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Old 03-08-2013, 07:21 PM   #976
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I just got home from Dale's... picked up a front swaybar to match the rear, some endlinks to crank up the rear to the hard setting and an H-Brace to stiffen everything up.



And stickers for horsepower.
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Old 03-09-2013, 03:27 PM   #977
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I just got home from Dale's... picked up a front swaybar to match the rear, some endlinks to crank up the rear to the hard setting and an H-Brace to stiffen everything up.

And stickers for horsepower.
Getting serious for Sunday hahaha
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Old 03-09-2013, 06:56 PM   #978
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Nice corner handling upgrade, James.
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Old 03-09-2013, 07:36 PM   #979
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Hey James,


You may want to check the rule book . But I think the H brace is a no go in SM. I believe it will push you into a "prepared" class.

Jason
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Old 03-09-2013, 08:31 PM   #980
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Yup h brace puts you in prepared. Not worth it in my opinion if you wanna be competitive. But if it's just for fun the I say slap her on!
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Old 03-10-2013, 06:21 PM   #981
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Let my know how those stickers work out. I need some cheap power adders!
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Old 03-12-2013, 11:39 PM   #982
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lowered the car today but i have a question.. even though i lowered the rears evenly, the driver rear is sitting way lower than the passenger rear (more wheel gap) is it safe to lower it more to even it out? or is it bad/unsafe for the perch to be uneven ?
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Old 03-12-2013, 11:42 PM   #983
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Kolyn: The stickers didn't work out at all They added way too much power!

Jason and Kevin: Thanks for the heads up on the H-Brace. I don't really care what class I'm in, I'm just out there to race against myself mostly. And if I'm faster than someone else then too bad for them I don't care what class they are in either
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Old 03-15-2013, 02:21 AM   #984
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Picked up GTworx Bilstiens!


If anyone is unhappy with the steering on the GR chassis. I highly suggest the Perrin subframe lockdown kit, before whiteline steering rack bushings. Best $35 bucks I ever spent.
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Old 03-15-2013, 12:04 PM   #985
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^ or you could buy a quick rack
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Old 03-15-2013, 01:02 PM   #986
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My GR had rack bushings it doesnt do as much as the old gd gc because they changed how it mounts.

But I second slowguy buy a qrack and realize what an sti should drive like. Oh and solid mounts are best .
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Old 03-15-2013, 01:24 PM   #987
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+1 on q-rack and solid mounts
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Old 03-15-2013, 11:11 PM   #988
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^ or you could buy a quick rack
You can't do a quick rack on GR, GH, GV. It trips out the vehicle stability system. Or I would have done it already.
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Old 03-16-2013, 12:48 AM   #989
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You can't do a quick rack on GR, GH, GV. It trips out the vehicle stability system. Or I would have done it already.
Guess you're gonna be out some coin soon My buddy is the vendor so I can let him know you're looking for one if you'd like.

I've been running it in my GR since mid last year sometime with zero issues.
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Old 03-16-2013, 02:31 AM   #990
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^ I also read that you need to manually turn off VDS every time you start driving.. that's not true?
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Old 03-16-2013, 03:52 AM   #991
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Guess you're gonna be out some coin soon My buddy is the vendor so I can let him know you're looking for one if you'd like.

I've been running it in my GR since mid last year sometime with zero issues.
Oh damn! My original rack sprung a leak last year and I replaced it with a genuine Subaru one. I won't even say what it cost me. At the time I wanted to upgrade it but the research I did said that it could not be done! So is your lock-to-lock less than stock? I want one!
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Old 03-16-2013, 11:14 AM   #992
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^ I also read that you need to manually turn off VDS every time you start driving.. that's not true?
Who doesnt? I spent 30 seconds everytime I got in my gr disabling the nannies. Partly why I went back to a gc.
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Old 03-16-2013, 12:16 PM   #993
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^ I also read that you need to manually turn off VDS every time you start driving.. that's not true?
Ya that was my understanding. Not something I want to do when winter driving on the Coquihalla...
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Old 03-16-2013, 01:07 PM   #994
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Ya that was my understanding. Not something I want to do when winter driving on the Coquihalla...
Aren't you equipped with human vds?
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Old 03-16-2013, 10:15 PM   #995
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Who doesnt? I spent 30 seconds everytime I got in my gr disabling the nannies. Partly why I went back to a gc.
lol true.. i turn it off completely when i'm doing morning drives and stuff.. but not when i'm cruising around the city..
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Old 03-18-2013, 12:44 PM   #996
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Yup, you got to turn off VCD everytime! No biggie.. but it's also why I bought a Setting Saver.
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Old 03-18-2013, 11:12 PM   #997
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Aren't you equipped with human vds?
I thought you weren't going to tell everyone that I'm positive... o wait...

Hahaha I think the VDS will apply breaking to the back wheels, in the case of a slide. It's actually a pretty handy thing when you need it. If I didn't have to daily-drive the car I would get the Q-rack and rip the VDS right out.
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Old 05-17-2013, 10:27 PM   #998
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How many turns is a normal lock-to-lock for a GC? I have the quickened steering from STi and I'm curious how much quicker it is.
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Old 05-17-2013, 10:50 PM   #999
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How many turns is a normal lock-to-lock for a GC? I have the quickened steering from STi and I'm curious how much quicker it is.
15:1 is typical up to 16.5

Sti is 15.

Your ra is 13

Qrack starts at 11.5 and its perfect for a "driver"

Mcwc has a faster rack then that.

I can tell you that youll hate most other cars racks unless you get into a car with variable speed sensing steering. Then itll react quick but very light.
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Installed Whiteline 19mm adjustable rear sway bar with Whiteline adjustable rear endlinks and braces. So far so good

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