The "What did you do to your car today" Thread!
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it will also make a noticeable difference to handling, and ultimately it should make your car faster!! even know the rear bar alone is a huge bonus from stock
i remember thinking the same initiallyi ran just my 22mm rear WL bar for over a year with a front strut bar, but i have a wagon and that sufficed pretty well and i somewhat liked the rear/oversteer bias...
HOWEVER, now i have my matching front 22mm wagon bar and i can definitely say with the balanced 22mm f/r I'm that much more confident in the corners than just the rear
endlinks/new bushings brought it all together nicely too, hope that helps!
I have front and rear strut bars ordered as we'll as some nice coilovers from Japan! Gonna be a pretty stiff ride! Lol but I will love it! I'll go for comfort when I'm older and need it! Haha But your right from stock right now my car feels amazing!! Might get a front sway later down the track
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it will also make a noticeable difference to handling, and ultimately it should make your car faster!! even know the rear bar alone is a huge bonus from stock i remember thinking the same initially
i ran just my 22mm rear WL bar for over a year with a front strut bar, but i have a wagon and that sufficed pretty well and i somewhat liked the rear/oversteer bias...
HOWEVER, now i have my matching front 22mm wagon bar and i can definitely say with the balanced 22mm f/r I'm that much more confident in the corners than just the rear endlinks/new bushings brought it all together nicely too, hope that helps!
i remember thinking the same initiallyi ran just my 22mm rear WL bar for over a year with a front strut bar, but i have a wagon and that sufficed pretty well and i somewhat liked the rear/oversteer bias...
HOWEVER, now i have my matching front 22mm wagon bar and i can definitely say with the balanced 22mm f/r I'm that much more confident in the corners than just the rear
endlinks/new bushings brought it all together nicely too, hope that helps!Sedan and wagon have the same diameter front bar, so sedan would still be yes IMO.
The front strut tower brace helps noticeably. On the sedan, I don't think the rear will help quite as much because you already have the rear bulkhead.
Last edited by 04GG; Feb 20, 2013 at 08:43 AM.
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^This. I also ran my wagon with just the rear. It was a Perrin adjustable and it needed to be set on the softest setting with the stock front bar or I would oversteer. Switched to Whiteline fixed 22mm front and adjustable 22mm rear and the car feels MUCH more balanced.
Sedan and wagon have the same diameter front bar, so sedan would still be yes IMO.
The front strut tower brace helps noticeably. On the sedan, I don't think the rear will help quite as much because you already have the rear bulkhead.
Sedan and wagon have the same diameter front bar, so sedan would still be yes IMO.
The front strut tower brace helps noticeably. On the sedan, I don't think the rear will help quite as much because you already have the rear bulkhead.
he speaks the truth, and i know hes done his hw as well
Oh sweet thanks for the advice man I have front and rear strut bars ordered as we'll as some nice coilovers from Japan! Gonna be a pretty stiff ride! Lol but I will love it! I'll go for comfort when I'm older and need it! Haha
But your right from stock right now my car feels amazing!! Might get a front sway later down the track
I have front and rear strut bars ordered as we'll as some nice coilovers from Japan! Gonna be a pretty stiff ride! Lol but I will love it! I'll go for comfort when I'm older and need it! Haha But your right from stock right now my car feels amazing!! Might get a front sway later down the track
Not to be a know it all, but stiff does not = handles good on public roads. Most coilovers are designed by ****/germans with nice smooth surfaces.
Having a stiff ride will make you handle worse, and more importantly get that riding on the spring feeling where your car is much easier to loose control of on a bump etc.
Coilovers are really for the track and the adjustability.
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Not to be a know it all, but stiff does not = handles good on public roads. Most coilovers are designed by ****/germans with nice smooth surfaces.
Having a stiff ride will make you handle worse, and more importantly get that riding on the spring feeling where your car is much easier to loose control of on a bump etc.
Coilovers are really for the track and the adjustability.
Having a stiff ride will make you handle worse, and more importantly get that riding on the spring feeling where your car is much easier to loose control of on a bump etc.
Coilovers are really for the track and the adjustability.
Last edited by 04GG; Feb 20, 2013 at 11:19 AM.
Disagree completely. If you have coils with 500+ lb spring rates sure. But there are coilovers designed with daily driving and weekend canyon carving in mind. I'm on my second set.
High dollar coilovers are for tracks but mine are perfect for my dd and I drive to Tahoe and back every weekend and around Oakland alameda area all week.
High dollar coilovers are for tracks but mine are perfect for my dd and I drive to Tahoe and back every weekend and around Oakland alameda area all week.
Following the advice of subaru autocross peeps and road racers, I recently installed a large rear bar, left the front stock (I have an STI). Im on stock Struts and Swift springs (looking to go re-valve or find a better replacement strut). I love how the car handles. A larger front bar would ruin how well the car now handles. just my .02 cents.