I put in the H&R street coilovers, Racing Brake 4 pot front setup, Goodridge lines, Whiteline "comfort" antilift kit, STi Group N strut tops front and rear, and the Energy Suspension kit. It was alotta fun, let me tell ya.
The rear bushings on the front control arm were a snap with the antilift kit. Slide the old ones off and the new ones on. The bushings on the front of the control arms, were a chore. The factory bushings have a metal case on the outside of them that presses in with the bushing. Getting them out of a 12 y/old control arm was fun. We had to press out the pin, then cut them out with a bad ass air chisel. The new ones went in easy, no press needed. When I went to put the control arm in, it wouldn't go. Since the kit is for a WRX, the front mounting point for the control arm is bigger on the WRX. I had to grind 1/4" off the pin, and use the floor jack to get it up in there.
I didn't get to any of the bushings in the rear. The long bolt that holds the lateral links to the upright would not budge even with a 1000 ft/lb snap-on impact. Next week I'll bring my car to school and put some heat on it with the acetaline.
The Energy Suspension kit wasn't as comprehensive as I thought it would be. It came with bushings for the front control arms, swaybars, endlinks, trailing arms, and shifter, which I believe is different. I had to buy bushings for the rear lateral links, differential support, steering rack, transmission crossmember, and of course, strut tops and engine/tranny mounts.
I guess there was a little confusion on my order from Teague's so I didn't get the adjustable Whiteline rear bar. Not a big deal. I still need to make my endlinks, and box in the swaybar mounts with the welder, and get the rear lateral links in before I can think about putting in a rear bar. So yeah, I still have a decent amount of work to do on the suspension. That and my brakes need to be bled a bunch more.
Now for the pics...
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She looks alot meaner in person.
Going from old mushy '93 suspension is such a big change, its hard to quantify it. I do like how they feel. Considerably stiffer, but not harsh. The Koni coilovers my friend has on his integra are alot stiffer. When I get the swaybars and the rest of the bushings in, along with summer tires, I'll know what she'll do. Right now with teh Pirelli Winter Carving tires, 205-55-16, it does pretty good in the corners, but Ican feel the softness of the tires. They rip in 6" of snow we just got, though
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