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Old 2008-09-25, 12:19 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by sperry View Post
A set of STi takeoffs is a terrific upgrade for a WRX, but keep in mind they have a reputation for blowing out the rear struts (gives you that awesome rear-clunking mod, sometimes even with pretty low mileage on the struts). Also, they won't lower the car at all... you'd have to get some STi pinks or other aftermarket springs to level out the wheel gap (though you said you're not concerned with that) on those struts.
Thanks, what do you think about the Tanabe GF210 springs?

http://www.harmanmotive.com/catalog/...oducts_id=1742

I realize those are the 04 springs, but they don't have a way to select WRX vs STi in the 05-07 category (and the STi spring rates are way to high). Those spring rates don't seem too terrible, around 236f and 220r.
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