Suspension parts .... PART 2 (ALK)
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ok people, i have an 06 sti , and did have a "problem" fitting the drivers side. i did do a modification to make it fit with no compromise in the cars handling, in fact a noticeable improvement was obvious. as said, these alk (inc the standard part) can be a ba5t4rd to get in but will fit. but for any doubters out there, today i had my geometry set up done/checked, i was not charged as there was NO need to make ANY adjustments, everything was all within the tolerance measurements, in fact, close to what it was on their previous records from my car 5 months earlier. to be clear i did ask about the 0.5 degree change in positive camber, to which his reply was, "YES there has been a slight change in positive camber, just not that much" i then asked his opinion and he replied "if you feel that the car is handling better then i can confirm there has been no ill side effects geometry wise regarding fitting then it has done its job" i then asked again about the NEED for the positive camber to which he replied "you will only wear your tyres quicker! believe me its all good". now these people are very good at what they do and could easily of spun me a yarn and got me to cough up even more cash for a very minor adjustment that was not needed. this is a quality part and no diffrent from any other, i have that on good faith from a mate that rallies subarus regularly. i thought mentioning the fact that i found a WAY of making the part fit would help others in the long run but it seems that a lot of hysteria, panic and doubting has erupted as a result of this. my apologies chris. Lee.
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so far its not been 100% clarified if the need for filing is required on the newage.......
just trying to gather information here... relax.
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I have a 03WRX and mine fitted perfectly.
Mine has been for a geometery set up at Zen, but I fitted new coil overs, ALK, STI lateral links and K Sport 330mm brakes, so my geometery was a long way out.
Mine has been for a geometery set up at Zen, but I fitted new coil overs, ALK, STI lateral links and K Sport 330mm brakes, so my geometery was a long way out.
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SCOOBYLOU:
If you can hold onto the kit for a bit that would be good, the newage alk and classic alk are the same..... its just no one has fitted a classic yet, I am just trying to find someone that has fitted to confirm yes or no
SPIKESTER : Cheers for letting us know
If you can hold onto the kit for a bit that would be good, the newage alk and classic alk are the same..... its just no one has fitted a classic yet, I am just trying to find someone that has fitted to confirm yes or no
SPIKESTER : Cheers for letting us know
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SCOOBYLOU:
If you can hold onto the kit for a bit that would be good, the newage alk and classic alk are the same..... its just no one has fitted a classic yet, I am just trying to find someone that has fitted to confirm yes or no
SPIKESTER : Cheers for letting us know
If you can hold onto the kit for a bit that would be good, the newage alk and classic alk are the same..... its just no one has fitted a classic yet, I am just trying to find someone that has fitted to confirm yes or no
SPIKESTER : Cheers for letting us know
I wish I had the facilities to fit this myself as I would give it ago
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Had a well respected subaru specialist fit mine to-night to MY03 sti....had fit up problems with bolt holes not lining up and an aluminium block missing. not happy at all on both counts as the garage had to fabricate both bkt`s and a block to suit.....Cant wait for the bill on this 1 ffs
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Had a well respected subaru specialist fit mine to-night to MY03 sti....had fit up problems with bolt holes not lining up and an aluminium block missing. not happy at all on both counts as the garage had to fabricate both bkt`s and a block to suit.....Cant wait for the bill on this 1 ffs
chris
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Had a well respected subaru specialist fit mine to-night to MY03 sti....had fit up problems with bolt holes not lining up and an aluminium block missing. not happy at all on both counts as the garage had to fabricate both bkt`s and a block to suit.....Cant wait for the bill on this 1 ffs
This is what worries me. I really don't want to pay extra to get it fitted.
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Sorry to say but if you are not happy, or think these are going to cost you too much to fit please send them back for a FULL refund, we can't warrant having to pay extra labour charges for the prices we sold them for
Thanks chris
Last edited by CDF Racing; 25 March 2010 at 12:21 PM.
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.....still does not excuse the part missing either guys.
Last edited by brockalightus; 25 March 2010 at 01:19 PM.