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Old 14 August 2011, 10:11 PM
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I've got sti struts on my car and put it in the garage to have some lowering springs put on (apex) I bought them from a chap who saidthey came off his blob wrx, but the garage reckon the springs are too big to sit in the cups on the strut? Are wrx springs fatter as in have a larger diameter then sti?
Old 14 August 2011, 10:52 PM
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What year, buddy?
Old 15 August 2011, 06:14 AM
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Any one. ? The sti struts may have come off a bug sti if that makes a difference?
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just looked on the apex website and states the spring fit wrx no mention of sti, so im guessing the sti springs have a smaller diameter then the wrx?
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IIRC STi and WRX springs are different so need different mounts.......... you currently have STi mounts on your inverted struts so I'd personally buy some STi Prodrive / Eibach springs and sell on the Apex

Shaun
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
IIRC STi and WRX springs are different so need different mounts.......... you currently have STi mounts on your inverted struts so I'd personally buy some STi Prodrive / Eibach springs and sell on the Apex

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Prodrive/Eibachs don't over lower the Impreza, and are excellent performers
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Haswkeye Sti springs fit on WRX dampers.
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