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Old 11-28-2013, 11:24 AM   #13976
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this last week went from summer mode:


to winter mode:


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Old 11-28-2013, 11:50 AM   #13977
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Winter mode sucks.
Nothing is more fun then winter mode when snow is involved
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Old 11-30-2013, 02:48 PM   #13978
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love the hawk eye in the snow.
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Old 11-30-2013, 05:02 PM   #13979
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What a beautiful wagon! Hawkeyes are the best, no doubt
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Old 12-01-2013, 01:27 PM   #13980
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Agreed.
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Old 12-01-2013, 02:48 PM   #13981
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Hawkeye for looks but EJ20 for durability!! Haha
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Old 12-01-2013, 02:51 PM   #13982
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they all look good but bugeyes ftw... no bias lol
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Old 12-01-2013, 03:05 PM   #13983
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they all look good but bugeyes ftw... no bias lol
Wow that's gotta be one of the cleanest bugeye wagons I've seen. Nicely done!
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Old 12-01-2013, 04:54 PM   #13984
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they all look good but bugeyes ftw... no bias lol
You from CT???
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Old 12-01-2013, 04:56 PM   #13985
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Old 12-02-2013, 07:45 AM   #13986
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Right on looks like one I've seen with CT plates a while back... Beautiful car btw man
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Old 12-02-2013, 01:17 PM   #13987
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they all look good but bugeyes ftw... no bias lol
lol still ej20! Nice bugeye
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Old 12-06-2013, 08:55 PM   #13988
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Old 12-06-2013, 10:03 PM   #13989
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That looks like Danny's driveway
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Old 12-07-2013, 01:33 PM   #13990
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Hey guys,

Admiral1942 and I have put together a Toys 4 Tots charity meet/caravan/cruise in Orange County, CA which will take place on the 21st of this month. If anyone is interested or can think of someone who is, click on this link, please! http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2566300

Please share it on other sites too if you want to help!
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Old 12-07-2013, 01:35 PM   #13991
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Hey guys,

Admiral1942 and I have put together a Toys 4 Tots charity meet/caravan/cruise in Orange County, CA which will take place on the 21st of this month. If anyone is interested or can think of someone who is,
Please share it on other sites too if you want to help!
So I get you want to help out, but don't cross post this everywhere. It's annoying and spam.
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Old 12-07-2013, 01:41 PM   #13992
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So I get you want to help out, but don't cross post this everywhere. It's annoying and spam.
Duly noted. sorry guys!

its for da kiiiiiiidz
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Old 12-08-2013, 09:44 PM   #13993
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Old 12-08-2013, 10:30 PM   #13994
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Just swapped out my BC coilovers for some Bilstein HD and JDM Spec-B wagon pink springs. Even with a 1/2" rear spacer, the butt is still a touch saggy... but otherwise, it's as low as the coilover used to be, without having all the noise of pillowball coilovers.



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Old 12-08-2013, 10:47 PM   #13995
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I bet it rides better too in terms of handling. Feedback on the setup?
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Old 12-08-2013, 11:59 PM   #13996
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I bet it rides better too in terms of handling. Feedback on the setup?
I'll just crosspost what I posted on LGT.com:

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As far as the ride, I know now what you're talking about [regarding a bumpy ride]. The HD's are pretty harsh over the small stuff. More so than my BC's were. Things like expansion gaps, rough pavement, and road reflectors (I assume, we don't have them in Reno) are harsher than they were on the BC coilovers. But at the same time, the big bumps are *much* better than they were on the BC's. I would guess that the HD/pinks ultimately make more grip, though I haven't been to the track yet to compare, but more importantly, they're much more composed over complex surfaces. On the BC's I used to get lots of front-end wheel hop around a particularly messy corner here in town. The HD's just soak it up. And while they're harsher, they're not really any worse than my friend's M6 for example... you feel every little bump, but it's not particularly uncomfortable. Certainly, your mom will hate riding with you, and it might be bothersome on a long trip (though, not if the highway is smooth), but in general it's not overall any worse than coilovers. Small bumps are just more noticeable, while big bumps are less noticeable, when compared to the BC coilovers.

But best of all to me, the HD's are just much quieter than the BC's. That's really the reason I made the switch, after all. For the money, I would suggest that if you don't mind solid top-mounts, get the BC's. They're plenty capable, a little more comfortable over the small stuff (at least in the 4k/6k rates I had, same as the pinks I have now), but they have some extra NVH that the Bilsteins and their Spec-B topmounts don't have. It just sucks that you have to spend around $600 more for the Bilstein/pinks setup.

For me, what makes the Bilstein's worth the extra money is that I can get them custom valved (eventually) from the guys that did my Bilstein Miata suspension. I know Feal is supposed to do revalving on the BC's, but I haven't had any firsthand experience with them, and even then you don't get the quieter topmounts and inverted struts that you get with the HD/pinks. Plus, with the lower NVH on my new setup, I was able to go with the Whiteline W0506 and W53353 LCA bushings (since my stock STi bushings were already torn again after just a year) and not hate the NVH. I had the AVO LCA bushings with the BC's for like a week before I yanked the bushings and went to the rubber STi ones since they were so loud. Hopefully, the whiteline bushings will last a long time, since they're nowhere near as loud on my current setup as the AVO ones were on my old setup.

As far as ride-height and alignment: the car ended up nearly identical in ride-height to my BC's, at least by looking at it (I didn't measure before and after). I used a 1/2" spacer in the rear... 3/4"-1" would have probably been better, just for a little extra clearance when carrying gear in the back of the wagon. But without stuff back there, it looks perfect. (I'll take some pictures later today if I can get outside... it's 9F right now, so I'm not stoked about pulling the car out of the garage ).

I'm running oversized tires (245/50/17 Conti DWS) on 17x7+55 '08 WRX wheels. 12mm wheel spacers in the front, 10mm wheel spacers in the rear (will be switching to 12mm in the rear so they match when I get a chance), with extended lugs all around. No rubbing at all that I've noticed, which is better than I can say about the BC's since I used to rub in the front at full lock (though much of that was because the LCA bushings were getting worse and worse).

My alignment (Whiteline front camber bolts, and Whiteline rear camber bushing) is -2.0 F camber, -1.8 R camber, 0.0 toe, and whatever the caster ended up at (non-adjustable). I really wanted more like -2.2/-1.2 camber, but the bolts and bushings only help so much. I haven't been able to push the car at all, but I can already tell it's got more understeer than I prefer. But it's not a track car, and I should never be at speeds where it matters on the street. At legal speeds, the car is very competent and composed.
But don't take my negative comments as complaining... the Bilsteins are fantastic overall. They're just not for someone that wants to be isolated from the driving experience... or someone that needs to travel on dirt roads regularly. All the roads are covered in ice here right now... the washboarded ice is pretty uncomfortable, but I'll still take this setup over stock any day.
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Old 12-09-2013, 01:21 AM   #13997
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Old 12-09-2013, 02:10 AM   #13998
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Hey nice bugeye :drool:
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Old 12-09-2013, 04:54 PM   #13999
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Old 12-09-2013, 05:58 PM   #14000
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^ Looking good, James!
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