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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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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

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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 08:28 AM
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so what ur saying is the tophats are for the model 02/03 sedan/wagon??
Old Nov 23, 2004 | 08:47 AM
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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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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:53 AM
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sweet, i have an 04 do need 02/03 rear tophats , if in fact they are...i'll take them...sent u a pm
Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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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!
Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:15 AM
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I'm interested in the springs, but need more feedback from Impala SS on what he said below:

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!
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.

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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Old Nov 25, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Old Nov 25, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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will the springs work on the 98-01 2.5rs?
Old Nov 25, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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idk ill have to check. i can pm you once i find out
Old Nov 26, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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ok thanks!
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By the way those are the same springs that came on the STI Spec C in the bugeye years!!

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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