Shoot me an email off list. I'm trying to get springs for my car, and am debating on whether to swap over from the KYB GR2's to the AGX's. If you are interested in getting my old springs, they have 156,000 miles on them (just stock springs), GR2 struts, they have ~56,000 miles on them. Maybe we can work out a deal on some stuff.....it'll get you some better parts at a more affordable price, and help fund my upgrades
I would like to do everything at once, when and if I do the swap and such. Springs are on backorder, and may be that way for a month or two. I haven't really looked too closely at the availability of the AGX's for my car, so I would need to do that too, also would want to double check to see if the sti hard mounts are going to work. Only nice thing is I would be adding all new parts, so I could pretty much just swap in the new one for the old one.....pretty easy deal.
Like I said.....shoot me an email
Josh
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Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Installing STi Mounts
Josh- As always thanks for the info.
I understand all too well how badly I need new struts/springs. I am first
changing the engine mounts (they are in awful shape) because everyone seems
to think it s a great bang for the buck install. I am trying to address the
brakes and susp as much as possible, but my income can't keep up with my
desires (imagine that)I am the third owner and am only responsible for 11K
miles and the other 282,000 were people who would never think of
preventative maintenance. So now everytime I get under and take a look I
find something else to address!
I am going to change the tranny mount, next month since it is affordable and
very needed, but beyond that I am needing to put together funds for the
struts and springs not to mention every other susp related part on this car.
Alex
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From: "Josh Colombo" <
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Subject: RE: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Installing STi Mounts
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:55:37 -0500
Alex,
First things first.......if your entire suspension has that many miles on
it.....struts springs.....and such.....they MUST be replaced......I would
highly recommend putting new struts in at the very least. Springs don't
really go "bad" per say. They may sag over time.
To put the mounts in, you pretty much need to take the struts out, so you'd
be best off putting new struts on while you're in there messing with stuff.
If you're mechanically inclined and handy with the wrench, it shouldn't be
too big a deal. Some things to make note of. The front struts, the top
bolt that bolts the struts to the car is a camber bolt, so make sure you
make note of its orientation. To get the bolts off the top of the rear
struts, you will need to take out the back seat. They're a pain in the ass
to get out because there's so little room to work. Deep socket helps to a
certain extent, but not that much. Other thing is the brake line. It
routes through the strut, you can snip a little piece off the strut and just
bend the piece down, take the line out and put it back when your done, or
you can take apart the brakes and take the line out. If the fluid is dirty
and old, probably not a bad opportunity to flush the brakes.
Open Deck vs. Closed deck. The jist of the matter is closed deck motors
have more material around the cylinders, compared to open deck motors. This
provides more strength in very high boost, high hp engines. For normal
engines and such, you really don't have to worry about anything. Closed
deck motors are more expensive to cast, due to the fact there are more
intracasies (sp) then open deck motors. There are some pics in the files or
pics section of the yahoo site.
Josh
Other thing I am very curious to know about is whether the sti mounts have
any issues with fitment on the FWD springs in the rear. Some have said the
mount is different, but I don't know. So when you do it, let us know if you
have any issues.
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Sent: Mon 7/1/2002 12:32 PM
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Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Installing STi Mounts
I hear from some of you that this is not easy, yet others say it is a
breeze. If I have jackstands and a good floor jack can I do this
alone? Do I need a friend? I should have the mounts tomorrow or
Wednesday and the old ones have 293,000 miles as does the rest of the
suspension. Any pointers or warnings would be helpful.
Can anyone give me a really quick breakdown of open deck versus closed
deck? I am learning as fast as I can, but would like clarification as
to why one is better than the other and why.
Alex
'90 FWD Legacy Wagon
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