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09-03-2004, 03:27 PM | #1 |
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USDM '04 STi suspension on '02 Wagon
Other than needing camber adjustments... would a USDM STi suspension fit fine on an '02 WRX WAGON??? Oh, the springs are TANABE GF 210's!
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09-03-2004, 06:50 PM | #2 |
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Do you mean STi struts/tophats w/ Tanabe GF210 springs on a wagon? Can't help re. the springs, but my v.8 STi take-offs w/ group-n tophats required camber bolts in the rear and I was only able to get ~0.7 neg. camber all the way around.
Oh--and my RE070's rubbed on severe cornering, but a fender roll corrected that. |
09-03-2004, 10:35 PM | #3 |
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Yes, the struts will bolt up. You'll probably want to get camber bolts for the rear and possibly camber plates for the front.
There is a difference between wagon and sedan struts due to the sedan having a 10mm wider front track width. If you do a search you'll pull up lots of info on this topic. |
09-07-2004, 02:20 PM | #4 |
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Thanks!
I'm gonna hold off... it doesn't make sense to do it before winter, when the extra clearance will be beneficial! But, again... thanks for the replies!
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09-07-2004, 11:20 PM | #5 |
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Would the rear sway bar from an STi fit the '02 wagon?
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09-08-2004, 12:46 AM | #6 |
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>Would the rear sway bar from an STi fit the '02 wagon?
No |
09-08-2004, 01:53 PM | #7 |
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thanks
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09-08-2004, 02:16 PM | #8 |
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There is a guy from Mass that has the exact setup that you are proposing and he seemed to be pretty happy with it...His username on Clubwrx is Silva_Wagon if you want to look him up and ask him how he likes it...
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09-08-2004, 03:50 PM | #9 |
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Thanks... I will look up SILVA_Wagon...!
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09-08-2004, 04:58 PM | #10 |
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Thats me. I was just cruising thru and this conversation seemed all too familiar.
I'm running the GF-210's w/ USDM V8 takeoffs, Noltec Caster/Camber plates up front, and Group N mounts in the rear, as well as camber bolts. I had it aligned to zero out cross caster (don't remember what the #'s were, but the plates are pretty much maxed), front camber is -1.75, rear camber is -1.0 and zero toe all around. The setup is a pretty big change, after everything has settled its a pretty huge drop. The extra drop in the front compensates quite a bit for the thickness of the camber plates. Can't really compare the handling to stock...as long as you're not going slow, it cruises over bumps big and small, though you feel every crack. Might take a bit of getting used to, but its certainly still a couch compared to serious coil-overs. The only issue is w/ the clunking that a lot of people get...I've checked every bolt and its torqued right, nothing rubbing weird, everything is seated, but it just clunks and creaks...but its a stiff non-stock suspension setup, so its not really a bug surprise. |
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