In this paper we introduce numerical schemes for aone-dimensional kinetic model of the Boltzmann equation withdissipative collisions and variable coefficient of restitution. Inparticular, we study the numerical passage of the Boltzmannequation with singular kernel to nonlinear friction equations inthe so-called quasi elastic limit. To this aim we introduce aFourier spectral method for the Boltzmann equation [CITE]and show that the kernel modes that define the spectral methodhave the correct quasi elastic limit providing a consistentspectral method for the limiting nonlinear friction equation.