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A vs spring/strut battle.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:38 pm
by carguy327
To instantly improve my '93 turbo wagon's handling, I'll be changing the 188,000kms-old struts and springs.
I want to lower but not 1 and 3/4", maybe 3/4" to 1"
Should I go lowered spring or coil over?
And the struts..
semi-used GC8 Impreza RS struts ( seems to be abundantly available. They fit right? )
or new
KYB GR2's
Thanks for any info
Gerald
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 9:41 pm
by ciper
Whiteline springs with new GR2.
Where to buy in TO
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:09 am
by carguy327
that's what I thought ..thanks Ciper.
Considering I've only been back in Ontario for only 2 months (11 years in BC) I don't know where to get the best deal on these items.
So far I can only find Gabriel and Monroe .
Thanks for any help
Gerald
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:56 am
by LaureltheQueen
Is there a reason people are choosing the GR2's over the AGX's?
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:16 am
by vrg3
The GR2s are significantly cheaper and work quite well. From what I understand, the GR2s are basically non-adjustable AGXes, set at the most commonly-used settings. Some people actually prefer having fewer things to adjust. (The thinking goes along the lines of "Everything you can control is rope; you can do lots of useful things with rope, but with enough of it you can hang yourself.")
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:19 am
by LaureltheQueen
Would the AGX's I ordered be better than the GR2's, if I have a setting for daily driving(comfort) and one for track though?
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:20 am
by Yukonart
The AGX's are simply the racer's version of the GR2s.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 8:11 am
by vrg3
Yes, the AGXes would be preferable if you want to be able to switch between "race day" and "hot date" modes. =)
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:11 pm
by Yukonart
vrg3 wrote:Yes, the AGXes would be preferable if you want to be able to switch between "race day" and "hot date" modes. =)
However, for some people that would involve the same dampener setting.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:52 pm
by ciper
Bouncy
Bouncy
Bouncy
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:13 pm
by czo79
Bouncy....don't you mean more like wham bham thank you....y'all get the picture...wouldn't bouncy be like...oversprung....
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:29 pm
by LaureltheQueen
haha, My shocks are blown, once ya get the car started, it does half the work for ya.
Speaking of shocks. While typing this message, my AGX's came in the mail.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:33 pm
by Yukonart
Sweet! That's 1/2 the parts, anyway.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:03 pm
by totech
Gerald,
If you are interested in a deal, head over to the toronto subaru club at
http://www.toronto-subaru-club.com and pm a guy called rex555 I think - he carries them, infact he usually has them in stock.
Let me know if you need further assistance/installation help.
Hope this helps.