Hi there,

I have the opportunity to fit some STI5 springs to my v5 WRX.
I assume they will fit, since they are the same car version - is this right ?

If so, will the standard dampers work ok with these much stiffer springs ?

Thanks for your help.

Steve

 

Steve,

You've got a UK car haven't you? Not a V5 WRX? Either way, if you are going to go to the bother of changing them then I would recommend Eibach springs over the STi ones. These work really well BTW with both STi dampers and standard UK dampers.

Matt

 

I would too.

Stef.

 

Thanks for the replies. Sorry for the delay - this email notification thingy does n't always seem to let you know :-)

>You've got a UK car haven't you
>
Yes. I was just stressing it was the same version as the STI the springs came off.

Roughly how long does it take to replace a set of springs for the first time ? The reason I wasn't going to _buy_ a set of springs is that I hope to, in the next year, get a set of adjustable springs/shocks that I can wind down & make harder for track use. If it's a nasty job to swap the springs, then maybe I'd better wait 'til I get the proper bits. What do you think ?

Cheers

Steve

 

Well the swapping of the springs is not too difficult but really you need a proper ramp. The real difficult bit is resetting the Geometry properly once you've finished.

This is why I would recommend you get it done somewhere where they have proper Geometry setup. I would recommend TSL (Nottingham) or Powerstation (Cheltenham).

Matt

 

Ok,

Thanks for all the tips guys.

Steve