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07-02-2000, 08:52 PM | #1 |
Scooby Guru
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Join Date: Nov 1999
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Location: Pelham, NH USA
Vehicle:762 PGT Impreza L, Elantra GT Sport |
The wife has approved my racing addiction!
OK, the wife has finally approved my racing addiction and has approved purchases for the 2001 SCCA racing season. It seems like an awful long time to wait, but I can start modifying my Impreza now and, by next Spring, I'll have a fairly competitive machine for AutoX, Solo and Rally. I even have a VW Golf driver as a navigator who's itching to get in the passenger seat! And I can't forget my Trunk Monkey!
Anyway, here's my question. My first purchases are going to be the SPO Motorsports 21mm Rear Sway Bar Kit and Unorthodox Pulley. Come Winter, I'll be putting a set of Pirelli ice tires on my 15" alloys and I'll be picking up a set of 17" or 18" wheels and Pirelli tires for the Summer. I'm limited to about $1500 for tires and wheels, so I was going to go to Tire Rack and go with one of those sets. Any other wheel/tire suggestions that weigh in under $1500? Beyond that, I'm at a loss as to what to do next. I was looking at a strut tower brace, but is that actually worth it? The strut towers are so close to the firewall it doesn't look like the brace will stiffen the front end much. A non-performance part I'll be putting on is the skid plate kit from Primitive Racing. After that, I was looking into stripping the disc brakes off an MY99 or MY00 Legacy Outback and putting those on per my dealer. He races Imprezas and Porsches, and suggested starting out with the brakes from a junked Legacy and upgrading to steel braided brake hoses and rotors by Frozen Rotors. They have BMW and Porsche OEM, but haven't looked into Impreza parts yet (he uses them on his Porsche). Next will be KYB or STi shocks/struts, or whatever else would work. Again, I'll be talking to my dealer to see what he suggests. Overall, I'll probably have around a $5k budget total to spend by next Spring/Summer. If I don't kill myself, my wife will approve more funds. Thoughts? Sean Sosik-Hamor < [email protected] > Sosik-Hamor Networks Project Subaru Epinions Automotive Reviews by `Sean Dmoz Subaru Index by `Sean [This message has been edited by Sean (edited July 02, 2000).] |
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