Well, I've had my 2.5i for rougly a month now and I can't complain!

Although the rear DOES need a spoiler, and the fact that the ride height seems a bit high, but all those can be modified later.
As a matter of fact, I'm planning to purchase lowering springs.

Right now, a dealer is offering me the Tein.S Tech springs but after reading A LOT of reviews, everyones' been saying their either good, or their crap! lol

Now I have no idea which is it, but I'm wondering if there are any Tanabe lowering springs available for the 06' 2.5i.

I've researched these other Tanabe lowering springs:

Sustec GF210
&
Sustec DF210

Any ideas on these? Can they fit on the 2.5i and how is it compared to the Tein S. Tech springs?

Thx a bunch!

 

i think the threads about the tein s techs are saying that they are more for looks than performance... I am going to go with the s techs because I don't do autocross or much rallying (just some snow driving in tahoe) and because they give a lower drop than most of the springs ive looked at.

 

Well, that goes the same for me. I'm not bringing my ride to the autocross or rally, merely I just want lowering springs that give that drop in height, but at the same time improves a slight bit of handling and stiffness.

Yea. . . i know, coilovers are the best choice for that option rite? :P
I don't have the bling bling $$ to afford that, so i gotta go cheap :P

BTW, I've also read a lot of reviews on our stock tires : Potenza RE-92a
and apparently they suck ? lol
What's your 4-1-1 on that ?

 

I bought tehe 06 wrx rims and put pirelli pzero m&s 225/45/17's on there... they look damn good!

 

and yea 55 pro tires are weak

 

im gonna have mpj put the springs on my car this week

 

anyone plan to put a sti genome axelback on? that thing sounds soooo GREAT

 

never even heard of it but now im going to look into it

 

http://accessory.subaru.co.jp/imprez...ler/index.html

thats the link to the axelback.. damn i love it so much

 

im at work (no speakers) and cant read japanese... is there a sound clip? how much US$ is taht? looks pretty nicE!

 

06suba.. it cost 945.95
here is the site

http://store.mauromotorsports.com/stigeaxbamuw.html

seriously, it WILL look GOOD in our 2.5i ..

 

i listened to the sound clip do you think it will be loud?

 

let's see some pics of our rides!!!!!!!

 

hahaha alrighty alrighty!

You want pics of our rides?
Here ya go:











Just to let you know, I'm not the type of person that would decorate my car with these "items" :P

That's my gf's job to decorate the interior. I am so *whipped* :S
I'm in charge of the exterior.

Anywho,

Upcoming mods:

1) Tanabe Sustec lowering springs or Tein S.Tech springs
2) Cold air intake + air filter
3) Need a rear spoiler . . . seriously need one... my rides' butt naked.
4) Change lowbeam headlights to Osram Silverstars . . or Cool Blue.
5) Front strut tower brace
6) Front and rear sway bars *if applicable*
7) Short throw shifter
8) God Dang NEW TIRES
9) Change headers and exhaust

I talked to a performance parts dealer and he told me that I'd have to purchase Sti endlinks in order to install F/R sway bars.

Obviously, I don't have the cash to fork up for these mods.
It'll be a slow process.
Roughly 2-3 months between each modification.

So yea. Sorry for the crappy pics. The weather's been shabby for about a month.

Chow!

 

looks good man!

You should read up on the silverstar bulbs ... I just saw a thread and they got bashed hard.

I'm having my lowering springs put on this week. goin with the tein s. techs!
my 06 is the obsidian black... I'll post the pics as soon as it's lowereD!!!!

your car looks good! have you found a cold air intake that will fit yet? I haven't.