off topic - 440 suspension

440turbo · Post by **440turbo** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:23 pm

Hello,

I know this is a bit off topic but, there arnt any good 440 forums!
I have a 89' 440 turbo and the suspension is rubbish.

does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to replace all the usual bits associated with improving the suspension on a 120k (miles) car?

what suspension brand do you use?

Many Thanks

pol · Post by **pol** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:01 pm

Uh oh!

You dont want to start that one!

I've replaced all my shocks with KYB excel-g gas, lesjofors -30 springs, chaned almost all of my suspension bushes, replaced a track rod end, a balljoint, had it tracked a couple of times, currently replacing the front wheel bearings and snapped cv joint... Should be very good very soon!

Anyway, the 4 shocks and springs cost about Ã‚Â£270.

Good luck!

pol

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Thu May 17, 2007 4:44 am

jep, change the original springs to shorter ans stiffer ones and get new gas schocks, makes the car way better. At least way better then my 2005 Ford Fiesta.

pol · Post by **pol** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:41 am

At least way better then my 2005 Ford Fiesta

Is that really that difficult?!

pol

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:51 am

Probably, remember the chassis on a brand new Fiesta will be much stiffer than ours.

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:50 pm

Id go for Koni Yellow shocks if you can afford Ã‚Â£400+

Yep your bushes are well worth looking at mate,also the suspension top mounts at the front.

A full set of bushes from Volvo for the rear end,on a 480,cost me Ã‚Â£130 last year,Braydon Motor Company do some of them cheaper though.

What tyres are u running too??

I prefer the 440T in some ways to my beastie.You sit up at the screen rather than lie down and mellow out!!!

Just thought Id give ya some support!

Steve

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:38 pm

VanDerGraaf wrote:Probably, remember the chassis on a brand new Fiesta will be much stiffer than ours.

WEll, I had a brand new fiesta as a courtsey car a couple years ago... The 480 was way way better, and that was myu old rusty one with plenty of flex!

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:45 am

fiesta has a realy strange bodyroll and bump stear, the spring shock combo is good on them. But still. All the time I drive it, it feels distant from the road and to easy and tamed. Good car for my mom, but not for me

I love my 480. @ 110 km/h managed to dodge a car that made a U turn on a highway to the wrong lane. Just in front of me. So a lot of tire screeming and smoke + sideways action, but kept it under controll. Was trembling from adrenalin for about an hour after that. I think the fiesta would have flipped with that kind of action.