STI rear Tophats(strut tops) and SPT/STI springs
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Car Info: 2003 Silver STi Wagon
STI rear Tophats(strut tops) and SPT/STI springs
I just got a whole suspension setup from a guy on Nasioc and I'm selling the parts i dont need. The sti rear tophats are for the 02-03 suspension setup (the 04 rear struttops were redesigned) and were sold to me "new" but look a little dirty. Also i have all 4 springs from the factory SPT/STI suspension kit (one of my sources rates these springs as 217/191 spring rates). These springs have 20,000 miles on them, they won't lower the car too much but are a good amount stiffer for better handling.
STI rear Tophats: $75 (these sell new for around $180) !SOLD!
Set of 4 SPT/STI springs from factory kit: $100 (flexible on price please make an offer)
Stock WRX upipe with egt sensor in it still (and cat converter) $50
Stock WRX suspension (struts, springs and tophats) with 43100 miles IDK how much is worth please make an offer $300 ??
Looking for local Bay area sale, Im in Berkeley.
-jon
Edit: Tophat part #'s ST-203704S000 and ST-203704S010
STI rear Tophats: $75 (these sell new for around $180) !SOLD!
Set of 4 SPT/STI springs from factory kit: $100 (flexible on price please make an offer)
Stock WRX upipe with egt sensor in it still (and cat converter) $50
Stock WRX suspension (struts, springs and tophats) with 43100 miles IDK how much is worth please make an offer $300 ??
Looking for local Bay area sale, Im in Berkeley.
-jon
Edit: Tophat part #'s ST-203704S000 and ST-203704S010
Last edited by jdadour; Dec 2, 2004 at 05:02 PM.
Originally Posted by subiedon
so what ur saying is the tophats are for the model 02/03 sedan/wagon??
i think he means that the rear tophats came off of a bugeye wrx. Since the 04's and up were redesigned, the top of the coils on the springs are smaller. With that said, to install 02-03 springs on a 04 car, you would need to use the 0203 tophats in the rear, which he is currently saying.
that's my understanding of it, correct me if i'm wrong.
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If subiedon doesn't end up buying them, I'll call "second dibs" on the tophats 
BTW, I had a set of those springs on my wagon. Bit tall for my tastes (I am still using the rears, went to Tein S-tech fronts to level out the ride), but handle AWESOME with the STI struts I also have. They gave 95% of the handling of my old JIC coilovers, with a much nicer ride than the JICs ever had. Excellent setup for handling on a street-driven car!

BTW, I had a set of those springs on my wagon. Bit tall for my tastes (I am still using the rears, went to Tein S-tech fronts to level out the ride), but handle AWESOME with the STI struts I also have. They gave 95% of the handling of my old JIC coilovers, with a much nicer ride than the JICs ever had. Excellent setup for handling on a street-driven car!
I'm interested in the springs, but need more feedback from Impala SS on what he said below:
So you have an 02-03 WRX and replaced it with STi struts with these springs? How was the ride comfort? I am experiencing some bounce on the highway with my Eibach springs (STi spec springs on USDM v8 struts) and am curious about other combinations.
Most important is ride comfort; I also want to raise the car a bit as it sits too low for my taste.
Originally Posted by Impala SS AutoX
If subiedon doesn't end up buying them, I'll call "second dibs" on the tophats 
BTW, I had a set of those springs on my wagon. Bit tall for my tastes (I am still using the rears, went to Tein S-tech fronts to level out the ride), but handle AWESOME with the STI struts I also have. They gave 95% of the handling of my old JIC coilovers, with a much nicer ride than the JICs ever had. Excellent setup for handling on a street-driven car!

BTW, I had a set of those springs on my wagon. Bit tall for my tastes (I am still using the rears, went to Tein S-tech fronts to level out the ride), but handle AWESOME with the STI struts I also have. They gave 95% of the handling of my old JIC coilovers, with a much nicer ride than the JICs ever had. Excellent setup for handling on a street-driven car!
Most important is ride comfort; I also want to raise the car a bit as it sits too low for my taste.
Last edited by doughboy; Nov 23, 2004 at 11:18 AM.


