“Rally” Suspension Setups

Hey all! Glad to finally be here. I got what is basically my dream 2016 Fiesta ST about a month ago and have been loving every second. I’m starting to look into building it a bit, and one of the things I’m most interested in is getting some rally style suspension for the winter. I don’t live in the snow, but I live super close to the mountains and would love to be able to rip up in the snow to the resort for some skiing anytime I like. I’d also enjoy ripping it along some gravel roads that are a bit more local. All that’s to say I don’t want to give up too much road performance, as I don’t love the idea of swapping my suspension out every season, but if I don’t really have a choice in order to achieve what I want to achieve, I’d be willing to go that route. I bought it with some relatively inexpensive but well reviewed coil overs already installed, and it seems to have lowered the car about 1/2” and made it a bit stiffer, which is obviously not ideal for rough surfaces. I’ve done a bit of research on suspension setups for snow/gravel, but I’m having a hard time understanding the pros/cons of the more common ones. Does anyone have any advice or recommendation for me? I’d like to avoid going for anything super expensive, but I don’t mind paying a premium if it’s something that will make a noticeable difference. Thanks!

You will pay a ridiculou$ 'premium' for the only true, proven effective fully developed rally suspension for these cars (whether you opt for the gravel or the better on road handling tarmac setup), the Rieger R2/Rally 4 Fiesta remote reservoir setup developed by M-Sport.

This runs from ~$4K USD used and rebuilt to almost $10K USD new (probably more with the effing tariffs now).
These also need to be fully re-built on a given rough use schedule as well, which will co$t, and have the car down unless you have something to use in the meantime.

For something much more workable and reasonable with better longevity, see this thread on this very forum;

https://www.fiestastforum.com/threa...ce-springs-for-oem-b6-style-suspension.30829/