WR1 / STI 04 Suspension Mods
18 September 2005, 03:32 PM
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WR1 / STI 04 Suspension Mods
Was thinking on upgrading the suspension and wondered if any other WR1 or STI 04 owners had done similar mods:
Whiteline 22mm front ARB
Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear ARB
Whiteline Anti-lift kit
Whiteline upper adjustable strut brace
Powerstation Bump Steer mod
The links on my car are already steel, is it worth forking out extra for the Whiteline alloy links?
Any of you tried Toyo T1-R tyres? How do they compare with the P-Zero's?
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Anders
Whiteline 22mm front ARB
Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear ARB
Whiteline Anti-lift kit
Whiteline upper adjustable strut brace
Powerstation Bump Steer mod
The links on my car are already steel, is it worth forking out extra for the Whiteline alloy links?
Any of you tried Toyo T1-R tyres? How do they compare with the P-Zero's?
Cheers
Anders
18 September 2005, 06:03 PM
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Got the adjustable rear bar on mine. Powerstation fitted it and they said no need to change the drop links.
They did the geometry at the same time and part of this was to check bump steer. It checked out ok so no need to do the bumpsteer mod. Think this is only something needed on classics.
Would be interested to hear how the rest of the whiteline kit performs.
I went from P zero's to Bridgestone RE070's. They're the ones the WR1's came into the country on with 17" rims, they're awesome and for £440 quid for 4 wheels and tyres well worth considering (if there's any left). Might look at resurrecting the 18's with some new rubber now it's getting damper and slippier out there, would probably go with Goodyear GSD3's.
They did the geometry at the same time and part of this was to check bump steer. It checked out ok so no need to do the bumpsteer mod. Think this is only something needed on classics.
Would be interested to hear how the rest of the whiteline kit performs.
I went from P zero's to Bridgestone RE070's. They're the ones the WR1's came into the country on with 17" rims, they're awesome and for £440 quid for 4 wheels and tyres well worth considering (if there's any left). Might look at resurrecting the 18's with some new rubber now it's getting damper and slippier out there, would probably go with Goodyear GSD3's.
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Originally Posted by Chelspeed
Got the adjustable rear bar on mine. Powerstation fitted it and they said no need to change the drop links.
They did the geometry at the same time and part of this was to check bump steer. It checked out ok so no need to do the bumpsteer mod. Think this is only something needed on classics.
Would be interested to hear how the rest of the whiteline kit performs.
I went from P zero's to Bridgestone RE070's. They're the ones the WR1's came into the country on with 17" rims, they're awesome and for £440 quid for 4 wheels and tyres well worth considering (if there's any left). Might look at resurrecting the 18's with some new rubber now it's getting damper and slippier out there, would probably go with Goodyear GSD3's.
They did the geometry at the same time and part of this was to check bump steer. It checked out ok so no need to do the bumpsteer mod. Think this is only something needed on classics.
Would be interested to hear how the rest of the whiteline kit performs.
I went from P zero's to Bridgestone RE070's. They're the ones the WR1's came into the country on with 17" rims, they're awesome and for £440 quid for 4 wheels and tyres well worth considering (if there's any left). Might look at resurrecting the 18's with some new rubber now it's getting damper and slippier out there, would probably go with Goodyear GSD3's.
I've read lots of good feedback on here from people that fitted the Whiteline ALK. May as well fit this at the same time as the ARB's if the car's in pieces.
How much do Powerstation charge for labour by the way?
My current tyres have about 2K left on them, and I'm torn between the GSD3's and the T1-R's for the next set. I'll probably do a search for any other opinions and comparisons on here before making a choice.
Cheers
Anders
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19 September 2005, 10:10 AM
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got the front / rear arbs & the alf on my MY03 STI. Definatly make a difference for the better 
Get the geometry set up done at the same time & you are sorted 
Ref tyres, have a look at Mitchelin Pilot Sport 2's. Night & day better that PZero Neros & Toyos imho.
Simon
Get the geometry set up done at the same time & you are sorted Ref tyres, have a look at Mitchelin Pilot Sport 2's. Night & day better that PZero Neros & Toyos imho.
Simon
19 September 2005, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
Don't listen to Simon, get the ALK instead of the alf as the latter is a puppet alien from some crappy 80's sitcom and that won't really help your handling.
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