Well I have put the wheels on I wanted 17inch Fox

Lowered the front by 35mm , and put Golf GTI springs on the rear , which gave me about 30mm on my Felicia Fun

Now I personally like it , but the major problem I have is clearance on the front ! As you can see from the photos , there is hardly nothing and any bump causes the wheel to hit the wheel arch.

Any suggestions to someone on a BUDGET ( the wife wants the conservatory finished !)

I can only think of a few

1. Change the wheels ...........but I like these ones

2. Coilovers.............too expensive

3. change the front springs..........expense again

4. Cut inner lip of wheelarch ............well it will help in a straight line lol

5. Fit "flintstone" front dampers so there is no movement ..........I can see this being the only possibilty ?

Don't suggest a "lummox" air suspension mod .....I cant afford it ( by the way how much does that cost Hmmm)

Cheers

Stuart

i had the same problem on my felicia i got some bumpstops and fitted them to the dampers so the wheel wouldnt go past the arch as it would hit the bump stop if that makes sense they were £16 for 3 from haolfords only down side is theres hardly any suspension on the front :( but least she sticks well :p

Now thats the type of fix I am talking about , nice and cheap , excellent idea!!

Thanks for the suggestion , I will definitely look into it and see what suspension travel I have actually got to play with

i had the same problem on my felicia i got some bumpstops and fitted them to the dampers so the wheel wouldnt go past the arch as it would hit the bump stop if that makes sense they were £16 for 3 from haolfords only down side is theres hardly any suspension on the front :( but least she sticks well :p

Decided in the end , due to the lovely condition of the roads around me !!! That lowering my Fun this low is just not going to work !

Put my original springs back on for now , and the Felicia lowering springs have been put on Fleabay !!

put a big spacer in between the top of the damper and the top mount so it sits higher