cookstar

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Was bidding on an STI set up for my bugWRX, but stopped bidding as i thought the £200 would be better spent on Eibach and maybe a geo set up.

Did I make the right decision

RLE

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or put the £200.00 to a set of AST's?
Expensive in comparison I know but worth saving for IMHO. I thought the Eibachs on my sti were pants.

cookstar

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Strange, have heard good things about them, did you have the geometry set up when you had them fitted?

Neilo

eibachs easily. Very cost effective mod and a trip to Zak will have them working nicely.

cookstar

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Thats good news the, as would have had to have geo set up after changing the set up for STI, so that cost does not count against.

Would really love some coilovers though

funkyspider

I've got JDM STi red legs and springs on my MY01 wrx. Pretty hard for general driving, but I really like em at speed. Could do with lowering IMO as it sits quite high on em. Will be looking for some prodrive lowering springs at some point. I think the JDM springs are harder than the UK ones... I did have a link to all the spring ratings but I cant find it at the moment. I wouldnt pay 200 for em tho. cost me 125 for all 4 off a car with 12k on, full units inc mounts.

Neilo

but do you "need" them....the only reason i have them is because i want the car to be fast on track, so fully adjustables are the only way to go....having said that it was still very effective on eibachs and standard WRX suspension.

cookstar

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I do intend to track it next year, and will be going to the ring again

andythejock01wrx

I have Prodrive springs, Whiteline ARB and droplinks on my remapped 01 WRX.

Maybe not stiff enough for the track, but a good setup for the road IMHO.
It's no filling rattler, yet is still pretty composed. (The Prodive springs are in fact Eibachs, although not quite as stiff as the springs available from Eibach direct, I believe.

cookstar

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Well I feel better, as i was a bit worried i had let a good bit of kit go.

Neilo

if its a one off thing then id stick with the springs and stock dampers...you could of course combine the two...have sti shocks and eibachs to make it that bit stiffer...

cookstar

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I hadnt thought of that, would STI shocks be a straight swop for the WRX ones, what cost do you reckon for the shocks.

Neilo

no idea tbh, the sti shocks from the same year should be a straight swap with the exception of 05 cars.

cookstar

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Def worth considering,

Neilo

should be plenty of 02/03 stis in breakers i would have thought to try....gotta be worth a punt.

silent running

Well mine's a 98, but on standard dampers, Eibachs and Whiteline ALK/ARB/drop links it is absolutely perfect on the country backroads round my way. Having run coilovers on different cars before (although not on the Scoob), I know for a fact they wouldn't cope with that kind of fast road driving. Eibachs are so cheap and so good compared to a set of coilovers, you'd be better off trying the Eibachs out to see how you like them. If you don't like them, stick them on ebay and there are no shortage of buyers who'll pay over £100 for a second hand set - I did. Plus if you're thinking of the 'Ring next year, road suspension can often be better anyway. The times I've seen from the passenger seat of a hired diesel Astra round there, fully running the kerbs...you'd be tipped over if you were running on 'track' coilovers.

cookstar

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How hard are springs to change, is it a job i could do on my drive with average tools?

I understand a spring clamp is needed, but anything else?

funkyspider

while ur looking round breakers for bugeye STi shocks keep ur eyes peeled for a set of STi headlights for me plz m8 lol

Yes they are a straight swap, get them fully built with the rubber top mounts for a simple swap. As I said I picked some up cheap and I believe there was a set on here for sale a while back and I dont think they ever went. A quick post in the wanted might turn some up as ppl tend to swap for coilovers and leave em kicking about in garage.

cookstar

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If i were to just change the springs to Eibachs and keep the stock shocks how much work to change them?

funkyspider

Same amount of work as getting STi replacement shocks and replacing springs with Eibachs. Basically you 'just' need a spring compressor to remove the old springs and fit new. Make sure you get springs with the correct rating for the shocks. I'm pretty sure WRX/STi shocks have different ratings and require different springs. Personally I'd get some cheap STi shocks and replace the springs on them. Build them up ready at your leisure and you can probably get em swapped over in a day. Removing existing ones and replacing springs, then refitting I'd say a weekend job, so your car's on stands for the weekend.

cookstar

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Usefull advise there dude, will keep my eyes peeled for some shocks

funkyspider

Dont pay too much for em m8..

https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...sti+suspension

cookstar

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Sounds like a good price will call some places after New year, i want to get cracking on the suspension now

Gonna get front drops and a set of ARBS also

silent running

I've done it a few times now - dampers, springs, whole struts and last month changed the dampers on the front in under an hour. Basically the building up of the strut with whatever damper/spring combination you choose is done off the car at your leisure. The only tricky bit of that is that the spring needs a little compression when you take the top mount off. It's not under huge pressure, but it can make the damper rod's nut ping off miles if you're not expecting it. Cheap alternative to spring compressors is some lockwire, just wrap the coils together while on the strut.

The other part of the job is getting the struts off and on. Can be tricky if the strut-to-hub nuts are seized and you need a fair bit of torque to crack them. The top mount is fairly straightforward but remember to crack the rod nut first (using allen key and a box spanner or a very deep offset spanner) before pulling the strut out. It's just easier to dismantle it all later if you do the cracking on the car.

MartynJ

Eibachs for me everytime..

andythejock01wrx

LOL. Sounds like a comment on Scooby drivers !

andythejock01wrx

If the car is being lowered you'd be much better getting the geometry done at the same time Cookie.