why are the 04 oem sti struts red and the 05's and 06's sti struts black? is there a specific difference in performance? ride? or just look or brand? this confuses me.

 

the 05's are a inverted design i believe.......somebody back me up on this

 

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oh yea i realized i posted there like an hr after. my bad.

 

so are the 05's better or worse?

 

i cant speak for the 04's but i know the 05 struts are similiar if not the same as the V9's only difference is the spring rates..but you can easily fixed that by switching over to jdm pinks. best combo so far that i have put in my car

 

so the 05's have a lesser spring rate stock? i was planning on going with the pinks it seems like the only 'stiff' spring for the sti strut.

 

yup...its a perfect combo before going to a coilover system i love the way the car handles with this setup (05 sti struts with jdm pinks)

 

does the jdm pinks change the stance of the car.cause i hate how it looks stock

 

They '04 struts are NOT compatible with '05/'06 struts. Ths is part of the reason for the color change. As of now, the '05+ STi has struts that don't work with any other Subaru. The difference is in the shape of the flanges or "ears" at the bottom of the strut where it mounts to the hub carrier.

 

really? so they wont work in my 05 WRX wagon at all? even with the camber plates?

 

'04 STi struts will work on your '05 wagon, but your original post was comparing '04 STi struts with '05+ STi struts. Also, there are issues I'm not entirely clear on with putting sedan struts on a wagon. I think it makes the ride height a bit high in the rear.

 

its the front and i got RCE camber plates to take care of that and lower it 1/2 an inch in the front. but i got 05 sti struts and springs to put on my wagon. what is wrong with the ears on the 05 sti struts to make them not fit?

 

They are bigger than the older ones. '05 STi struts will not bolt onto anything but an '05-06 STi.

 

sh*t that sucks. on to new project then. thanks for the info man i would have been dumbfounded when i tried to put em in.