Coilovers or sway bars first??
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Coilovers or sway bars first??
Hey guys! I'm wanting to upgrade the handling of my 2005 Wrx soon and am wondering what would be more beneficial to upgrade first? I'm keen on some yellowspeed racing coilovers at $1069 delivered, or front and rear sway bars at $245 each?
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I like sway bars. More specifically, rear sway bars. $245?? Sway bars must have gone up quite a bit since I last shopped for them. $245 for each, or $245 for the two?
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I did suspension first, just wrx suspension with koni yellows and ground controls, but i just did a rear 24mm whiteline sway and omg its amazing. Also did sti lateral links too. My forester fees awesome now, time to get a front sway and yes they are pretty expensive ha
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IMO, if you KNOW you will be getting coilovers, I would suggest upgrade sway bars and pick up a set of drop springs. granted, I DESPISE drop springs. but if you want that crisp handling, pay big bucks for FSB/RSB and cheap drop springs. then sell your OEM struts on drop springs and pick up some coilovers. GL!
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I would do the sways first especially if you plan on coilovers in the future. Whiteline is always best if you got the moola.
Throw on the end links too while you are down there.
I got lucky as my car came from previous owner with a full perrin suspension kit.
Throw on the end links too while you are down there.
I got lucky as my car came from previous owner with a full perrin suspension kit.
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whiteline sway bar, kartboy endlinks. done. 24mm all around. also start looking at better sites for parts(rallysportdirect, rce, TIC) as i have never heard of yellowspeed racing before
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Yeah I have just been looking on eBay and whiteline.com for sway bars and yeah around $245 each! Tad expensive! Any suggestions for some thick but cheap sway bars?
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Oh ok sweet thanks man! I have been looking around a bit for parts and and where I live (in Tasmania) is expensive to get parts that are shipped to Australia from Japan. But I'm looking at spending around $1,000 for a set of coilovers cheap I know but I have heard good reviews for yellowspeed coilovers.
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I have an 02 bugeye RS and my OEM RSB was at 13mm IIRC. and OEM 20mm from the earlier bugege wrx's .....mmmmmm well worth the whopping $30 bucks! lol. without a doubt it has enhance handling.
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Whiteline Rear Sway Bar 24mm Adjustable Subaru Models (inc. 2004-2007 WRX) at RallySportDirect.com
thats less than $245 also check with boston motorsports they usually have items for cheap
thats less than $245 also check with boston motorsports they usually have items for cheap
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ah gotcha. sounds good! i would suggest checking out some thread regarding FSB/RSB setups. many people run diff setups (i.e. 20F/23R, 20F/20R, 23F/20R). those are not exact numbers. but you get the idea. each setup has its own handling characteristics.