chimchimm5

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I need to ride in a subie with King springs on. I will give you beer.

mountnmanmike

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I think you would have better luck on Dirtyimpreza.

eastbaysubaru

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I'm interested as well because I'm looking for a non-lowering spring that is slightly stiffer than OEM. Let me know what you find out.

-Brian

queeg9k

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I am also interested in this spring. Like eastbay^^ the non lowering that is stiffer than stock.

Primitive: Wheels, Brakes, Suspension

Primitive sells them but I would like a test ride before I buy them.

04GG

iTrader: (33)

I thought RCE Blacks were only slightly lower than stock too? Like 3/8", which would be barely noticeable?

eastbaysubaru

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Yeah, I don't want to lower the car at all, and I don't want to lift it at all. I just want the range of a stock setup with a bit stiffer spring rate. 3/8", while pretty small, is still too much of a drop for my personal preference, and needs.

-Brian

Blazingbuda40

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I was actually interested in the lifting ones, maybe lift my car

eastbaysubaru

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That seems to be the route most people take with the Kings. I haven't heard of anyone running the "stock" King springs with no lift. That's part of the reason I haven't pulled the trigger. I'd like to see and ride in a car that has them first

-Brian

Blazingbuda40

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Seems like an interesting spring so I was sort of interested in possibly lifting the forester lol

hYpE-R-29

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I dont have these, but im running these on a STI...Its a copycat of the prodrive

EPIC Engineering Suspension

technowrx

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Now you've heard of one person. I've got the stock ride height, higher rate King springs on my 08 WRX with Koni single adjustable shocks. Got them from Primitive - they don't stock them, so figure on 2-3 months to get them wound and shipped from Oz.

I'm down in Santa Cruz, but will be in Santa Clara this Saturday. Send me a PM if you're interested and we can figure out a time for you to check them out. I like beer.

My opinion: they ride a bit firmer than stock, the rear of the car doesn't sag anymore, I drive on gravel roads from time to time and they're still soft enough for that, but have great handling for twisty back roads, the Koni's seem to complement them well, I run stock sway bars - only the rear seems too light for the set up.

eastbaysubaru

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I'm north of Santa Rosa so Santa Clara is still a bit far for me. Thanks for the offer though. If you're ever heading up 101 through Healdsburg, we can meet at the Bear Republic and I'll trade you a beer for a look/ride

Are you running Koni inserts in OEM struts/housings?

-Brian

chimchimm5

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Ah ok. But do you know the rates?

I have a 06 WRX so it's a slightly different case. But let me ask:
Does it feel like an STI in rate?
Is it progressive or more linear?

Your sway bar situation sounds about what I would expect. I'm thinking of going back to stock front 20mm sway bar because I want more independence. The thicker bar was an absolute must bandaid for the soft stock springs. But since I put the SPT pinks on, then they aren't so necessary. (although you want them for the track).

However on the rear, the stock bar is 13mm on my car, and that's way too understeer biased. I would need a 20mm stock bar from an old bugeye sedan.

joltdudeuc

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If you stiffen the rate, but shorten not the free legth, the car will sit higher. To keep the same ride height you have to shorten the spring by roughly the amount offset by the increase in spring rate.

mattmontalvo

Like my title says, I have a 2003 WRX sedan lifted on KING springs and I got new KYB GR2 struts to go with them and some General AT2 Tires. I'm in the Bay Area and am available if you want to feel the ride (it's awesome)

Here's a link to just about all the pictures of my car lifted

REX