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cody · 2005-11-09, 12:58 PM

The strut tower bar won't add oversteer much if any, but if you have the 17mm OEM sway bar and soft endlinks, then yah, Understeer City.

Ezdno · 2005-11-09, 07:43 PM

Well I am a cheap bastard, but I can see it coming too. Once I get a chance to see the car in all the areas I will have a better understanding of where I want to go with the mods. The Sway bar will probably be first, or new rims and tires.

Kevin M · 2005-11-09, 08:21 PM

Wheels and tires are the best first mod. Every suspension sucks when you have crap tires.

cody · 2005-11-09, 08:47 PM

You may want to go to www.subydude.com and sign up for their newsletter. They always offer Rota wheels with tires mounted and balanced for a package deal, but periodically, they email me when they have a special where they throw in lug nuts (which you should get) and a shirt or somthing for free.

Rotas aren't the lightest wheels, but they're a lot lighter than most wheels that cost ~$150 each and they come in the proper size (and more importantly the wierd Suby offset).

Ezdno · 2005-11-10, 07:54 AM

Well I just checked out the www.subaruwrxparts.com page.....I think I might need to sell a kidney before I can do any mods.

cody · 2005-11-10, 08:10 AM

You may want to consider used parts then. For somthing like a swaybar and endlinks, they shouldn't be much different from new, as long as there's not a ton of surface rust, which you can usually see if they take pics for you.

The forum at www.nasioc.com may be your best bet for sheer quantity of items in the classified section, but sometimes locals will have stuff posted here or on www.i-club.com. It's always nice to save $ on shipping by buying stuff locally.

Good luck.

2005-11-09, 12:58 PM	#26
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	The strut tower bar won't add oversteer much if any, but if you have the 17mm OEM sway bar and soft endlinks, then yah, Understeer City. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo. Last edited by cody; 2005-11-09 at 01:01 PM.

2005-11-09, 07:43 PM	#27
Ezdno EJ251 Real Name: Dean W. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: So close to hell you can see Sparks! Posts: 541 Car: 1992 F250 1T Monster Class: none They were all dead when I got here!	Well I am a cheap bastard, but I can see it coming too. Once I get a chance to see the car in all the areas I will have a better understanding of where I want to go with the mods. The Sway bar will probably be first, or new rims and tires. __________________ Don't interupt me while I am ignoring you!

2005-11-09, 08:21 PM	#28
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Wheels and tires are the best first mod. Every suspension sucks when you have crap tires. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-11-09, 08:47 PM	#29
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	You may want to go to www.subydude.com and sign up for their newsletter. They always offer Rota wheels with tires mounted and balanced for a package deal, but periodically, they email me when they have a special where they throw in lug nuts (which you should get) and a shirt or somthing for free. Rotas aren't the lightest wheels, but they're a lot lighter than most wheels that cost ~$150 each and they come in the proper size (and more importantly the wierd Suby offset). __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2005-11-10, 07:54 AM	#30
Ezdno EJ251 Real Name: Dean W. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: So close to hell you can see Sparks! Posts: 541 Car: 1992 F250 1T Monster Class: none They were all dead when I got here!	Well I just checked out the www.subaruwrxparts.com page.....I think I might need to sell a kidney before I can do any mods. __________________ Don't interupt me while I am ignoring you!

2005-11-10, 08:10 AM	#31
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	You may want to consider used parts then. For somthing like a swaybar and endlinks, they shouldn't be much different from new, as long as there's not a ton of surface rust, which you can usually see if they take pics for you. The forum at www.nasioc.com may be your best bet for sheer quantity of items in the classified section, but sometimes locals will have stuff posted here or on www.i-club.com. It's always nice to save $ on shipping by buying stuff locally. Good luck. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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