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I doubt you'll want to just lower the car and not upgrade your struts. The ride comfort will decrease dramatically. You'll blow them out pretty quick while overstressing all the other parts of your suspension, and have to upgrade anyway. My recommendation is to save for some struts and sell your stock ones while they're still worth something. You can get a set of KYB AGX adjustable gas struts for less than $400 for all 4. It's just not worth it to skimp on parts like this. Good Luck.
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Hey, I have a 7300lb suv...
Why on earth would anyone ever want to see the demise of such a great automotive monstrosity?
Like the tag though.
Why on earth would anyone ever want to see the demise of such a great automotive monstrosity?
Like the tag though.
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The Tein S-Tech springs make a 2" drop in the front and around a 1.7" drop in the back. I am a newbie but all my friends with cars are helping me with mine and they say get the Tein springs. They can be found at www.optauto.com
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Why does everyone think that dropping the ride height of the Subaru's increase performance?
If you are doing it for looks that is one thing. But if you want performance out of the suspension then I suggest that you find springs that do not lower the ride height too much. There is the point of going to far where lowering does not help and a point where it is optimized.
If you are doing it for looks that is one thing. But if you want performance out of the suspension then I suggest that you find springs that do not lower the ride height too much. There is the point of going to far where lowering does not help and a point where it is optimized.
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Increases handling? Maybe for some cars for the way they are designed but not Subaru suspensions. If that was the case, then why does Prodrive not drop the car 2inches closer to the ground? There is a reason why it was designed like that.
There is a reason why it was designed like that.
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Jiro, trust us- the optimum drop for handling in an Impreza is about 1" front and 1.2" Rear. This happens to be the drop for Prodrive springs and Eibach Prokit springs. Some others are close too. H&R, Sprint, and most others not made by performance-oriented tuners are lower. Your car won't handle bad per se, but not as well as with a proper drop. The aerodynamic considerations are not relevant below about 130 mph.
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