I have a '15 wrx and autocross it, so I am very much attuned to the feel of the car at the limit. The 25mm bar in the back was too stiff. Leaving the front sway bar alone, 22mm is usually best. In my case, I installed the whiteline 22mm rear sway bar with the control arm supports and it made a night and day difference.
That's a personal choice. To me, a thicker sway bar provides even more rigidity when turning. Just by switching from the middle to the stiffest hole I noticed a big difference. 22 mm is good if you compare it to stock. But 25mm has less body roll. I wanted a go kart feel and that's exactly what it's for. I've thrown the car into corners and it doesn't feel upset due to an overly stiff rear bar. In fact, I want to get a front bar that's stiff too. I don't like any sort of body roll. Also, this probably wouldn't make sense on softer springs and stock shocks, but with stiff coilovers it completes the package, so to speak. Once again, personal opinion! But I wouldn't want a thinner bar.
I wish, man! This is my father in law's garage which is far away and I use it rarely for really time-consuming installs (coilovers, etc). I shot the first clip there, then the rest is in various parking lots.
i see... well in a Garage or not. The contents are always informative. I just got my wrx like 2 months ago and your videos really help me understand what kind of build I want for my car. Btw do you have a mechanic background? seems like you know a lot about this car.
No background of such. I've had other cars in the past (can see in my old videos) that I modded too, the black nismo 350z was my heaviest-modded car until now. But with the wrx I've done all the mods myself which makes me feel more connected with the car. I just do a bunch of reading and watch as many videos as possible on something before starting it. It may look like I know what I am doing just by default, but only because I saw someone else do it first. But with some mods it's still trickly and you have to figure out issues as not everything is mentioned in videos. That's what I try to do in my videos and mention those hidden obstacles. My advice is always to do a ton of research before buying something as there are too damn many mods available for this car and it's easy to get overly excited and buy stuff that'll take your build in the wrong direction. I had an image in my head of what i wanted this car to sound and look like. Not at first, but once I looked at a ton of pics of cars I realized what I wanted it to be. That's why I changed my wheels about 4 times to get the right stance/spec. So I am just modding it according to that idea that I have. I want it to look like a track animal but be clean enough to be a show car. I have no plans to abuse it at the track as the way I'd drive it it would not last long, but I still want it to look like it's 100% ready for serious track duty, if that makes sense.
Wow thanks for the answer! my car is gonna be my very first build and would like to install all the mods that I can myself also. Really loving your build so far, cant wait to see how it would turn out, Keep it up!
Definitely appreciate ur videos. Very informative specially since u do custom mods. I did want to ask why u went with perrin sway bar vs the whiteline?
Hey this is what id like to do with my 19 wrx. Just curious though what size was the whiteline lateral lockout for your 25mm perrin sway bar? cant seem to find a 25mm lockout through whiteline.
if you drive a lot and are prone to back issues, then that's not a mod for you. I can feel my back being more tired on longer drives for sure, but it recovers right after I get out. So to actually cause back problems, that's highly unlikely. This is no different than driving in a bucket seat. I'd had one for like 3 years and had zero issues with back pains.
@@TheShaddix yes it can cause back problems. It depends on your body type. Your blessed to have a problem free experience with that mod. I had serious problem a few years back with the seat mod. The nerve was pinching my back and the pain reached my testes.
@@asianmovement well, the way the stock seat felt was crap, it was like sitting on a regular kitchen chair with zero side support in corners. So I take my chances with this mod until I can get new seats. Thanks for your input! This way others can do this mod at their own discretion.
I just installed the rear sway bar with perrin spherical endlinks but I am noticing some squaks when going over bumps. Is this normal from your experience?
I want to get new front and rear calipers, rotors, etc (big brake kit), probably some brand like yellows or something affordable. But that stuff is way too expensive, so has to be way down the line! For now I'll start with changing the lines to stainless, getting better brake fluid (since i'd need to bleed the system anyway), new rotors and street pads. One thing I noticed immediately when I got this car is that the stock brake pads and pedal feel were terrible... I fixed the pedal feel by adjusting it and got rid of the dead zone. The pads are made for continuous braking rather than that sharp initial bite, so I want to change that since I don't track my car or abuse the brakes. I want that immediate bite in any weather. My suv brakes feel 10x better just because of the pads. The wrx pads feel like they'll last forever, but scary when you're braking hard and they aren't doing much.
think this is worth it for a 2018 sti? iv had the car for about a year and im looking at some small mods. Thinking of getting a rear sway bar and a strut bar to start out.
