Hi all,

Just bought myself a '99 'T' plate Felicia with only 28k miles on the clock. I was wondering what essential mods need to be done to get the car any better. I only use it for running to and from work and a few bits and bobs at the weekend. I noticed that the body roll is fairly significant on the test drive. I see that some companies do spring kits that drop the ride by 35mm and stiffen it up (fnar, fnar), but if I drop by 35mm will the dampers need to be shrotened? Also looking at fitting lower profile rubber - any suggestions on wheels?

Ta

Simon

First of al,

Welcome to Briskoda- these lads and lassies will help ya out.

re the handling- it hads flat door handles for a reason:D

Pinkskud has his 1.6i dropped on 35mm springs and standard dampers (I think)

also, do a search for "Butts of Bawtry"-their Felicia catalogue is a wallet emptier.

Re the wheels- I have no iddea on offset etc, but I do know the PCD is 4x100mm

First of al,

Welcome to Briskoda- these lads and lassies will help ya out.

re the handling- it hads flat door handles for a reason:D

Pinkskud has his 1.6i dropped on 35mm springs and standard dampers (I think)

also, do a search for "Butts of Bawtry"-their Felicia catalogue is a wallet emptier.

Re the wheels- I have no iddea on offset etc, but I do know the PCD is 4x100mm

Cheers bud - have downloaded Butts' catalogue....... seen the HP kits for 350 notes and I may have to start saving my pennies!

Cheers bud - have downloaded Butts' catalogue....... seen the HP kits for 350 notes and I may have to start saving my pennies!

Its a slippery slope:D

"My" felicia is actually my brothers, but I do all the work on it- he's yet to see the temptations of the Butts catalogue otherwise I'd never be finished with the spanner monkeying:rofl:

Re the wheels- I have no iddea on offset etc, but I do know the PCD is 4x100mm

the offset depends on the width, but iirc for a 6" wide wheel it should be et43 offset

I would persoanlly change the dampers anyhow, saves the spring platforms busting off and the whole lot collapsing which isnt unheard of.

:iagree: - whether or not it's an issue depends on the free length of the shortened springs.

i'm running a 35mm drop on standard dampers, but only as an interim, till i can get some hp's.

a 22mm anti roll bar off a vw caddy is a good mod to.