Looking for suspension upgrade recommendations

[samperes]

Hey guys, title says it all. My Fiesta is full bolt on at this time, and after doing some runs at the Tail of the Dragon this last week, it made me super eager to continue building my suspension setup.

What are some of the things I could get... I already have Bilstein B8s on H&Rs. I was thinking of getting SuperPro Front Lower Control Arms, 2 point trac bar, front sway bar links, and 22mm rear sway bar.

Any recommendations are appreciated and brand recommendations.

 

[samperes]

some links:

https://whooshmotorsports.com/produ...arm-set-2014-fiesta-st?variant=42971285782706

https://whooshmotorsports.com/produ...iesta-st-free-shipping?variant=35839537414306

https://whooshmotorsports.com/produ...adjustable-sway-bar-links?variant=30013893443

https://whooshmotorsports.com/produ...fiesta-st-free-shipping?variant=1251504324622

 

[kivnul]

The 2 point track bar is OK. I have a 4 point and like it. From everything I have heard, if you are going to do it at all, get a 6 point. It will really firm things up. Whatever you end up doing, make certain you pick up replacement bolts. They are torque to yield and if you reuse them you risk breaking them.

I use those exact swaybar end links. They work well, but are only nessisary when trying to corner balance the car.

I use a rear sway bar and a torsion bar, which may be overkill. Good luck with your build.

 

[samperes]

The 2 point track bar is OK. I have a 4 point and like it. From everything I have heard, if you are going to do it at all, get a 6 point. It will really firm things up. Whatever you end up doing, make certain you pick up replacement bolts. They are torque to yeild and if you reuse them you risk breaking them.

I use those exact swaybar end links. They work well, but are only nessisary when trying to corner balance the car.

I use but a rear sway bar and a torsion bar, which may be overkill. Good luck with your build.

Forgive my arrogance and lack if research, but is Pierce a good brand? Also, what is corner balancing?

It looks like a 4 or 6 point is the way to go.. and I have a 15’ so ive read the rear sway bar can be beneficial. i have also heard people just completely removing their front sway bar but i am still researching

do you have any other recommendations not on here?

 

[M-Sport fan]

Someone more proficient than I can describe/explain exactly what corner balancing does for the car's handling, instant center, etc.

But I do know that it can only be done with any real accuracy with an adjustable collar type front coil over, and rear weight jacker/spring height adjuster on the basic suspension type our rides came with from the factory.

 

[LostInTransit]

if you're wanting something for the street then the Bilstein B6 are the way to go. if you're looking to do street and track you'll need a set of coil overs. With a few minor adjustments to the camber front and rear this will increase your handling. Now I've never been able to drive one of these small cars.. so I would need to know that if you've even been air board or jumped a few humps with the car. How did it act or react did it land on all fours of on the rear first or frotn first. I know that our suspension upgrade on the van has been adjusted so when it does and has bene air borne.. the van lands on all fours.. which is ideal for me. if others have installed a particular brand of coil overs then I would look into and invest in a set. I know that there are at least four major brands of coil over companies that have offered a set of their coil overs at a discount. However, just the other day SP racing has bene in comminutions with me about maybe designing a custom coil over set for the van.. which would be unlike what those other 3 companies currently offer. Furthermore, a coil over tend to be very stiff and often drivers adjust these depending on the road course. You're just looking for a happy medium.

 

[kivnul]

I have never had any problems with the Pierce branded equipment I have installed. M-Sport is spot on about corner balancing, it is very difficult to do with the way our car is setup (especially the rear). I would recommend you stay with the stock endlinks.

 

[LostInTransit]

yes forgot to mention the end links assuming they are within the correct length range.. the van's were not and we had to shorten them. in fact just added anew set of the whiteline links because the superpro's blew out 3 weeks ago. This will make the 6th set of different links we've installed on the van. and with the upcoming 28mm sway abr.. I would like to hope these whiteline last longer that 13 months with the superpro. we even test the Bimmerworld spherical ball joint links and these failed. We're talking about clearances. as the M12 studs could be too wide/long for the car. But whiteline told me we could drill out the mounting points and add the m12 to our setup.. we may opt for that.

Oh one more thing to the Op cross reference any other cars that have or use the same type of parts.. often crossover parts form one car will fit on another.. we found this to be the case in several instances..