GrnFozzy

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Hey "mr. White nice guy" lol...sell me your mach v if you plan to go another route

slugrx

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I usually don't disagree with you, but I installed my bc br coilovers in september 2010 with appx 95-8k on my car...its got 164k now and they are the same as when I installed them (they were used with 8-10k miles on them)

esousa22

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"mr white nice guy" LOL I like the ring of that haha. I won't be going another route unless I get a good used setup for 4-5 bills. Its looking like I'm getting kyb excel g's and keeping my springs and top hats

G_Ride

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rallyracingsuspension.com - Inserts for Impreza non STI struts (02-07)

slugrx

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I will admit they are not the best application for a DD or a track car, but they will "work" and "function" for more than six months

esousa22

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thats inserts.. not a rebuild.. haha

queeg9k

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http://www.rallysportdirect.com/Koni...-Inserts-Front

An insert is rebuilding the shock.

subie OCD

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I had Kyb gr2 and pro drive springs on my old wrx wagon, worked good. Supposedly the gr2 is ~15% stiffer than stock.

G_Ride

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What's wrong with inserts? There are many Subies with inserts, such as the Koni yellows.

Yup

esousa22

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from what I'm reading its more of installing completely new components and the only thing being reused is the tophat and the strut. New shock, bump stops. I figured a rebuild was, well, a rebuild. Regrease or whatever the hell. I am by no means, willing to fork out $985 for a dam "rebuild" I'll buy coils for around that price lol

G_Ride

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I'm very sure the ride quality will be better with the inserts than with cheap coilovers. Just because it's a "rebuild" doesn't mean it's a bad thing. Talk to JourdanWithaU, since he just installed Konis and had BCs. You should also talk to flukewrx and Heedz. Both have experience with inserts and loved them. You're going to have very crappy ride quality with cheap coilovers.

esousa22

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I didnt say they were a bad thing. Nor did Imply that. I'm sure they are great but I cant see myself forking out a rack ATM. I'm 21 and dont even work full time. Once I get a career, then thats another story. I barely have a rack in my account! I just can't spend more than 500 at this time. I know the konis are great and I'm sure the link you provided with the rebuild service is a great option as well, but its an option out of my window of spending.

bkblitzed

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here's feal

rallyracingsuspension.com - Coilover Rebuilding

G_Ride

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In that case go with others have said and just order OE replacements from rock auto. I've ordered stuff from them and like others have said, parts there are cheap.

Heedz

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Megan coils are junk, improper valving, springs rates all put together in a package

What kind of driving? 2 Years for me would be 50k miles and about 10-15k of it on a mountain road

Koni's would cost about $600 after shipping they should be going on spring sale soon. Why waste $500 on a stock set up with springs that aren't really meant to be there with the set up? Yeah it may last XX amount of years and miles but in the long run, you buy koni's they have a warranty (I think lifetime). Inserts are the way to go on a street car that you want to have some fun with, correct valving not only that you can still adjust them. I've heard good about tokiko D-specs and have driven a car with them on but I know they are picky with spring selection.

Now to the money issue I know where you're coming from, I'm in the same boat. But that difference of $100 was huge. I went from stock suspension, stock struts with H-Techs to Koni+Swift with a pillowball LCA, which rode better. The answer is clear.