hi
im about to redo the suspension, i have 02 stock shocks with eibach prokit.
it rides okay... but i have ALK so its pretty harsh with the azenis tires i have on it at the moment.

i plan to get sti take offs, but i want to upgrade to sti pink springs and maybe the groupe N top hats for the front. are there any adverse affects if i just run upgraded top hats in the front? will the car not be as balanced? handaling characteristics?

i am considering the sti pink springs, but they are 375 brand new and dats almost as much as the shocks! who has these, and can give me a real review on em.

if i dont go with the sti group N top hats i might just get cusco ones so i can adjust camber directly from the top. how much more road vibration will i expect out of this setup. im sure people out there have these on sti shocks.. the shocks aren't that stiff so is there even that great of a performance difference?

i just want a nice suspension setup that is a lil stiff but still comfortable. i dont want any body roll and i want it to feel solid. i have driven the 04 sti and the suspension was heaven, it felt a bit higher tho, but i didn't mind it. very comfortable.

i am a good driver and i can plenty fast with the stock stuff or even just sti take offs, so i am not expecting to gain speed with the extra stuff i want. i just want a nice combo that will make my driving experience more FUN.

also, what do people think about running the sti shocks with the prokit springs???

i honlesty am leaning towards sti shocks, sti pink springs, cusco top hat!.. but this setup will set me back roughly 1k. the perofmrance gain over the stock sti take offs would not be that much greater in my opinion... not the 500 extra dollars i would be spending. but hell.. 500 aint that much

 

the tein basic is looking pretty good too. i would run em with cusco top hats.. the spring rate is stiff on teh basics... at 250. the sti pinks are like 170 or so. these are the rates for the front.. but the basics are already stiffer. plus they have dampening controls and height.

i have driven the teins basic with stock wrx top hats. it was good..

but i have a mental problem buying the cheapest tein suspension. hehe.. plus it would be that much cooler if i kept it all STI!!!

decisions, decisions, decisions...