Much appreciated Bren, when you have the info if you could post it here or drop me a PM that would be great.

Tony.

PS i think the black/red Apex units look a lot better than the tacky gold of the BC

 

You dont need to start a list, just give us a ring for dispatch as soon as the kits come in. Theyre due in today but it looks like the freight companies gone awol.

Not sure what you mean by control arms?

The factory run a more normal style aluminium top mount with rubber centre ont he latest generation of Imprezas because they dont suffer from noises like the earlier version.

Just double checking spring rates again as Im confused about their initial suggestion

 

bren is their any upgrades to the coilovers i should be made aware of.
or is this the dogs.
is it at gb price though or full price ?

 

so they are available at 509 inc vat now?

Thx,
Andy

 

Sweet cheers mate.

 

We can get 3D front top mounts with both camber and castor adjustments and rear top mounts with camber adjustment but we havent ordered any kits with these options. We have ordered what 95% of our customers require, a good, solid suspension upgrade that gives minimum fuss and maximum civility in terms of noise and knocking along with the greatest value for money

Yes, in stock and ready to dispatch

No problem.

 

Spot on mate - deposit made on a set of these - cheers

 

sorry .
So do these have cast and camber adjustment.
Cos you say "can" get .
Sorry again mate
mic

 

sorry .
So do these have cast and camber adjustment.
Cos you say "can" get .
Sorry again mate
mic

 

ok just need to make sure my diff aint knackered on sat and then ill call to order (providing you work sat?).

 

Sorry to be a pain Bren but a couple of final questions before i order.

what degree of firmness would you say these give.

I wanted something a little firmer than std plus lowering the car at the same time.
The other option i have is oe type kyb from Camskill and Apex sport springs.

Would these coilovers be too firm even on their softest setting (i need to keep my spine as it is as i've got lower disc problems anyway and i won't be doing trackdays at all).

Are they just fit and forget,bearing in mind spring height and adjusting damping. So anybody can fit them with a bit of maintenance history.

 

bump

 

We can order the kits in with top mounts that allow both camber and castor adjustment. However we havent ordered any kits with this feature for stock. If you wanted a set then theyd be brought to order with a ten week lead time and an additional £54.50 a set

You can also upgrade to rear camber adjustable rose jointed top mounts at an additional £56.50 per kit. Again, ten week lead time to bring such a kit over for you.

Someone will be here Saturday until 5pm. 01274 683633

The default kits are designed to give the best compromise between ride quality and handling. The New Age kit will give a similar ride to stock STi on the softer settings (i.e. a little firmer than stock WRX) but you can then turn the damping up to make the ride harder.

If you want a softer ride then I believe we can swap the New Age skits from 6/5kg.mm to a softer 5/4kg.mm set up but we cannot swap the GC8s from 5/4kg.mm to softer 4/3kg.mm. The 4/3kg.mm kits require longer travel dampers with softer damping rates.

However we can order one of these kits in for you if you are ok waiting a couple of months.

 

They are not fit and forget like a stock set up. It is wise to run periodic maintenance on them to ensure that the bottom mounts dont sieze on the damper body, flush clean and regrease the top mount bearing etc. However this is only required once a year or so (depending on milage and enviroment of use) so its not a big issue.

You can just fit them and forget but you might find that you cant remove the bottom mount after a few years of UK winters.

You should always copper grease between the damper body and bottom mounts when installing. Wipe off all excess grease after setting ride height.

 

All I need now is someone to help me fit it

 

bren you have pm budd

 

Good to know - wouldn't have realised that.
With this in mind, is there a fitting guide supplied which provides details of this?
I'm hopeful it's something I might be able to tackle on my own and get the geo setup after.

 

Any news Bren? Interested to hear what they recommend/ed.

 

called and ordered bren .
Not you though a lady answered.
She didnt take a depo.
Pm if needed.
Mic

 

ordered mine friday! last minute thing, lucky this GB was on lol. so to be brief people, what do i need to know without trawling through every page?

 

looks like my diffs knackered, have a fair bit of debris in the oil and strangely has a different diff to what is indicated by the chassis number and what Subaru says it should be but after a lot of sucking up to the missus ill be calling you in the morning to order a set for a MY02 STI.

Thx,
Andy

 

They dont come with instructions but I can email some relevent ones through on request

Theyre recommending a 7/5kg.mm kit for a more supple daily driver.

 

Ordered mine this morning,

I can't wait now.Went to rally day on the weekend and a chap there with a blobeye had them fitted and he said they were the best thing he'd done to it.

Thanks Bren, it's a corker of a deal.

 

No probs

 

just paid for mine via paypal ;D thanks Apex

 

HI bren is it to late to buy a set of these coilovers or has the gb ended?

 

Mine just turned up this morning. Next day delivery ! super service.

Opened up the box and ......WOW They look stunning,it will be a shame to hide it all under the arches.

One thing though,there is'nt any instructions with them.I understand there might not be specific ones but anything would be a help.

Are the shock heights all preset to the same level,so can i fit them without worrying about adjusting them ? and what height would they be compared with std. Same with the front top mounts.

cheers anyway

 

Just had a moment of panic does my order come with the oe style rubber top mounts? I guess if they don't I can just use the originals?

Thx,
Andy

 

will come witn new pillowball tops on the front and new rears to mate

 

We have run out of the GDB kits but still have GC8. Ill organise a seperate GB for the next batch of kits which isnt due for another 8 weeks or so.

Nice arent they

Spring preload should be preset to around 3mm. Id double check that if it was me. Just measure the length of the spring as its sat on the damper. The resting spring length is printed on the side of the spring in the following format:

62.200.006

62 = i/d/ of the spring
200 = spring length in mm
006 = spring rate in kg.mm

So if you have a 200mm long spring then it should be 195-197mm long when assembeled on the damper

I would strongly advise you to remove the bottom mounts from the dampers, copper grease the threads and rebuild.

They come with OEM style rear top mounts.