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Coil-Over - Standard Spring?
- Thread starter johnny5
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The B-Spec coilovers were built by Eibach and I have a set on my car.
Eibach used my car to test a prototype setup
They are now only distributed in Europe as the laws are different here in the US and Eibach did not want to be sued.
Some people do bring them into the US but they were believed to be possibly unsafe.
The B-Spec rear coilovers are not supported on the top for full body weight except when using the internal roll cage as in the B-Spec car.
For this reason the rear springs were put back into the normal Fiesta location.
Here is a photo of my original setup.
Now I still have the same shocks but the springs with adjusters are in their normal FiST location.
Dave
Eibach used my car to test a prototype setup
They are now only distributed in Europe as the laws are different here in the US and Eibach did not want to be sued.
Some people do bring them into the US but they were believed to be possibly unsafe.
The B-Spec rear coilovers are not supported on the top for full body weight except when using the internal roll cage as in the B-Spec car.
For this reason the rear springs were put back into the normal Fiesta location.
Here is a photo of my original setup.
Now I still have the same shocks but the springs with adjusters are in their normal FiST location.
Dave
Thread Starter
#8
Thanks D1JL. I continued to look at other companies. It looks like the ST XTA coilover uses a linear front spring, and you may be able to modify the rear to a linear. I am not sure if anyone has any experience with these.
I think you will find that most coilover sets for the FiST use a separate spring and shock for the same reason.
Now if you were to gusset the top of the rear wheel well you sould be able to correctly support the weight of the car at that point.
There is enough space and it could all still be hidden by the loose fitting interior fabric.
As noted above the Ford B-Spec set built by Eibach in not adjustable.
The set that I have was re-valved to work better for street/track use, whereas, the normal B-Spec set may be much more harsh.
Good Luck,
Dave
Now if you were to gusset the top of the rear wheel well you sould be able to correctly support the weight of the car at that point.
There is enough space and it could all still be hidden by the loose fitting interior fabric.
As noted above the Ford B-Spec set built by Eibach in not adjustable.
The set that I have was re-valved to work better for street/track use, whereas, the normal B-Spec set may be much more harsh.
Good Luck,
Dave
Thread Starter
#10
I have no issue with the rear spring being in the stock location. I am primarily looking for a coilover kit that uses a spring similar to a hyperco coilover spring, so you can adjust spring rates (both rate and length) as needed.
