06 STi vs 07 STi - difference of handling
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06 STi vs 07 STi - difference of handling
Last night I drove my mates 07 STi around a private car park and even at slow speeds the car just feels more pointed and positive, with less effort required to turn and go somewhere?
As far as I know his car handling wise is standard, and mine is standard apart from Prodrive PFF7 wheels. My previous 06 had the standard BBS wheels and I don't remember it feeling that effortless and clean. I compared both mine and my mates with the DCCD set to open.
His has 20k on the clock and mine has 50K, so bushings might be a given? Any recommendations to upgrade and change to make the car feel tighter and more pointed? Cheers
As far as I know his car handling wise is standard, and mine is standard apart from Prodrive PFF7 wheels. My previous 06 had the standard BBS wheels and I don't remember it feeling that effortless and clean. I compared both mine and my mates with the DCCD set to open.
His has 20k on the clock and mine has 50K, so bushings might be a given? Any recommendations to upgrade and change to make the car feel tighter and more pointed? Cheers
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It would be down to the difference in milage,geometry and different tyres (or pressure). You could start with good check of all suspension components (drop links are prone to failure).
With upgrades i would start in this order:
Geometry
Tyres
Rear 24mm ARB
ALK
Quick rack
Coilovers
With upgrades i would start in this order:
Geometry
Tyres
Rear 24mm ARB
ALK
Quick rack
Coilovers
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It would be down to the difference in milage,geometry and different tyres (or pressure). You could start with good check of all suspension components (drop links are prone to failure).
With upgrades i would start in this order:
Geometry
Tyres
Rear 24mm ARB
ALK
Quick rack
Coilovers
With upgrades i would start in this order:
Geometry
Tyres
Rear 24mm ARB
ALK
Quick rack
Coilovers
I currently have a relatively fresh set of Goodyear Eagles F1 on it and they seem to handle better than the Toyo T1R's that were on there before. Would love some winter wheels though!
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They have much stiffer sidewalls (these are basically semi slicks) in comparison to normal "performance" tyres like Eagle f1s ir t1rs.Less wall bend equals faster reaction (or understeer if slippery and to agressive on turn in:P).......not to mention 070s softer rubber compound.
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They have much stiffer sidewalls (these are basically semi slicks) in comparison to normal "performance" tyres like Eagle f1s ir t1rs.Less wall bend equals faster reaction (or understeer if slippery and to agressive on turn in:P).......not to mention 070s softer rubber compound.
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