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Originally Posted by sperry
Sounds like the problem isn't with the topmounts, but with trying to use stock struts. i.e. coilovers for an '04 STI could work on a GC... as long as the topmounts fit the bolt pattern, and the lowers match the knuckles, you *can* install 'em on a GC as well. Whether or not that application is ideal is certainly up for discussion.
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Fo' sho'. Although, that's outside the realm of this thread, I think. I just wanted to make sure that he didn't go and buy a set of 02/03 topmounts thinking everything would fit up a-ok.
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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
That's less of an issue than you think. It just means that the RS will sit slightly higher and have slightly stiffer effective spring rates- neither is really a bad thing. The potential issue comes from free length vs. compressed length, but the higher rates the springs have, the less of a difference it makes.
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True, but how much higher? Based on how much my springs sag when I add 200 lbs of junk to the back of my car, I have a feeling he could end up with a ride height that totally negates the point of "lowering" springs. Perhaps it would be minimal, though. I can't really do the math on that one.
Anyway, I don't really have enough specific knowledge on the differences between the two chassis' suspensions to debate it much further. All I know is that I know enough to never try what's being discussed here myself.
