STI lateral arms
16 July 2009, 10:29 PM
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STI lateral arms
whats the crack with these? why are they worth so much and what do they do over standard lateral arms?
im talking about the 2 arms on the rear suspension that are painted pink on a classic!
im talking about the 2 arms on the rear suspension that are painted pink on a classic!
16 July 2009, 11:31 PM
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Is that it?
I saw those advertised before in a Jap mag (Banzai I think). You can get them from "www.psupply.com" it said but I could never find the correct site or supplier. They were advertised as STi Lateral Link kit from £235.80 and STi Lower Arms kit from £276.13. Any ideas on a proper supplier? not buying them though if the colours the only difference
(just paint my own some other gay colour
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17 July 2009, 10:08 AM
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You can get them from RCM. Thats where I'm getting mine from.
They do improve the whole 'movement' of the rear suspension as the bushes are uprated.
Expensive for what they are though...
They do improve the whole 'movement' of the rear suspension as the bushes are uprated.
Expensive for what they are though...
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I needed a new trailing arm, so bought the very pink STI ones from Litchfield's, they come with a spherical bearing to sharpen the handling. I'm looking to poly-bush the hub end at the same time...
http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/s...product=LII011
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http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/s...product=LII011
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They have better triple pillow bushes so they work better
They have better triple pillow bushes so they work better
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This was a topic on 22B a while back, IIRC it's the hubs that alter the rear geometry, not the arms...
But don't sue me if I'm wrong...
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But don't sue me if I'm wrong...
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20 July 2009, 02:17 PM
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Subframe differences: 22B Bulletin Board: GC / GD subframe heights
Rear GD arms are 410mm, GC are 400. I hear the GD wagon arms are shorter but I dont know for sure. It will all bolt together though.
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Rear GD arms are 410mm, GC are 400. I hear the GD wagon arms are shorter but I dont know for sure. It will all bolt together though.
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STi Lateral Link Set - Suspension
I just excuse them as senior moments 
22 July 2009, 01:24 PM
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Im selling a set of Sti Pink lateral links suitable for newage upto 2004 & earlier. (not for the wider track Imprezas after 2004). They were hardly used & in very good condition, the bushings are perfect & just a bit of pink paint scratched off in places. I will post up pics & put in for sale section soon but am open to sensible offers in the meantime. (considering they are approx £400 plus new).
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Rickya, it was my for sale thread that started this off 
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...clear-out.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...clear-out.html
22 July 2009, 02:43 PM
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23 July 2009, 02:56 AM
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Cant see the need for the spherical bearings on a road car to be honest. Last year I removed all the bushes on the suspension and replaced them with powerflex bushes. This was on my race RA and it made a significant difference. On a road car removing the arms and replacing the bushes would, in my opinion, provide a firmer set up and retain some level of comfort and be cheaper than the pink arms even if like me you got them powder coated. It is a pain getting the old bushes out but the new powerflex bushes went in easily
This year I have changed over to fully adjustable rose jointed lateral and trailing arms to give me more flexibility but they are VERY noisy and would drive you mad in a road car.
I have also heard of the rear hub debate relating to the camber adjustment. I went through this a few months ago when I had clearance issues at the rear. My new coilover were VERY close to the tyres, 235's, when I adjusted the camber via the camber bolts. I changed the type R R180 hubs for a set of newage STI hubs - result zero difference in the end I changed the coilovers for an inverted set which solved my issues so I am pretty certin that there is no difference in the camber available between newage and classic rear hubs.
Hope this helps
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This year I have changed over to fully adjustable rose jointed lateral and trailing arms to give me more flexibility but they are VERY noisy and would drive you mad in a road car.
I have also heard of the rear hub debate relating to the camber adjustment. I went through this a few months ago when I had clearance issues at the rear. My new coilover were VERY close to the tyres, 235's, when I adjusted the camber via the camber bolts. I changed the type R R180 hubs for a set of newage STI hubs - result zero difference in the end I changed the coilovers for an inverted set which solved my issues so I am pretty certin that there is no difference in the camber available between newage and classic rear hubs.
Hope this helps
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