I'm thinking of buying a Metro soon, but have a few questions. Where can I find more performance related suspension parts, like stiffer shorter springs, sway bars, etc? I want to get the best mpg's out of the engine, but want a nice lowered sporty suspension. Is this possible?
I lowered my 97 on Intrax springs. They were pretty nice, but you get the most benefit handling wise from swapping out the struts. I liked Bilsteins. Be careful, I cracked my steering rack from hard cornering. I would also suggest replacing any tired rubber bushings with polyurethane, especially the sway bar bushings. Prothane and summit racing should have everything you need, but you'll have to dig around to find the right sizes and shapes. There isn't a kit that I know of. Make sure your Metro has solid lower control arm mounts, they tend to rust there. Best of luck to you, if you do it right you'll have a really fun ride. My Metro was one of the best handling cars I've ever owned when I was done with it.
I'm thinking of buying a Metro soon, but have a few questions. Where can I find more performance related suspension parts, like stiffer shorter springs, sway bars, etc? I want to get the best mpg's out of the engine, but want a nice lowered sporty suspension. Is this possible?
Check out teamswift They are more performance oriented. They will point you the right way.
Thanks JJW & bbjsw10, good info. That helps me do some more digging. May still go with a Honda, but the Metro's are much cheaper to buy in Colorado. Have also been trying to get ideas on a high mpg small awd vehicle to better deal with the snow. I travel a lot in the mountains for work.
The Subaru Justy was similar to the Metro (maybe even one of the clones?)
They were available as 4x4 and for awhile I considered using one as a platform for a 4x4 Metro.
Just a thought,
S.
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The suzuki swift is a metro clone and they made a GT that probably has some interchangeable suspension parts with a normal metro.
I'll also say that teamswift.net is a good place to browse the subject, they would definitley know the subject.
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The suzuki swift is a metro clone and they made a GT that probably has some interchangeable suspension parts with a normal metro.
I'll also say that teamswift.net is a good place to browse the subject, they would definitley know the subject.
Maybe I'll just look for a Swift GT? Sounds like a sweet little car!
They are pretty sweet. There was one for sale near me recently. Looked like a metro with fancy wheels and ground effects and 4wh disc brakes. I think they have like 100hp, which doesn't sound like much, but they are light, and my metro only has 55 hp. I've heard they corner like they are on rails too .
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Best tank= 81.23 mpg on 07-01-2008
Longest range= 791 miles on 9.74 gallons
I have a 95 multi-slammer that I just lowered. 1.25 coils up front, 1.5 in the rear. I really surprised a nice low tailgateing Volvo V70 the other day on some real tight s turns. It was really fun to loose the Volvo and still get 50 mpg.
