva with drastically better handling and ride quality.

I helped Brianliska build a set of coilovers for his car "Hippiestiva"







This car is bone stock except the 14" wheels aftermarket cd player, seat covers and window tint. It was fun to put this suspension on a car with no other mods and feel how much better it drives. It never ceases to amaze me how much of a difference a quality suspension package can make on a Festiva.

[mikemounlio]

need 2 kits

[Wimp]

Looking through the parts list for the rears in post one it says you need two Bilstein coil over sleeve kits. Later in the pricing list you put the price for a single coil over sleeve kit. Does the one sleeve kit ($32.99) come with the parts to convert two struts or are two kits ($32.99 x2) required?

[Advancedynamix]

Play with it and see what you like. That setup should work well.

[scitzz]

It will, but your ride height will be higher. The spring rate has less effective on the stiffness of the ride, and more effective on ride height. If you want close to stock ride height and plan on carrying a heavy load than the 150lb springs should work fine for you.

So the only loss I would have would be a slightly higher center of gravity? It should improve my handling and ability to carry heavy payloads then. I think I may have just decided on my setup, FINALLY! Just go zero toe, this setup with 150# springs, and 3 degrees of neg camber all the way around?