Lets get some 09 WRX specific dampers/springs made (gauging interest thread) - Page 24

reaper702 · 11-05-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hoku

yeah, I hope you don't break a nail!

SlidewayzRacer · 11-06-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by totem

black with blue bilstein logos on chrome strip...

I agree, with the yellow springs......

JohnnyG · 11-06-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by last lemming alive

I say make them look just like OEM so we can sneak them by the Subaru dealerships

+2, maybe with a small Bilstein logo somewhere though.

sjoneSi · 11-06-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyG

+2, maybe with a small Bilstein logo somewhere though.

I like this...in case I want to sell them later it helps to have the 'proof' for a buyer...

j

RaceComp Engineering · 11-06-2009, 01:19 PM

Oh the Bilstein logo WILL be on the shocks for sure.

No worries.

RCE/GTW

subyski · 11-06-2009, 01:40 PM

Will this setup fit the 08+ 2.5i owners? Our shocks/springs are worse than the WRX OEM setup.

RaceComp Engineering · 11-06-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by subyski

Will this setup fit the 08+ 2.5i owners? Our shocks/springs are worse than the WRX OEM setup.

YES. It will fit. Good call.

- Andrew

subyski · 11-06-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RaceComp Engineering

YES. It will fit. Good call.

- Andrew

Nice!

GTWORX.com · 11-07-2009, 10:32 AM

TIME LINE FOR NEW PARTS FOR 08+ GH chassis IMPREZA.

January-ish for GTWORX/BILSTEIN OEM fitment SPORT shocks.
see info on intro deals and first 50 sets

Prototypes due in early December with me testing various valvings in California at that time. ( need a test car anyone near Poway, Cali)

January for RCE GH/GR chassis YELLOW sport lowering springs.
15-17mm lowering and rates of 340-360(tbd)
Prototypes due in December also.

January-ish for RCE GH hollow 25.5mm sway bars.
Rear bar done within a a few weeks.....( as it fits GR also)
Front bar January.
Comes with lube and bushings.

GTWORX

irish44j · 11-07-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GTWORX.com

To those who have ordered and are going to order.....any color preferences? I will take it into account. At this time I am leaning towards BLACK, but silver is an after thought too.

Opinions?

GTWORX

I'd much prefer silver, or even yellow (like in the pic above). Apart from the performance aspect, aftermarket stuff might as well look aftermarket, and stock is black. Plus my car could use a little color behind the wheels since everything else is black

I prefer non-black suspension/underbody parts anyhow....it makes things easier to see when you're under the car working, adjusting, etc...

(btw, I have ordered already)

irish44j · 11-07-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by last lemming alive

I say make them look just like OEM so we can sneak them by the Subaru dealerships

why do you need to sneak them by? If you have to "sneak by" the dealership, it's not that hard to just swap the stockers back on.

Besides, the Bilstein/GTWORX logo(s) would give it away I would think....and most techs would be able to tell the difference in other ways, even the dumb ones...

dur4ce · 11-07-2009, 11:12 PM

I just submitted my order form and I'd MUCH prefer yellow with blue logos, to match my springs!

-Steve

GTWORX.com · 11-08-2009, 01:13 AM

Well thanks for the feedback. There are some very specific reasons behind Black. For one, Silver was done by the company that prevented this from being an affordable option for the last 14 years. ( cough, has the word "DRIVE" in it)..Secondly, yellow is the standard Bilstein shock colors and this isnt the standard off the shelf Bilstein as it can not be bought anywhere else and so it is special. What we are doing with it is special. While I realize that black is a very boring color and or not very blingy.....when I look around at other private label damper choices...for oem fitment, black is the # 1 color. Dinan, Callaway, AMG,RUF...the list goes on. While we are certainly not a Dinan, or a RUF or a Callaway...what is being done here is MORE special because of the volume and the market and price point.

One other thing is the yellow of the springs and the standard Bilstein yellow do not match at all.

I asked for opinions to see where the interest was.

Its funny.....when RCE released the Yellows for the STI....MOST complained of the color !!

Who woulda' thunk it huh.....

GTWORX

irish44j · 11-08-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GTWORX.com

Well thanks for the feedback. There are some very specific reasons behind Black. For one, Silver was done by the company that prevented this from being an affordable option for the last 14 years. ( cough, has the word "DRIVE" in it)..Secondly, yellow is the standard Bilstein shock colors and this isnt the standard off the shelf Bilstein as it can not be bought anywhere else and so it is special. What we are doing with it is special. While I realize that black is a very boring color and or not very blingy.....when I look around at other private label damper choices...for oem fitment, black is the # 1 color. Dinan, Callaway, AMG,RUF...the list goes on. While we are certainly not a Dinan, or a RUF or a Callaway...what is being done here is MORE special because of the volume and the market and price point.

One other thing is the yellow of the springs and the standard Bilstein yellow do not match at all.

I asked for opinions to see where the interest was.

Its funny.....when RCE released the Yellows for the STI....MOST complained of the color !!

Who woulda' thunk it huh.....

GTWORX

how about black and white stripes, like a zebra. I bet nobody has any that look that that

actually, that would look pretty cool...I might have to paint them that way myself just for the hell of it.

GTWORX.com · 11-09-2009, 08:54 AM

Keep in mind my "woodstock creative freinds"....(lol)....that the functionality of these units will be the real focus, but the aesthetics must have mass appeal.

But in the end I think the way they perform will be the key !!

GTWORX

dur4ce · 11-09-2009, 11:24 AM

What about the blue from the bilstein logo? I'd really like there to be some color other than black...

DreadScourge · 11-09-2009, 12:32 PM

Gunmetal grey is my pick. Black is always good too. In the end I'm more concerned with how they perform more than how they look.

GTWORX.com · 11-09-2009, 05:08 PM

sjoneSi · 11-09-2009, 05:24 PM

^^I'll take mine like that please^^

That is nice and clean. I will have a nice time looking at them and taking a few pictures before removing them from the box, installing them, and then never worrying about how they look (because I can hardly see them anyway).

j

AndyRoo · 11-09-2009, 05:29 PM

i like that color scheme too.

dur4ce · 11-09-2009, 05:41 PM

+1 I like it.

BIGSKYWRX · 11-09-2009, 07:35 PM

noicei!

PleiadesSTi · 11-09-2009, 10:37 PM

I don't care about the color. All I am looking for is performance orientated suspension that is made to take a beating.

They could be pink in color for all I care.

irish44j · 11-09-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GTWORX.com

Keep in mind my "woodstock creative freinds"....(lol)....that the functionality of these units will be the real focus, but the aesthetics must have mass appeal.

But in the end I think the way they perform will be the key !!

GTWORX

I've already ordered mine, so whatever color they come in, that's what I'll use. would I like a color? sure. Does it really matter much to me? no. But if I could count how many times on automotive forums I've heard someone say "damn those springs/coilovers/brakes/swaybars LOOK cool as hell, I need to get some of those" I'd be counting a long, long time.

Alot of morons with money out there buy things for looks over performance. The more people buy these things, the lower the cost will be. The performance will be great regardless of color. Get those handful of extra sales by making them *look tyte yo* for the 16yr old who wants to impress his high school friends with his cool-looking suspension

More sales = reduce per unit cost = everyone wins!

hell, make em pink for all the JDM fanbois (no, please don't).

meh...they'll be sitting in my garage for a month or two while I wait out the end of winter. And I have a bad habit of painting things with the40 spray cans sitting in my cabinet. Mine will probably end up all painte 4 different colors, lol....

disclaimer: arguing about it only because we already know that they'll perform great, so what's left to talk about other than color?

GTWORX.com · 11-10-2009, 12:40 AM

I think I found someone near POWAY, California for a Beta tester and for me to use for testing. We are on schedule for a very early December proto/testing schedule. I will fly out and stay for 3 days and log alot of miles, while Bilstein installs 1 set of shocks and has a second set ready for revalve. I will drive car and formulate needed changes if any. Beta tester keeps initial set and I return to east coast with 2nd set for long term testing and updates. After that its all about production.

GTWORX

11-07-2009, 10:32 AM	#584
GTWORX.com NASIOC Vendor Member#: 97303 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: RACECOMP ENGINEERING LLC. Vehicle: 2009 WRX and Porsche Gray and Black	Time Line TIME LINE FOR NEW PARTS FOR 08+ GH chassis IMPREZA. January-ish for GTWORX/BILSTEIN OEM fitment SPORT shocks. see info on intro deals and first 50 sets Prototypes due in early December with me testing various valvings in California at that time. ( need a test car anyone near Poway, Cali) January for RCE GH/GR chassis YELLOW sport lowering springs. 15-17mm lowering and rates of 340-360(tbd) Prototypes due in December also. January-ish for RCE GH hollow 25.5mm sway bars. Rear bar done within a a few weeks.....( as it fits GR also) Front bar January. Comes with lube and bushings. GTWORX

11-09-2009, 05:08 PM	#593
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11-06-2009, 01:19 PM	#580
RaceComp Engineering NASIOC Vendor Member#: 54202 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Elkridge, Maryland Vehicle: ASK ABOUT NEW RCE SWAY BARS FOR STI	Oh the Bilstein logo WILL be on the shocks for sure. No worries. RCE/GTW

11-06-2009, 01:40 PM	#581
subyski Scooby Newbie Member#: 202642 Join Date: Nov 2007 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Centennial, Colorado Vehicle: 2008 Impreza 2.5i 5d Silver Spark Metallic	Will this setup fit the 08+ 2.5i owners? Our shocks/springs are worse than the WRX OEM setup.

11-07-2009, 11:12 PM	#587
dur4ce Scooby Newbie Member#: 213449 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Bethesda, MD Vehicle: 2009 WRX Prem 5-door WR Blue Mica	I just submitted my order form and I'd MUCH prefer yellow with blue logos, to match my springs! -Steve

11-08-2009, 01:13 AM	#588
GTWORX.com NASIOC Vendor Member#: 97303 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: RACECOMP ENGINEERING LLC. Vehicle: 2009 WRX and Porsche Gray and Black	Well thanks for the feedback. There are some very specific reasons behind Black. For one, Silver was done by the company that prevented this from being an affordable option for the last 14 years. ( cough, has the word "DRIVE" in it)..Secondly, yellow is the standard Bilstein shock colors and this isnt the standard off the shelf Bilstein as it can not be bought anywhere else and so it is special. What we are doing with it is special. While I realize that black is a very boring color and or not very blingy.....when I look around at other private label damper choices...for oem fitment, black is the # 1 color. Dinan, Callaway, AMG,RUF...the list goes on. While we are certainly not a Dinan, or a RUF or a Callaway...what is being done here is MORE special because of the volume and the market and price point. One other thing is the yellow of the springs and the standard Bilstein yellow do not match at all. I asked for opinions to see where the interest was. Its funny.....when RCE released the Yellows for the STI....MOST complained of the color !! Who woulda' thunk it huh..... GTWORX

11-09-2009, 08:54 AM	#590
GTWORX.com NASIOC Vendor Member#: 97303 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: RACECOMP ENGINEERING LLC. Vehicle: 2009 WRX and Porsche Gray and Black	Keep in mind my "woodstock creative freinds"....(lol)....that the functionality of these units will be the real focus, but the aesthetics must have mass appeal. But in the end I think the way they perform will be the key !! GTWORX

11-09-2009, 11:24 AM	#591
dur4ce Scooby Newbie Member#: 213449 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Bethesda, MD Vehicle: 2009 WRX Prem 5-door WR Blue Mica	What about the blue from the bilstein logo? I'd really like there to be some color other than black...

11-09-2009, 12:32 PM	#592
DreadScourge Scooby Newbie Member#: 201184 Join Date: Jan 2009 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Spokane, WA Vehicle: 2009 DGM WRX Sedan	Gunmetal grey is my pick. Black is always good too. In the end I'm more concerned with how they perform more than how they look.

11-09-2009, 05:24 PM	#594
sjoneSi Scooby Newbie Member#: 190390 Join Date: Sep 2008	^^I'll take mine like that please^^ That is nice and clean. I will have a nice time looking at them and taking a few pictures before removing them from the box, installing them, and then never worrying about how they look (because I can hardly see them anyway). j

11-09-2009, 05:29 PM	#595
AndyRoo Scooby Specialist Member#: 20952 Join Date: Jul 2002 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Columbia, MD Vehicle: Mini Cooper S BRG	i like that color scheme too.

11-09-2009, 05:41 PM	#596
dur4ce Scooby Newbie Member#: 213449 Join Date: Jun 2009 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Bethesda, MD Vehicle: 2009 WRX Prem 5-door WR Blue Mica	+1 I like it.

11-09-2009, 07:35 PM	#597
BIGSKYWRX Scooby Guru Member#: 7958 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Plains of Eastern Montana Vehicle: 09 GH B+	noicei!

11-09-2009, 10:37 PM	#598
PleiadesSTi Scooby Newbie Member#: 194132 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Northwest Indiana Vehicle: 2009 Subaru WRX Spark silver	I don't care about the color. All I am looking for is performance orientated suspension that is made to take a beating. They could be pink in color for all I care.

11-10-2009, 12:40 AM	#600
GTWORX.com NASIOC Vendor Member#: 97303 Join Date: Sep 2005 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: RACECOMP ENGINEERING LLC. Vehicle: 2009 WRX and Porsche Gray and Black	I think I found someone near POWAY, California for a Beta tester and for me to use for testing. We are on schedule for a very early December proto/testing schedule. I will fly out and stay for 3 days and log alot of miles, while Bilstein installs 1 set of shocks and has a second set ready for revalve. I will drive car and formulate needed changes if any. Beta tester keeps initial set and I return to east coast with 2nd set for long term testing and updates. After that its all about production. GTWORX