Update - ebay strut braces & H-brace
 

I posted about these a couple weeks ago, finally got them all installed.

Without a doubt they have improved the car's handling. The overall ridgidity is better. As many have said before the front STB really does not seem to do much, and I had to re-route the AC lines (took 3 minutes, not a big deal). The rear brace and the H-brace really seem to be doing the job well.
I'd do it again.

This is the deal I got
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/02-06-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-STi-STRUT-BAR-W-H-BRACE-COMBO_W0QQitemZ320001438729QQihZ011QQcategoryZ33591QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[img]https://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/73/ag/2c_1_b.JPG[/img]

Oh - all three for $100 shipped

not bad for ebay as long as they work