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What's your Fiesta ST suspension plan?

What's your Fiesta ST suspension plan?

  • Leave it stock

    Votes: 92 24.9%
  • Lowering Springs

    Votes: 109 29.5%
  • Coil-Overs

    Votes: 166 45.0%
  • Air Suspension

    Votes: 2 0.5%

  • Total voters
    369

ronmcdon

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the default spring rates are softer 5k/3k rates. however the default valving is a relatively stiffer 9 clicks from full stiff front, 12 clicks from full stiff rear (out of totaly 32 clicks of adjustment). given oem rates are 3k/2.5k, I think its fair to say the GT1 rates are on softer end but valving is a tad stiffer.

On the street its comfortable until I hit a big bump then its super harsh. On track driving if the surface not very smooth it will skip and pogo a lot on lower speeds.

I swapped out the springs to stiffer 8k/6k last week and softened dampening to 12 clicks front and rear from full stiff and prefer that a lot more to GT1 default setup on the street. Will test out track driving hopefully in May some time.
 


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For those of you who have done the rear springs and struts, do you know if the top of the strut is a pillowball or solid type? Im looking at ordering some long travel ones for my '16 and Im not sure which type I should order. I appreciate any info!
 


FiestaSTdude

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I plan to go with Bilstein b6s in the future. I don't plan on lowering my car because I need all the clearance I can get for driving on gravel roads.
 




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