Mike you are awesome and your amount of knowledge is amazing thanks for doing a great review and droppin a shit ton of knowledge on us its very useful info and so under rated how important this stuff is this is gold literally
I just learned sooo much about the suspension of my car wow thanks guys!!! I need for address these issues and my drivetrain slop and shifter crunch/slop
i have a sf5 gt turbo forester spent $45000 on it total = made mistakes and got ripped off but learnt and tried really hard = now have a great car well worth it ! = FUN CARS SUBARU - top strut braces - all whiteline , lower sway bars - drop links ball joint bump steer , both tie rod end - STI brakes - front and rear , drilled slotted disc`s s/steel lines - springs and shockers , anti lift kit rack mounts - s/steel 3inch exhaust - STI auto trans - ej207 ra sti Jdm engine - and 2 way rear diff - wheels and tires 225x17x7.5 ! - with wood and leather Outback steering wheel ! all in silken gold with gold polished rim mags .
I continue to enjoy Mike's knowledge over the years going back to the old Nissan SER days and the launch of the Spec V which I still have even though Mike hates that platform with the intensity of a 1000 suns 🙂. Thanks a million Mike this video has aged very well!
I have a question please: Vorshlag guys recommend greasing and even wrapping the sway bay with teflon where the swaybar bushing is. So that the sway bar disconnected from the links but attached to chassis, could twist with ease and there is no resistance from friction with the bushings. Do you guys agree to that? Does it make sense to you? THANKS!
I have bushings from Power Felx Black series. They comes with a special grease and they are splitted in 2 pieces. One outer piece one inner piece so that the inner connection gives no forces into the suspension, when the bushes "rotates" in the seat. I hope I understood your question right. The swaybar bushings should never bring friction into the system, because you need to guide the torque into the wheel on the other side and you need not loose the torque in the bushings. I would like to point out, I am just a motorsport guy, not a fitter!!!
Dang, the prices are higher than other competitors. Well it looks like I will need to save my $$$ to afford this suspension upgrade. If one thing I have learned is to never compromise quality for cheap parts. My 05 STI will need to wait a bit longer for its upgrade😫
I have 01 GC chassis impreza non turbo, would I also need the rear sway bar mounts or is it ok without? The kit I am looking to buy doesn't come with the rear mounts.
I am very interested in coilovers with progressive spring rates but are also very stiff. I’ve got fortune auto coil-overson my sti with 14k front 16k rear rates, is there any progressive springs I can switch to in order to absorb small bumps better?
@@motoiq ok that make a lot of. I have also upgraded my high pitch on my 2002 Impreza wagon and notice more gear noise. But I like so it doesn't bother me.
Lateral links with the trailing arm. Those lateral links want to only move straight up and down, not forward and back. However that trailing arm is going to try to force them forward and back as the links go up and down since it is a fixed length traveling in an arch perpendicular to the arch the lateral links travel in.
It reduces the drivetrain lash and you cant even tell a difference in noise and vibration. Our other shop STI has race mounts and this is a lot smoother and quieter.
@@hotwire96 i posted a picture of a GC local to me with the zerosports wing on the facebook gc8 group about a month ago, all i can say it doesnt look right on a GC lol
@@motoiq thanks for the reply, I have a bugeye sti JDM, whiteline in Australia recommended I should get 22 front and rear for a coil over set up, I hope it handles good look yours cheers!
Great vid! I’m building a 2005 WRX wagon right now and I was going to use the 22mm Whiteline sway bars, but after this video I’m very curious to know why y’all went with the 24mm over the 22. 🤔 Thank you!
@@motoiq I didn’t realize how comprehensive the report in the link was when I first glanced at it. I read it in full this time and your reports made excellent sense. Thank you!
@@motoiq are the ST coilovers in the vid the only model y’all would recommend for a daily driver, or are there any less expensive options you would confidently use?
@@motoiq I really appreciate your feedback and trust your advice. I guess that leaves me stuck deciding between my original plan of a KYB-AGX/Whiteline lowering springs combo, or these ST Suspension coilovers. Besides height and dampening adjustability are there any other significant performance or reliability benefits with the coilovers? I’m definitely already following your lead with all the other Whiteline recommendations. As a DIY’er sometimes it’s really hard to know who’s example to follow. Y’all’s expertise in these videos are a blessing. Thanks again!
