Hi everyone new here so please bear with me!

I've a pre-facelift Barchetta, and, similar to many others I've seen, the front end looks ridiculously high!!

It's running on (excuse my tyre/wheel ignorance!) I think 16" rims (205/45R16 tyres anyway), although the physical diameter of the rim, obviously larger than bead-seat to bead-seat, is 17".

I can fit my foot in the front gap, it's about 2.5" whereas the rear end (on I believe standard springs albeit replaced at last DTR service) sits really neatly at 1.5" clearance from arch to tyre tread.

What I'm after is basically advice and/or links to specific bits people recommend so I can throw them at a garage with the words "fit these please mate!". I won't touch the Barchetta mechanically as it's my daily commuter car, although I can re-build a Mini and fix military jets for a living lol

Also, even before searching/reading this forum, I've noticed a really light front end feeling even at un-mind numbing speeds on tightening bends/roundabouts! It's not confidence inspiring on a front end drive car! I've read a front strut bar will assist this, any recommendations?!

I know it's a bit of an essay, and thanks in advance to anybody willing to help me!

All the best. Charlie

Sounds like your shocks and ARB bushes are shot as well as the track rod ends.

New track rod ends £15 each, The up-rated ARB kit £200, shocks £250

I would also check the lower front wishbones.

the front end has about an extra 20mm in the arches over the rear and sometimes looks a bit odd, i have novitec -50mm front -30mm rear springs which make it look nicer, however on the std shocks they are rock hard and i may even swap them over once i get a bilstein sprintline lowering kit, going to try them with new arb's, shocks, lower arms and track rod ends first though.

Thanks guys, but the car has just had a huge service down at DTR in London where they picked up on a load of things, including a track rod end, so I'm not sure there's such a big list of faults.

I think to be perfectly honest they all sit high (as simonmac says) so that's that unless I replace the springs. I'm not after pimping it up too much though as I did that on an MX5 once and completely shot the handling and ride comfort

The cornering feeling light at the front end seems to be a common theme too - has anybody a recommended strut brace? and do they make a difference in general road use? i.e. not on tracks!

Loads of info on strut braces can be found on the forum already m8

If your Barchetta has ABS or is a 2001+ model, you're in for big problems finding a brace

not if you put a wiechers-sport strut brace..

http://barchetta.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=240&start=0

check out the last pics on post no.1 - this is my profile on our polish forum

cheers

Funkstar De Luxe said:

If your Barchetta has ABS or is a 2001+ model, you're in for big problems finding a brace

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Crap sorry.

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docorangepeel said:

Crap sorry.

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