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Just doing research for now. No budget = no parts
In a few months I should be able to afford the stuff I want.

 

This is what I'm thinking about for my suspension set-up....

1) 4 piece STi Sport Lateral Link Set

2) Sti Sport Springs

3) STi Group N Strut Top Mounts

4) Front and Rear STi Strut Bars

That should take some of the slop out of the suspension.

 

1) I'm trying to decide between the 4 piece set or the 6 piece with MY02/03 sway bar (probably Cusco). The 4 piece set is cheaper and you don't have to swap the swaybar.

2) STi Sport Springs = the STi lowering springs I was talking about?

3) I'm still trying to find out if it's worth the money to swap out the top mounts. I assumed that the STi had the Group N and not the softer stock ones. On my wagon I did swap these out. It makes sense to do while you are doing the springs, but they do add expense and are sometimes hard to get. When I bought for the wagon I ordered from Teague's and they took a long time due to being backordered.

4) Up to you, but to me the front strut bar is more show then anything. The firewall already provides a lot of support. I was going to put a rear bar on the wagon, but never go around to it. Not sure how much is does for the sedan.

5) You may just want to do the trailing links while you are at it. It completes the pink and adds 2 more pillowball type bushings.

6) To complete this I'd get a good alignment and have them tune in at least -1.0 camber in the front. I'd probably stick with 0 toe all around, but that is personal preference.

I agree though this should really clean up the STi's suspension and put it close to if not in the same class as the Evo 8 other then the steering ratio.

Think I could do all this and stay in A Stock? I think not! Oh well, I wanted to at least make it through the rest of the season in one class....

 

It sucks to know even though you got an STi, you still didnt get all the cool STi goodies.....

Mo' Money, Mo' Money

-scu

 

True, but a lot of this stuff is STi aftermarket, i.e they don't come on most of the overseas STi's either. I think we got enough of the other goodies to make up for it though. Plus with the STi I don't need to worry about power for a long time and can concentrate on the suspension and other areas (brake lines, etc..).

 

What the drop on these, 20mm?

20.000 millimetre [mm] equivalent to: 0.78740 inch [in]

 

That's the claim and based on the pictures looks to be the case. Looks like there is still a little bit of fender gap (with stock rim/tires) after the drop. In my opinion it should be able to pass safety inspection without recon if you go to a place that's not ****.

 

Dude!

 

After driving the EVO 8 yesterday, I'm ordering these on the 1st!

1) 4 piece STi Sport Lateral Link Set

2) STi Sport Springs

3) STi Group N Strut Top Mounts