any coilovers

[stiva]

yeah i was wondering if there was any coilovers that will fit on the stiva`s

[QuasiMofo]

I will be using a set designed for a Honda CiVic, They are 400 lb rear, 500 lb fronts with adjusters.

If you eBay right you can get your favorite spring rates.

[EVOGUN]

400 lb and 500 lb haha thats silly for a 1600 pound car. Ohh I can feel my bladder hurt now! ops:

Thanks :wink:

[hellraiser6919]

festivamotorsport.com sells teins for our cars. if i remember right he ordered 2 or 3 in. and simon is buying one set from them. they have to be imported so there high cost but from what i hear its worth it.

[QuasiMofo]

400 lb and 500 lb haha thats silly for a 1600 pound car. Ohh I can feel my bladder hurt now! ops:

Thanks :wink:

Yeah it will be sick, but it will rotate a set of R compounds around without a lot of oversteer.

I have a BP-DE in the garage that I'm trying to convince myself to toss in.

Plus you add my 300 lb arse to that 1600 lb car and it makes for a fun bit of displacement.

[aithanmier]

well i know that weapon*R sells a set for the festy, but they are just the sleave type. i'd just save your money and get the teins if your planning on doing a engine swap or anything....i wouldn't wanna run around at 100+mph on the stock suspension anyway, much less a set of cheap coilovers lol. I'll be getting the teins.

[hellraiser6919]

man i cant wait till simon gets his teins that s going to be sweet.

[aithanmier]

i know it. i want some driving impressions before i plunk down my hard earned cash...good thing simondoesn't mind being a guinea pig. when ya gettin em anyway?

[88FESTIVAGTR]

250lbs front 150lbs rear

[Cpl West]

What kind of setup is that and where would I find it 88festivaGTR? I'm looking to use coilovers as well since I don't have a grand(plus) to spend on Tein suspension components right know. Is that spring weight the rate I'd look for if I wanted a stock ride? I like mine a little more on the stiff side.

Ron

[SimonTuffGuy]

I can't wait until my Teins come in and I can get them on...

I'll get pics as soon as I get them in and installed.

Simon

[88FESTIVAGTR]

I bought those from a guy off this board. wtfman2. or Clinton. They are your basic coilover sleave. People say they are junk. Well, that's just not true. Now...They are not a tien coilover. Not even close. But they are a cheap alternitive. People who have bought these and put them on their car, then say it rides like crap, have too stiff of spring. The adjustability is in the spring. These take a standard coilover spring you can buy anywhere at all different rates. Clinton told me these springs on here are noticeibly stiffer than stock. But not horrible. He also raced on these springs.

[EVOGUN]

Those are ground control my friend, and if you have to do sleeves those are the ones to do.

Thanks :wink:

[Rich Norman]

Re: any coil overs

One thing to keep in mind, spring rate is determined by these things :

Diameter of coil
Diameter of wire
Number of active coils.
G modulus of rigidity (a material property, which has the least bearing on rate as all spring steel alloys fall in a relative proximity )

Example:

Take a coil spring of 4.0" outer diameter , with 6 active coils and a wire diameter of 0.405 inch, roughly, lets say near a 98 lb-in spring.

Now take same coil spring above and reduce the outer diameter to 3.0".

Just this change raises the spring rate to about 233 lb-in.

The OEM Festiva spring is roughly a 4.15 OD, 0.405 wire diameter, 90 lb-in spring ( seen minor variables, give a take a few lbs, which is expected ).

So I would be willing to bet 88FestivaGTR is starting off in good shape with the rate selection for a street performance car.

People installing 500-600 lb-in rate springs ( stock diameter or or reduced ) on a Festiva have no desire to maintain an effective tire contact patch on the road and will love the chassis fatigue that sets in with any attempt to drive the car on anything but a smooth as glass road surface.

[SimonTuffGuy]

From my experience with the GC coilovers (as I said prior on the EZB) two friends had them on their cars and both of them, while it was great for a nice low look, they hated them for the ride.

As long as it works for you and is safe to use on the streets (Meaning, your car won't lose control and kill someone), have fun with whatever you want to try.

Simon