Technical What would you suggest?

[Aspect]

Im sick of my stilo rolling about in corners. What can i do to stiffen her up? Springs? Alloys?

 

[dan-the-man]

Eibach springs -30mm with Blistein shocks. maybe slightly expensive but well worth the money

 

[activematt]

you definately need to do something with the suspension, be it springs shocks or both.......springs if your on a budget. You might also wanna consider strut braces?

 

[Argonought]

Cheapest answer is to take your foot off the brake and put it on the other pedal

 

[Aspect]

Eibach springs -30mm with Blistein shocks. maybe slightly expensive but well worth the money

How much we talking here?

 

[Yellow Peril]

I like the standard ride quality and don't want to spoil it (which Eibachs will always do to some extent) so I will shortly be fitting Koni Sport shocks and changing to Lesjofors springs at the same time as a safety measure in view of all the breakages! Will let you know how it goes...

 

[Aspect]

I love the stilo but crave more performance, i think just improving the handling should quench my thirst for a while. New springs and some 17's may be the answer for me i reckon.

 

[dan-the-man]

£133 for springs and around £200 for shocks.

or around £460 for an FK coilover kit

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/

 

[Aspect]

£133 for springs and around £200 for shocks.

or around £460 for an FK coilover kit

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/

Ouch, is there a cheaper alternative?

 

[dan-the-man]

you could just go for the springs, there's a set of OMP on ebay now http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMP-35mm-Lower-Springs-FIAT-STILO-2-4-ABARTH-1-9JTD_W0QQitemZ330117677337QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10382QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem if yours is an abarth or a JTD, the standard shocks are ok with 30-35mm lowering but it would be better to change them.

 

[Aspect]

Mine is the 1.6, would the fit be exactly the same or not?

 

[dan-the-man]

No they're different to the Abarth & JTD. hold on I'll go searching for some.

Here you go, Eibach prokit springs for the 1.6 30mm front and rear http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/product_info.mhtml?id=445248

 

[Aspect]

Cheers mate. After springs, what else could i do? Would the springs make the biggest difference?

 

[dan-the-man]

a strut brace would be a good idea, they don't cost too much but make good improvements.

http://www.strutbracer.co.uk/

 

[Aspect]

Thanks alot mate, ill look into it. Would going from 16's to 17's make a difference in handling or not?

 

[dan-the-man]

depends really, i had 16's on my old Stilo, got 17's now but the profile was different

Old Stilo - 205/55/16

New Stilo - 215/45/17

so really the actual wheel isn't that bigger at all because they're lower profile, but you do feel the potholes a bit more with the 17's

 

[Aspect]

I imagine the 17's would look alot better, espeically with the drop.

 

[dan-the-man]

they do look loads better, especially the 17" claw alloys

 

[Rich]

Same kind of dilemma with me, although being all for OEM stuff this wasn't an option (no offence to anyone, but personally aftermarket stuff has never really appealed to me).

However, I'm now getting all-new suspension off the 150MJet Stilo, which has been redesigned against the spring fracture issue and is much harder, so hopefully it'll ride so much better. Getting 4x springs, 4x shocks, new anti-roll bar drop links (as these were marked on the MOT as being worn) and 2x front top mount bearings (as my passenger one has gone).

Hopefully fitting it this weekend, will let you know the results.

 

[dan-the-man]

would be good to see the difference rroope as I like the ride height of the Stilo as it is really, only reason I want to change mine is because of the spring fracture and how soft the springs are.

have they changed the design of the shocks as well, or just the springs?