Need Some Advise/Decision Making
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:40 am
Should I buy some new KYB GR-2s or a set of WRX wheels for my car or a Corbeau Forza racing seat?
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:48 am
If you NEED struts, get struts. They will help keep your WRX wheels from grabbing the inner lip of your fender like mine is doing .
.Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:05 am
id go for performance over looks especially if your struts are in bad shape
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 9:32 am
This is the problem with most 'ricers' - they go for the jewellry first! Big wheels, nice seats, mega stereo and then try and drive around on shaky old suspension and clapped-out engines... (Not that I'm calling YOU a ricer obviously - you asked first!! 
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)Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 1:43 pm
If you need the struts defenitely get them first. It would be shame to get new rims and tires and then roll around on tired struts and ruin your new tires.
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:35 pm
That's also what I think. The seat wasn't really an option but I wanted to give at least three choices. My current tires need replaced badly though so that's why I've been leaning towards new wheels since WRX wheels with new tires isn't much more than a set of new tires for my 14s. That settles it for me though. Thanks for the replies. Struts it is. Wheels will have to wait for powerball.
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:40 pm
Racing seats in a daily driver is just plain rediculous.......IMHO
Not to mention racing seats in the front and a stock back seat is even more rediculous
ummm..... you did mean a racing style seat when you said seat right????
Not to mention racing seats in the front and a stock back seat is even more rediculous
ummm..... you did mean a racing style seat when you said seat right????
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:22 pm
I couldn't have said it better myself... Again, not implying anythingDr Nick wrote:This is the problem with most 'ricers' - they go for the jewellry first!
, but I would go with new GR2's without even thinking about it. That will give your future upgrades more merit, since they will benefit from a properly functioning suspension...Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:22 am
Just on a side note. Allof this will be done as well as a cage and a total interior strip and some underbody protection as I will be racing in the Colorado Hill Climb Association's six hill climb events in 2004. I just can't decide what I wanted to do first. The racing seat isn't for show but for functionality and safety. The wheels are for the economical factor of needing new street tires and a third set of wheels so I can use snows on my current 14's gravel rally tires on my old steels, and the WRX ones for street. Thanks again to everybody for their responses.
Re: Need Some Advise/Decision Making
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:31 pm
As a car enthusiast, I can understand the quandry that comes about when choosing the next modification step for ones vehicle.Grant wrote:Should I buy some new KYB GR-2s or a set of WRX wheels for my car or a Corbeau Forza racing seat?
As a researcher, I know that each one of these has its listed benefits - some more important then others.
[rant on]As a moderator, I like to see our community broaden. But I hate the "what do I do next" questions as it shows indecisiveness and lack of initiative. As Paul Eklund says "Hesitation equals annihilation."[/rant off]
Whenever a friend ask me what to do next, I offer up a way for them to find their solution... Make a chart, list the pros and cons of each mod. After making the list, it will be self evident which modification will be the best for you.
Looking at your list of 3 mods, and thinking of the benefits of each, i would get the struts 1st, seat 2nd, and wheels 3rd.