I'll have vape you all soon, and have the uber-rarest rims on the planet

 

opinions are good,they help people 2 decide what 2 do ,sometimes,i no they are rare but what are they worth.they might fund the RS-GTs iv been looking at

 

I fancied a change, and changed to my silver forester model. They didnt have the 2.0 S-Turbo in the drop down, so blagging the 2.5 XT badge till can legitimately run the STI badge and whatvere colour we end up with

 

 

You say the sweetest things

 

 

Got a set of refurbished wheels to put on so i rubbed down and painted all the calipers as well.... I think it looks 100% better now.

Before....


After

Before

After

 

really not sure tbh, generally half what they retail at I guess...I'm sure there was some RS-GT's for sale recently, I think they needed refurbishing though

 

Hi fellow wagon owners, i have got a problem trying to change the suspension springs on my car, apparently the wagon springs on the rear are longer than the saloon, is this correct? so most kits would not suit a wagon as they are made for saloons, how can i lower it without buying coilovers? there are some nice low wagons on this thread, what have you done?
cheers

 

Welcome

Nots sure about Classics, maybe Trails can answer. But AFAIK, they are same as a saloon, classics may be different but on my new age WRX I had the Prodrive/WR Sport Springs that are actually Eibachs and they were same part number as saloons.

Anybody else

 

nope, exactly the same running gear as the salons...as Steve says even the part numbers are identical...Eibachs will give you around a 25\30mm drop and h&R around 40\50mm

 

thanks for the replies, is this what you have done to your cars?

 

Steve's on standard v5 sti struts and springs which are 25\30 lower than standard and quite a lot stiffer.

I'm running Eibachs with Cusco top mounts, Whiteline solid front/rear drop links and adjustable rear arb...with some Group N tarmac KYB's to go on

 

Looks like i will go for the tein or eibach lowering springs then, i already have whiteline front/rear drop links, arb and anti lift kit, i have found somewhere on ebay that sell the teins for £140 delivered.

 

i think the teins are a similar drop to the H&R springs,,,a quick search in the handling section will confirm either way you will have a sorted set up

 

My wagon is lowered with H+R springs (see my profile) it is lowered about 40mm, it handles great as well.

 

As soon as i can get the Wagon into the workshop I have a set of these waiting to be fitted, KW automotive GmbH -- Gewindefahrwerke -- Sportfahrwerke -- Suspension



Excited is an understatement as the poor girl has a serious case of "**** Sag" at the moment, the front rides SO much higher than the rear. The major problem is that I am running 225x40x18 tyres, to compensate for rub I have already had the back arches cut back,rolled and flaired. I was amazed how different the rear panels are for wheel clearance compaired to the my friends similar MY UK2000 Saloon.

Over the next few weeks I shall be attempting to find out all extremes of the Wagon's new legs. Sadly I dont have a private track to get the hours in, so the daily drive to work along Northamptons finest silky smooth roads will be the test bed, maybe a trip to see her uncle Paul at Zen to get some advice will be in order too ?

Will keep you Wagoneers posted, will try to get a short write up of the swap too just incase of any pitfalls that could save somebody else any grief. (Bushes/ARB's/etc coming soon methinks.)

 

The Gunship has Landed at 23:50 tonite

View My Scooby <<<<<<<<<<<

To say I am chuffed is an understatement

 

Very nice Steve, is that Fulhams

 

Here is my baby.....


Subaru impreza 2.0lt turbo wagon (1999)
Mica blue
Hayward & Scott Backbox
Scoobyclinic 5” Jap Style De Cat Downpipe
Walbro Uprated Fuel Pump
Powertec Induction kit
Ecutek 3 remap – Done by Scoobyclinic
P1 Splitter & Fog Covers
Whiteline rear anti roll bar
Whiteline rear alloy drop links and bushes
Pink STI front strut brace
Top mount tilt kit
Quick shift
Black diamond front and rear grooved and drilled discs (brakes)
Full clifford Cat 1 and sat on 18" wheels
Full crystal pack..
Sti rear lights

 

a lot of car for the price Steve...have you sold the others then?

 

Yes it is

Not sure why his .. sorry my SatNav took me home via streatham and wimbledon ..LOL

But we got it safely home in th end

 

I recognise that Wagon

Well done at the last two NBO's

 

YES!!!!

They are going saturday, which is a bitter/sweet moment

Yes, its a whole lot of car for the money. I need to do zero to it, apart from a set of Genome Guages and putting on a STI8 Intercooler and some Samco Bling

 

Nice one Steve, that was a lot of car for the money, will definitely have to have a squadron meet soon

 

And I didnt pay the screen price too, so even more car for the money

Glad we got to work out a mutual deal Paul

 

Just don't let the other half of Team Ian drive it though

 

Great news...is the sti5 a known scoob owner?

its already got an sti MY04\05 ic hasn't it

 

lol, will be a bit sluggish for me these days