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Old 08-18-2014, 12:08 PM
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Want a test ride in a 08-14 WRX with GTWORX bilstein
Do you have a 2008-2014 WRX with GTWORX/Bilstein suspension?

If so, will you let me test ride your car? I'll buy you lunch.

I'm 90% sure I'm going to get these struts, but I want to feel the damper characteristics before I commit. I would like a ride in someone car that already has them. Any spring.

I'm in the south bay.
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Are those kits still back ordered
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A friend of mine has them, but all the way out here in Sac.

An alternative for your consideration might be the konis. I have them with RCE blacks and love it.
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I have Konis... They're kinda awesome.



Come to the Wednesday meet and we can go for a spin.
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Yup. Im also on the koni yellows. Very happy with them.
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I have swift on stock struts looking into konis.. How much do they run?
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Old 08-18-2014, 03:38 PM
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I've heard of people getting them anywhere between $550 and $650 for a set depending on where you get them. You'll also need a pair of front donor struts.
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Koni's are awesome... however because of their diameter, I have been recommended not to use them in rallyx.

I need a big monotube strut kind of thing. I was hoping to get Feal inserts but they don't make them anymore.
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Ah... That makes sense. The Feals don't seem like they're any bigger than the Konis even if you could find a set. But the Bilsteins are really beefy.
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Yeah. If the feals are inserts they must be the same size as konis...
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Originally Posted by norcalbro
Yeah. If the feals are inserts they must be the same size as konis...
But the Koni's are twin tube (albeit really nice ones) and the Feal inserts are monotubes.
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Are those kits still back ordered
Yup.. Supposedly more in mid september
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id offer a ride in mine, but with all the additional bushings and bracings i have, it won't be an accurate gauge for you...yellows w billys.
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Just ordered some Yellows to go with Swift Springs...
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Originally Posted by mooshoo
id offer a ride in mine, but with all the additional bushings and bracings i have, it won't be an accurate gauge for you...yellows w billys.
No that's ok! There's some very specific characteristics I'm looking for so that would work if you're available.

My suspension tuning of my old 06 WRX was very deliberate and I believe I was able to familiarize myself with what different mods really do.
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