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monstaru
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welp, here we go......:)

Post by monstaru »

ok , so i have read, and reread the suspension compendiums....

i have a 90 n/a wagon that is swapped to an ej205.stock engine as far as i know, besides the intake.everything that is not stock as i learn more will be replaced with stock.as i want to maintain reliability.(i have a tendency to break shit :lol: )

anyways, so with the swaybar FAQ fresh in my mind i headed to the junkyard yesterday.and found an airride wagon and swwoped on the rear swaybar!WOOT!

i am working on getting the oldschool stuffs sold so that i can make a move on the other suspension bits.

mainly, i have my eye on some gr2's but am not ruling out agx's.but as much as i have read,i think that i am a little apprehensive to pick springs.

it seems that i will be driving this car on really shitty roads as a daily, but will be going after some autocross and occasional rallycross.i have a very aggressive style.and, i might add, am more used to gravel than anything else, as that is what i learned to drive on, in a rwd car.

fast on pavement is gonna be a lesson for me...so....

i need to decide on springs, and get a front swaybar.but i think besides getting the motor back to reliable, it is possible to make this rig a better ride altogether.

my biggest quandry being springs, and having the worst roads in washington to drive on.......i wonder what mix is the best for me.
cheers, brian 8) 8)
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Post by 206er »

i'd do stock springs. definitely keep the wagon rears since they are stiff, 190lb/in. for the front you could get some wrx stockers which are a bit stiffer than the legacy ones.
you might even want to go to outback struts if youre driving on some really horrible roads.
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Post by Aerotech »

+1 on that^^ Stock springs and GR-2s are a good combo, handles well but won't knock your teeth out.
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Post by monstaru »

im leaning towards sti pinks from 04.....i do not want to lift the car....
i will not go with those.i will go with wrx struts, matter they be agx or gr2 is unknown.....
and with those i do not want to go with stock springs,rate of about 137f/190r

the wrx stockers are about 163f/163r, not much of an improvement.

i want better handling.the pinks are 257f/217/r

although the idea of two sets of suspension bits for the winter would be nice.....swap to snow tires and struts :lol: then go back down in the spring.

but back to the point.....


:twisted: cheers, brain
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Post by jamal »

the sti rates actually work really well on dirt and gravel.

An AGX/ ground control sleeve combo could get you the ride height and spring rates you want, but does cost a bit more than take offs.

Somewhere around 200-250 all around and 10 or 12" springs work pretty well.
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