Subframe replacement, available in steel or aluminum.
Author
DomozitoLK VIP Member
Registered: April 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 694
Review Date: Fri November 5, 2004
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $475.00
| Rating: 10
Pros:
Super light weight; can use factory air deflector; clears larger 25mm sway bars
Cons:
Didn\\\'t come with bolts or hardware, had to source my own
I was originally interested in this product to clear my 25mm COBB bars that started to bang against the OEM subframe when the suspension unloaded. It did help that problem, but didn\'t stop some of the creaking of the suspension when unloading. I put some WD40 on the poly bushings of the sway bars and stopped the creaking. I guess they need to be greased.
When I received the package and held the bar, I was amazed at it\'s light weight. I\'d guess it weighs about 5-7lbs and the OEM one around 20-25lbs. Nice construction and sturdy that thinner rails clear the sway bars perfectly.
My one complaint would be that it didn\'t come with any bolts or mounting hardware and some of the factory bolts don\'t have threads all the way to the head and won\'t lock down due to the smaller space. I have temporarilly shimmed the bolts with washers to lock it down until I can find bolts with threads all the way up. Torqued everything down and is fine.
EDIT 11.15.04: Talked to World One and they told me that Do-Luck made a mistake and they are sending me out the correct bolts. EDIT 11.22.04: World One responded immediately and professionally with the correct bolts. EDIT 2.28.05: Installed the bolts given (finally!) since I had to remove the brace to re-grease my COBB bars. All went smoothly. Glad to have the correct bolts in place.
Even if you had smaller sway bars than 25mm, the weight savings alone, compared to the heavy stock piece is worth it.
EDIT 6.30.05: After living with the bar for about 7-months now, I have to say that it really keeps the front of the car pretty solid. I have since removed the COBB front 25mm sway bar and put the front OEM 20mm bar back on. There is a tiny bit of sway with the reduced bar size, but the combo of the Do-Luck and the GT-Spec strut braces keeps the car cornering very flat. I toss my car around pretty hard and fast. I highly recommended this bar to anyone looking to improve chassis flex and handling.
------------------------------ Rob Thomas
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX
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