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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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what are the best mods i could do for every day use ,how much should a wrx be lowered by to give the best ride and handling which droplinks if any should i change or should i stick with standard stuff springs dampers need some ideas of people in the know thanks
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Can't go wrong usuing Eibach springs, uprated rear ARB and f+r dropinks from Whiteline followed by a full geometry/alignment set up
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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what size springs there all sorts of sizes that drop the car by diffrent amounts and whats with the adjustable roll bars why are they better ?
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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are the uprated drop links same as an anti lift kit ?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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mmm i went out in my 03 wrx yesterday and gave it the berries for the first time,
it's a bit of a wobbly old hector at speed
is'nt there somewhere in chesterfield that does similar set up stuff to powerstation?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Scoobyclinic do AST's.

Droplinks are not ALK's. The DL's attach the ARB to the hubs, allowing for a little play and rotation. The ALK is a set of shims and bolts designed to alter the point of rotation of the steering rack and suspension components so that under load the tyre to road alignment is more constant, I think.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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ALK moves the rear mounting point of the front wishbones to add 1/2 a degree of castor to improve steering "feel". The rear mount is also lower than standard to reduce the lift of the nose under heavy acceleration.
Best change was running straight across a heavily cambered roundabout (near Corradoboy's other place of employment.... Hi Dave !) the nose just goes exactly where it's pointed and yer boot it !

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