General suspension upgrade info please?
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General suspension upgrade info please?
Sorry if this has been gone over to death. I wanted to get an idea of what people here thought a good suspension setup would be for my 04 WRX wagon. For example, STi springs and shocks? Or aftermarket? Coilovers? What about front and rear swaybars and strut tower bars?
If I didn't want to lose too much of my ride quality, what would be a sort of medium level upgrade? I was thinking F&R swaybars, and moderately stiffer shocks and springs. I don't want kidney-crushing 600 lb. springs or anything... not giong for ultimate handling here, just a nice improvement and a mild drop in ride height.
And yeah, I know... replace the stock tires with better ones. Got that part.
If I didn't want to lose too much of my ride quality, what would be a sort of medium level upgrade? I was thinking F&R swaybars, and moderately stiffer shocks and springs. I don't want kidney-crushing 600 lb. springs or anything... not giong for ultimate handling here, just a nice improvement and a mild drop in ride height.
And yeah, I know... replace the stock tires with better ones. Got that part.
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Sounds like you have a pretty good handle on what you want to do. If you aren't budget limited, I would suggest discussing your options with Tein. They make some coilovers that aren't too harsh but give you a drop and improved handling. Otherwise yeah, you're pretty much limited to the SPT adjustables.
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Ride height isn't a priority. I'd just like to stiffen up the shocks and springs and reduce body roll some, without going too overboard. This is my daily driver and I probably won't be taking it to the track any time soon, I have another car for that.
Thanks Ban SUVs, I will see what Tein has to offer. Any opinions on swaybars? Thickness F vs. R for example?
Thanks Ban SUVs, I will see what Tein has to offer. Any opinions on swaybars? Thickness F vs. R for example?
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