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Originally Posted by coop8070
I also need to work on body roll.
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Chopping the springs (sacreligious, I know) is a common way owners both lower these cars and reduce body roll. I've tried both the chop method and dedicated lowering spring method, and prefer the chop (lowering springs were too harsh).
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my 2000 Metro, I chopped the springs (twice -- first time wasn't enough), then deleted the roll bars. Quite happy with the better handling, lower weight, improved aero. Oh, and the looks. Oh, and it's a free mod. Win-win-win-win-win!
For a sportier feel, these cars need a faster ratio steering rack, but I didn't have any luck finding if there's one available (from the Swift GT, for example).
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Good news is last fill up was 320 miles on 8 gallons while doing food delivery in town, so at least it's serving it's purchase purpose 
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40 MPG - nice! Stopping the engine when it's not needed?
Post some pics. I want to see this beat up little car.