JDM and USDM take-off opinions?
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JDM and USDM take-off opinions?
Hey, winter is coming up really soon in new england and unfortunatly my suspension on my '03 sedan wrx (with tein s-techs springs) seems way to low to drive in pretty much any amount of snow. So I was wondering if there is any kind of take-off's out there that would best meet my needs. Ride harshness doesn't really matter to me too much(kinda like a hard ride), but ground clearance is a biggy, it doesn't have to be way up in the air, but must be atleast higher then my current setup (looking at around stock height of the USDM STI give or take a inch or two. Also performance is another biggy of course. Heres my choices that im looking towards.
JDM v8 STI take-offs
USDM STI take-offs
JDM v7 STI take-offs
Thats about all that i can think off, my price limit is$500-600. as you can tell im not the most educated about suspension parts so what are the differences between the three i posted, and if anyone has any other ideas of a setup that would be great, Thanks!
edit: ahh, there are so many choices i spent the last hour or so reading about suspension and now im thinking about the KYB AGX or the KONI's someone talk some sense into me.
JDM v8 STI take-offs
USDM STI take-offs
JDM v7 STI take-offs
Thats about all that i can think off, my price limit is$500-600. as you can tell im not the most educated about suspension parts so what are the differences between the three i posted, and if anyone has any other ideas of a setup that would be great, Thanks!
edit: ahh, there are so many choices i spent the last hour or so reading about suspension and now im thinking about the KYB AGX or the KONI's someone talk some sense into me.
Last edited by Dan_Jast; Nov 23, 2004 at 08:00 PM.
I'm not sure what the difference is b/t the USDM and JDM v8 takeoffs. I've heard that the v7 takeoffs are a little bouncier than the v8 takeoffs. As for your question, you can get a USDM v8 takeoff with the stock spring and pretty much maintain the stock WRX look (with that wheel gap in front reduced by ~0.5").
I went through the same dilemma and bought the USDM v8 takeoffs with Eibach springs. The result is a very firm ride...the car handles very well now. The ride height is a little low for me but I'm on the conservative side of suspension lowering (Prodrives is about as low as I'll ever want to go.)
Overall, I don't think it's a bad deal at all, especially if you couple it up with an aftermarket lowering spring. It's certainly cheaper than the aftermarket strut/spring setup.
I went through the same dilemma and bought the USDM v8 takeoffs with Eibach springs. The result is a very firm ride...the car handles very well now. The ride height is a little low for me but I'm on the conservative side of suspension lowering (Prodrives is about as low as I'll ever want to go.)
Overall, I don't think it's a bad deal at all, especially if you couple it up with an aftermarket lowering spring. It's certainly cheaper than the aftermarket strut/spring setup.
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