GETING HER UP, OFF ROAD

[CARLOS]

jacking up my ride

[Gforcefd]

Please don't type in all capitals it expresses that you are shouting at us online.

BTW: If you want to lift your festiva there are not alot of options because everything you are going to do is going to mess up the triangliation of the suspension.

your best bet is take a festiva shell and mount it onto a Geo Tracker frame, suspension, and engine.

[5.0zone]

HEY CARLOS, WELCOME TO THE SITE.
Is this something like you are looking to do?

http://www.fordfestiva.com/gallery/image33.htm

There was a Festiva for sale not to long ago that was mounted on a Chevy Blazer chassis, 4x4 with a smallblock v8. Found it...

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/808607/-LOOK-AT-THIS-sale-or-trade.html

Jeff

[CARLOS]

thanks for all the info. well back to the drawing board,i guess 13 or 14 tires and go slow.

[Silv3rBull3t]

Just use hockey pucks, drill the center out and put it over the strut on top of the spring to add an inch or so, put 2-3 on there and you are good to go. Then find a set of cheap 13's and get some quad tires for them. Cheap, do it yourself lift kit and wheel/tire setup. -Kyle

[Gforcefd]

I don't know if you have actually tried that Kyle, but if you lift the rear end of a festiva 3 inches, and put big stubby tires on it like quads the swing arm will probably swing forward tofar and you will have some serious rubbing issues.

[FestYboy]

hockey pucks!?!?!?! WTF!?!? not gonna work the way you intend. that's just going to put more stress on the shock stop when fully extended (bad idea) better off putting extentions on the strut where it meets the knuckle (ie. put the lower strut hole on the upper knuckle hole and have 2 3/16" straps w/ 3 holes in them bolted to each of the existing holes. granted, this will give you positive camber, but that can be corrected with oval holes on the top and bottom of each strap. also you'll want a sleave spacer the thickness of the knuckle mount to take up the gap between the top most strut holes. and i'm with Gforcefd on the rear swing arm issue.

[Silv3rBull3t]

Never done it. I just know I wouldn't spend $ to jack a Festiva. If I was it would be with a small Blazer or Bronco II or Exploder chassis/drivetrain... Just my $.02

[FestYboy]

hey, what about sidekick chassis from suzuki or tracker from Geo??? that might be a better fit.

[Silv3rBull3t]

That would very well also, good idea. I've never really looked into it seriously but I would imagine the wheelbases would be closer! -Kyle

[stillpushin08]

Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_mZ5Sf3zyU&mode=related&search=

[stillpushin08]

The guy in the video in the url I posted above just put chevy one ton springs in, put tires on the stock 12" wheels, and flipped the wheels backwards to make them stick out. He said this lifted it about 5". Would there be any problems there? Because if not Im doin it too.

[kzbill]

I gained about 2-3 inches with Aspire springs and 13" blizzacks, used smaller grade 8 bolts in the top holes on the front struts to adjust camber rides nice and firm with the aspire rear beam, Little body roll.
Did the brake swap using the Aspire booster too, stopping is now what it should be.

[jacesfestiva]

when you say put chevy one ton springs in, does that mean put them in all 4 corners, and are there any quad tires that are dot, i would love to have a festiva as my hunting vehicle

[stillpushin08]

im sure he put them in all four coners. otherwise the car would be unevenly lifted. i dont believe that his quad tires were DOT but i think there are some produced that are DOT approved. He said his tires were the "rhino" four wheeler tires from walmart. Their like $50 a tire. This is going to make it drive stiffer. You should probably also do the aspire brake swap like kzbill said because you are definatly gonna need more stopping power. The dude in the vid said he had to shave down part of the brake caliper with a grinder to make it so he could put the wheel on backwards but that was on stock brakes. I dont know what you would have to do with the aspire brakes.