Help with Suspension
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Help with Suspension
Hey guys, I just bought JDM STi pink springs and was wondering what else I should pick up to get a great ride for street use and some spirited driving in the hills. The guy I bought them from said Koni Yellows and Tokico D-Spec's. Is there anyone with experience with this setup or another setup using the pink springs or something similar that can recommend something to me? Is there anything else I need to buy to improve ride quality and performance?
Last edited by Guillermo; 06-22-2010 at 10:21 PM.
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Well a nice and eventually necessary upgrade would be STI struts to go with those springs. You can easily find 04+ sti struts for $200-300. 04 sti stuff will bolt right in front and back for your 02 bugeye. The 05-07 rears will bolt right in but the 05-07 fronts take some modifying (expand the lower bolt hole upwards 0.330 inches and make some 2.5mm shims to make up for the wider strut->knuckle mount).
If you want to go a little further you can get some sway bars, i have an 05 sti 20mm sway bar that will bolt right in for you and reduce understeer noticeably for $50. Or you can spend a little more and get some even bigger swaybars, 22-24's seem to be popular for daily drivers. You can also get endlinks and heavy duty mounts. Full retail might run around $600 or so but used should only be $300-400.
Fender braces ($75), rear strut bars($30 ebay is fine), h-braces ($30 ebay again), and maybe camber bolts for the rear ($20-40) are also great bang for the buck and make noticeable improvements.
If you want to go a little further you can get some sway bars, i have an 05 sti 20mm sway bar that will bolt right in for you and reduce understeer noticeably for $50. Or you can spend a little more and get some even bigger swaybars, 22-24's seem to be popular for daily drivers. You can also get endlinks and heavy duty mounts. Full retail might run around $600 or so but used should only be $300-400.
Fender braces ($75), rear strut bars($30 ebay is fine), h-braces ($30 ebay again), and maybe camber bolts for the rear ($20-40) are also great bang for the buck and make noticeable improvements.
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