Blobeye saloon to wagon suspension
22 September 2017, 05:19 PM
#1
Blobeye saloon to wagon suspension
So i have a Wagon Blobeye and i have been looking to upgrade to STI suspension.
From what i've read, if i do swap suspension off a saloon, it will slightly change the camber?
Any help will be great thanks
From what i've read, if i do swap suspension off a saloon, it will slightly change the camber?
Any help will be great thanks
22 September 2017, 11:09 PM
#4
can you get hold of a decent set of STI struts which must be 13-14 years old now?
I used a set on my wagon a few years ago, the wagon camber is limited so used aftermarket camber bolts to give a bit more. The sti dampers are much more substantial than wrx but as I upped the power it found them out and I now have coilovers.
As said you would need to have the geo checked and cost would vary depending upon how difficult adjustments were on an old car.
Trev
I used a set on my wagon a few years ago, the wagon camber is limited so used aftermarket camber bolts to give a bit more. The sti dampers are much more substantial than wrx but as I upped the power it found them out and I now have coilovers.
As said you would need to have the geo checked and cost would vary depending upon how difficult adjustments were on an old car.
Trev
23 September 2017, 12:39 AM
#5
I think there aftermarket struts and strings, i sold my coilovers as i thought they would be too hard. And its the misses car, even though she likes her speed, i fitted coilovers to her old golf and we didn't like it.
Did you get the geo done on yours when you swapped suspension?
Did you get the geo done on yours when you swapped suspension?
can you get hold of a decent set of STI struts which must be 13-14 years old now?
I used a set on my wagon a few years ago, the wagon camber is limited so used aftermarket camber bolts to give a bit more. The sti dampers are much more substantial than wrx but as I upped the power it found them out and I now have coilovers.
As said you would need to have the geo checked and cost would vary depending upon how difficult adjustments were on an old car.
Trev
I used a set on my wagon a few years ago, the wagon camber is limited so used aftermarket camber bolts to give a bit more. The sti dampers are much more substantial than wrx but as I upped the power it found them out and I now have coilovers.
As said you would need to have the geo checked and cost would vary depending upon how difficult adjustments were on an old car.
Trev
23 September 2017, 09:59 AM
#6
yes, I fitted the suspension and put aftermarket camberbolts front lower clevis. Pic, sorry about quality was obviously before/after. I was well pleased with the result as the car felt much better to drive. Price was £87.99 which was a discounted rate for Beds &Buck Scoobies at the time in 2011.
Trev
should have mentioned my sti struts had prodrive lowering springs
Last edited by trevsjwood; 23 September 2017 at 02:05 PM. Reason: added info
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23 September 2017, 11:54 AM
#8
You'll need to slot the lower mounting holes, on the front and rear saloon struts.
Remove 2mm of metal from one side of the hole. You'll still need to use a pry bar during the alignment.
If you used Whiteline kca335 off-set front top mounts, with front saloon struts, you'd probably only need to remove 1mm from the front, lower, holes.
Koni inserts, into your existing housings, will work with wrx or sti rate springs.
Kyb do still list a non-inverted wagon strut, suitable for use with STI spring rates:
324034
324035
324036
324037
The problem is oem sti springs are too short, in free length, to properly fit the above struts - the spring may dislodge at full droop.
So, in approx 8 weeks, I should have a batch of Eibach-made, saloon and wagon compatible, sti-rate WA/A2 springs. They'll come with matching bump stops for either inverted or non-inverted struts.
But, as @TECHNOPUG wrote ,earlier, sti rate suspension is not always the way to go.
Remove 2mm of metal from one side of the hole. You'll still need to use a pry bar during the alignment.
If you used Whiteline kca335 off-set front top mounts, with front saloon struts, you'd probably only need to remove 1mm from the front, lower, holes.
Koni inserts, into your existing housings, will work with wrx or sti rate springs.
Kyb do still list a non-inverted wagon strut, suitable for use with STI spring rates:
324034
324035
324036
324037
The problem is oem sti springs are too short, in free length, to properly fit the above struts - the spring may dislodge at full droop.
So, in approx 8 weeks, I should have a batch of Eibach-made, saloon and wagon compatible, sti-rate WA/A2 springs. They'll come with matching bump stops for either inverted or non-inverted struts.
But, as @TECHNOPUG wrote ,earlier, sti rate suspension is not always the way to go.
Last edited by 2pot; 23 September 2017 at 02:31 PM.
24 September 2017, 06:12 PM
#12
Well i've not driven a Newage Saloon, but my mates classic estate his isn't as planned as my Classic Saloon and we are both running standard suspension, i'm guessing his is setup differently.
Just come across some well priced STI saloon shocks and springs, so plan was to just change the lot on newage estate, and thought it would make the car abit more planted, and handle better.
Just come across some well priced STI saloon shocks and springs, so plan was to just change the lot on newage estate, and thought it would make the car abit more planted, and handle better.