Minnesota Focus Owners Club

Ok so as you know I have a new born, and right now don't have the means, funds, ect... to get a third car and I just don't want to take my kid with me in my car. The ride is just too rough. Its either becuase I have the 18's and or a combo of the 18's and the KW variant 1 coilovers. But either way its rought as hell. I don't want to give my daughter the shaken baby syndrom from my car.

So I posed up a feeler for selling/trading my suspension on focaljet. I got an offer to trade the FK hitech kit 35/50mm drop front and rear. Both Rod and Justin have that kit and I've ridden in justins car and it doesnt seem bad or rough at all, but granted he does have 15" wheels where as I have 18's.

Should I keep my suspension and get 16's or 17's? or get rid of the suspension and get the FK kit?

thanks,
- Josh

how much drop do you have on your car right now? I personally will go with the 17 with a high profile tire, more rubber = more comfy, better for your wheels as well. i personally never ride on a coilover kit before so i dont know how stiff it is but mine was pretty rough running 35 on 18"s
SVT springs and struts might be able to help reduce the roughness too.

Cant you just get some different rate springs for the coil overs?

CleanZX3 wrote: Cant you just get some different rate springs for the coil overs?

See I was thinking that too, becuase on the KW variant 1 kit's the rears are acutally just a standard spring shock setup, but in terms of different ratings for the fronts there really isn't any that KW provides.

- Josh

isnt the damp and rebound adjustable on them????? and yes the 18s will make it harsh but alot of that is the coil overs , i cant belive those arnt adjustable.

focinite wrote: isnt the damp and rebound adjustable on them????? and yes the 18s will make it harsh but alot of that is the coil overs , i cant belive those arnt adjustable.

The ride hight is adjustable not the rebound or dampening. Just the hight, the KW variant 3's are fully adjustable in terms of dampening, ect...

- Josh

Do what scotty said, I think he had a great idea.

Ditch current suspension
Ditch current wheels
Ditch current headlights

Buy svt suspension
Buy hids
Buy 17" wheels
Buy cams with left over monies.

sc0tty8 wrote: Do what scotty said, I think he had a great idea.

Ditch current suspension
Ditch current wheels
Ditch current headlights

Buy svt suspension
Buy hids
Buy 17" wheels
Buy cams with left over monies.

hehe well i am thinking about it, i got the offer for $300 cash and a FK 35/40 kit, and have an offer for $300 for the hella head lights.

- Josh

get longer springs, buy 14" wheels and call it a day

zurno wrote: get longer springs, buy 14" wheels and call it a day

....so when he tries to corner it like it sits now, the body leans hardcore, he over corrects, and, his focus looks like mine

get a set of 16s or 17s get 3 way adj coilovers take the poly bushins out of the rear pivoit of the front controll arms replace the strut mounts or get a good set of progressive rat springs a good adjustable strut lower it to about 2-2.5 inches... or get tubeular arms front and rear( longer than stock) get a reall good coil over wit resivior some soft gravle tires and pillow ball type mounts for the coilovers (14inches of travle cushy enough for ya)

focinite wrote: get a set of 16s or 17s get 3 way adj coilovers take the poly bushins out of the rear pivoit of the front controll arms replace the strut mounts or get a good set of progressive rat springs a good adjustable strut lower it to about 2-2.5 inches... or get tubeular arms front and rear( longer than stock) get a reall good coil over wit resivior some soft gravle tires and pillow ball type mounts for the coilovers (14inches of travle cushy enough for ya)

ummmm.... yea that'd be ideal but maybe a little too expensive.

- Josh

I have a free idea: Trade me your suspension for my stock suspension