BC Spring upgrade

[wspec]

Has anyone on here ordered the BC coilovers with the swift springs yet?
Debating the merits of the upgrade myself.

 

[wspec]

Well I went ahead and ordered the swift springs. Can't hurt, and it's only money right.

 

[KKaWing]

Supposedly they have better travel due to needing less coils for the same spring rate. Also, the spring is much more consistent throughout the range of travel. If you spec. a 5K spring, it'll be 5K throughout. Other springs tend to vary in spring rates as you compress them.

 

[wspec]

Thanks, yea I read all the marketing and spec material. I was hoping I could find some people that had some real experiences with them and if they are an actual measurable improvement in real world scenarios vs standard springs. Maybe I will get a chance to ride in somebody else's with standard BC's in a fiesta for comparison, not a lot of FIST's in the KC area though.

 

[Natedogg]

Where did you find Swift springs for the FiST? I only see the Spec R for the Focus ST. I had Swift Sport springs on my IS300 and loved them.

 

[KKaWing]

Where did you find Swift springs for the FiST? I only see the Spec R for the Focus ST. I had Swift Sport springs on my IS300 and loved them.

I think you've mistaken Swift metric coilover springs and Swift lowering springs. Coilover springs are pretty much swappable as they are standardized sizes. Pick a length, I.D. and rate.

 

[Natedogg]

I missed the coil over part.

 

[wspec]

They arrived, here is what the springs look like on this kit for reference.

 

[KKaWing]

Did you get the rear springs as well?

 

[wspec]

Did you get the rear springs as well?

Yea all 4 corners, I can take a picture if you like. Just bigger versions of the front springs.

 

[KKaWing]

It's alright, I was just curious because they used barreled standard springs. Well... maybe a quick snap when it's installed if it's not too much trouble ^_^

 

[wspec]

It's alright, I was just curious because they used barreled standard springs. Well... maybe a quick snap when it's installed if it's not too much trouble ^_^

Not installed yet but here is the rear spring

 

[RAAMaudio]

The Swift's may not of been an option when I ordered my BC race version but I am going to call them tomorrow and talk about it

My car works very well on the BC springs but I have had high end springs on many coilovers so have to look into this, glad you posted it!

 

[wspec]

The Swift's may not of been an option when I ordered my BC race version but I am going to call them tomorrow and talk about it

My car works very well on the BC springs but I have had high end springs on many coilovers so have to look into this, glad you posted it!

I am not sure when the swift's became an option for the fiesta, might be for awhile, but I had to call 2j and they added the option on the site so I could order them that way. If you do decide to switch it would be nice so somebody could do a before and after on just the spring option to see if it helps the fiesta's in particular.

 

[Gtkat929]

What are the spring dimensions?

 

[GoMax]

Any update after the install?
How did the Swift Springs feel?
Any creaking or noise from the rear (with the non-barreled springs?)

 

[Steven14]

sorry guy for coming off the subject, am new to this websit how do you post something on the forums?

 

[GoMax]

sorry guy for coming off the subject, am new to this websit how do you post something on the forums?

Click on the Forums section, select a topic you want to post to, and click the "Post a new Thread" button at the top of the page!

 

[wspec]

Any update after the install?
How did the Swift Springs feel?
Any creaking or noise from the rear (with the non-barreled springs?)

Handles very well, unfortunately I don't have a baseline with the normal springs to compare them to. The only noise I get is sometimes over the right bump at speed that rear corner will get a little clunk, I am thinking it might be the perch edge popping up and slamming back down, I plan on trying to mount my gopro under there to record the movement over this one bump I always hit in the middle of an off camber turn. I am running 6 clicks from soft, and the small bumps and overall ride are better than stock but the big bumps are a little worse which should not be surprising for linear springs.

 

[wspec]

Just thought I would update, since I switched to 222/45/16 D2 SS tires it has changed slightly. The rare clunck is now gone and instead of running 6 clicks from full soft I run 20 clicks from soft (10 from hard) and 15 in the rear and it handles and rides even better. I think I would be hard pressed to find a better setup then what I have now (I also have front/rear upgraded sway bars and 2pt upper and 6pt lower pierce braces).