new suspension

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:40 am

has anyone here running tanabe sustec pro's on there car? there full coilovers.

have a chance to buy them for $800 brand new in the box.

like em? hate em?

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:16 am

ok now its a set of H&R coilovers for $1000. used but still in good condition. 48k or so.

anyone?

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:56 pm

The HR's are a much better product - no fact to back that up tho. Just that I like German engineering. $1000 is an o.k. deal. $800-$900 would be even better.

Just for daily driving?

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:56 am

yes its my daily driver. i dont care how hard the ride is be cause i want that cornering ability!

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:14 am

Get the HRs!!! New tires and an aggressive alignment really help too. Oh, and swaybars and ALK, and Ball Joint Extenders, and, and, and....<grin>

Good luck!

AW

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:44 pm

ball joint extenders?

are you talkin about the threaded arms that come off the steering rack?

even with 48,000 miles on the coilovers?

Arctic Assassian · Post by **Arctic Assassian** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:05 pm

whiteline just came out with balljoints and tierod ends that change the geometry of the front suspension to drastically reduce understeer, and increase turn-in.

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:52 pm

Check out thread called Jamals Blanket Suspension...

Lot of links to threads on the new part from Whiteline. Very exciting. Perhaps a new "first" suspension mod for our cars...

Cheers,
AW

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:56 am

ok well now that my exhaust is done. Brand New Coilovers are Next on the list!

then more shit!!

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:10 am

so i ordered up a set of H&R coildovers and some 04 STI front top hats . mmmmm cant wait to see what she'll do in the twistys.

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Fri May 02, 2008 4:02 am

Hey, could you pm me what you spent for them and where you got them? Thanks and congrats!!

Imprezive · Post by **Imprezive** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:06 am

holy crap I need those ball joints!!! SO what do they adjust? Bump steer? I'm excited, I love whiteline!

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:14 am

no. There's not really any bumpsteer at all on our cars. They move the roll center up. That's good because the front RC hits the ground after an inch of bump (or lowering) and continues downward. A higher roll center means less body roll.

If you just put on the ball joints then you would have a bumpsteer problem but you get tie rods that compensate.

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:22 am

The new tie rods are longer too. i.e. "compensation"...

BTW, see this month's SubieSport for a not very comprehensive article on fixing up the front end with these. Never shows them installed or discusses the need for alignment afterward. Still word is getting out on them...

skid542 · Post by **skid542** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:01 pm

I just recently - last week - installed the whiteline RCA's. I needed new ball joints and had a bent tie-rod end. So far I absolutely love them. I am waiting to get a little more time on them before I post up a full review. I'll try to post a few pictures, they aren't much different than stock, the ball joints are just probably another 3/8" taller.

Installation is very straight forward. And you will need an alignment after installing them.

93forestpearl · Post by **93forestpearl** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:06 pm

I've had the H&R coilovers for 2.5 years now. I think they are great. H&R did a fantastic job matching the dampeners to the spring rates. Plus, they use Bilstein dampeners, w00t. I had to have one rebuilt this winter, which was only $65. I was running them near max rideheight, which is bad for dampeners, so that is my suspicion as to why it started clunking. It never lost it dampening, just started making noise.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:01 am

well i got my top hats today. there purdy.

i got the STI top hats because they help with taking some of the bounciness out of the suspension.

ya i cant wait to get them. they should show up at the shop around the 15th this month.

92ss satinsvoice · Post by **92ss satinsvoice** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:54 am

yesterday i went and picked up my coilovers and this weekend there goin on. along with my rims.

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