whiteline front & rear alloy drop links whiteline anti roll bar
Hi Guys
could someone tell me the main benefits from fitting the above to a 2002 Bug Sti. I'm new to this suspension territory and would appreciate some advice from those in the know. WOuld you consider it being a beneficial modification to make? |
Oh Lordy I'm off again.
Adjustable rear anti-roll bar and drop-links will transform your car, I preach this as the best value mod I made to my own 2002 STI. Honest ! Would only change the front drop-links if you fit a Whiteline front arb as well. HTH DunxC P.S. ALK ( Anti-lift kit ) is also a help on the front end, quite expensive, so not as good value. IMHO. |
Originally Posted by Bockett
(Post 8238408)
Hi Guys
could someone tell me the main benefits from fitting the above to a 2002 Bug Sti. I'm new to this suspension territory and would appreciate some advice from those in the know. WOuld you consider it being a beneficial modification to make? cant say that i agree with dunks opinion about whiteline anti lift kit ,its not expensive for the benifits it gives, the alk is one of the best mod you can do to the scooby whether classic or newage .gives you 0.5 deg extra stac caster which virtully cancelles out the dreaded understeer and in my book thats worth the money ,thats whyi have them fitted to all our cars track/road soon to be fitted on my 08 hatch ///6 cars in all:eek2: geo:thumb: |
I did ALK and front bar together, so couldn't tell which helped more !
BUT value for money, rear bar wins by £150 ! DunxC |
Im tempted with an ALK and set of ARBs but im worried it till be too stiff for my **** roads :(
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Originally Posted by Bockett
(Post 8238408)
Hi Guys
could someone tell me the main benefits from fitting the above to a 2002 Bug Sti. I'm new to this suspension territory and would appreciate some advice from those in the know. WOuld you consider it being a beneficial modification to make? |
Thats very interesting!
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Only because of the coil-overs being stiff already !
I love mine on std STI suspension with Whiteline ARB's + ALK ! HTH DunxC |
Originally Posted by dunx
(Post 8254096)
Only because of the coil-overs being stiff already !
I love mine on std STI suspension with Whiteline ARB's + ALK ! HTH DunxC |
Originally Posted by mystic_magic
(Post 8253380)
Im tempted with an ALK and set of ARBs but im worried it till be too stiff for my **** roads :(
the alk will cancell out understeer and give anti lift qualities,the car will be transformed with just these mods. on my 07 plate sti hawkeye i used a 27mm :eek2: rear 24mm:eek2: front arbs it was great. all the other cars in the family use 22mm f and 24mm rear which suits the roads up here in scotland geo:thumb: |
I think you under estimate how **** isle of wight roads are lol.
I'm tempted with the ALK... but not the arbs. the tein super sport coil overs go on in a few days. |
Originally Posted by mystic_magic
(Post 8254543)
I think you under estimate how **** isle of wight roads are lol.
I'm tempted with the ALK... but not the arbs. the tein super sport coil overs go on in a few days. fit the anti roll bars first and ally d/links 90%+ of guys on this site will tell you the difference is fantastic geo:cool: |
But as arf said coil-overs reduce the roll anyway, agree an ALK SHOULD work regardless, but for some there's not an endless pot of cash available...
imho DunxC |
Originally Posted by dunx
(Post 8254633)
But as arf said coil-overs reduce the roll anyway, agree an ALK SHOULD work regardless, but for some there's not an endless pot of cash available...
imho DunxC |
Yeah ! I'd love Tein Monoflex with edfc, as I love my toys, but know they are way too hard for our roads, and I don't want to re-build brand new coil-overs to get what I need.
imf1 has fitted Apex /BC coilovers recently and he's very happy with them, especially at around £500 a set ! DunxC |
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Right on Duncan:thumb: |
Instead of a ALK why not fit Top mounts? you can sort the castor/camber out much better,
We should be advising people to fit these not ALK`s as there is very little cost difference, and most fit camber bolts after anyway so add that to the cost of the ALK and your about the same, just my 2p worth but seems daft to keep buying something thats 120 ish quid and does very very little. |
Whether you like the ALK or not, on a lot of Imprezas, the front wishbone rear bush (the bit that the ALK replaces) is of the hydraulic type. Most of these bushes are now worn. Although they look perfect from the outside, under load they just give way, resulting in huge caster loss and loss of front end grip
So if you don't like the ALK, why not replace the bush itself with a low compliance, off-set item, like Whiteline have in their catalogue. That will reduce the caster loss and increase static caster. http://www.whiteline.com.au/docs/ins...253_KCA375.pdf |
ALK makes no difference to the NVH of the car, whereas I would imagine that "decent" top mounts would be spherical bearings and so much noisier and harsher too !
imho DunxC |
Are the drop links on the 02sti not the same as the spherical ones on my 04spec c? If so I would have thought they would be more than up to the job :wonder:
Happy to be corrected by anyone who has evidence to the contrary :D |
Solid mate, and these can be fitted to an 04 too, done it:norty:
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