Weights

**Big Sky WRX** · 10-13-2008 04:47 PM

^^ nice review

clearly the new WRX has closed the gap some over previous models

personally I think the premium WRX price is a little inflated, the base model being under 25k

**camino cielo** · 10-13-2008 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Web Foot STi

Your memory is a little off. The 1966 VW was 1300cc. The 1967 was 1500cc and I learned to drive on my mothers too...

I stand corrected, well, I'm getting old....my mom was a little surprised when me and my dad came back from an all day at the lake, didnt understand how her studded tires didnt bite as well anymore, my dad and I were like

***RayfieldsWRX*** · 10-14-2008 05:54 AM

Thanks for the writeup!

**06wrx4me** · 10-14-2008 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by camino cielo

I stand corrected, well, I'm getting old....my mom was a little surprised when me and my dad came back from an all day at the lake, didnt understand how her studded tires didnt bite as well anymore, my dad and I were like

Give Santa Monica Subaru a call. There was a person there named Reza who is/was the internet sales manager; they had a standing no haggle price of a couple hundred back of invoice on both wrx's and Sti's. When I bought mine in 06, they were selling wrx's for $23k and Sti's for $31k, and they had tons upon tons of inventory. Might be a little bit of a drive, but hell I'll travel 600 miles to save me a few thousand bucks.

Oh and the Premium package 09 wrx is way overpriced IMO. I'd offer $25k for it max.

**J-Tuning** · 10-14-2008 07:46 AM

i cant even begin to express how jealous i am of you guys in the US. the WRX is not comming to NL nor to any W. Europe Countries as my dealer informed me.

The new model of wrx is no selling and the 09 WRX did not pass the emission test. This means i cant even import the car since its not legal here in NL. a 1.5L impreza is in the place of the WRX but the STi is available ... which makes no sense to me

My plan was to get the 09 WRX with all the improvements Subaru did on it. That plan is out the window

Nice car enjoy it!

**Big Sky WRX** · 10-14-2008 06:14 PM

Weights

some weights

tonneau cover 3.5 lbs
jack&tools 7.7 lbs
spare 27.0 lbs
spare cover 8.0 lbs
floor mats 5.9 lbs
oe Dunlop S 01 23.9 lbs
oe wheels w/ tpms 23.2 lbs
Hoosier A6's 245/40/17 19.5 lbs
BBS RK's 17.8 lbs
BBS "Mesh" 15.2 lbs
oe front sway bar w/ bushings 7.8 lbs
24mm WL front sway bar/bushings 10.1 lbs
custom 29mm front sway bar w/ bushngs 13.4 lbs
Poltec sway collars .2 lbs
oe front sway links .4 lbs
"big sky" front sway links .7 lbs
oe rear sway bar w/ bushings 4.8 lbs
front strut/spring/top complete 19.5 lbs
front strut top 2.2 lbs
front strut w/ upper perch (no top, no spring) 11.9 lbs
front spring 5.3 lbs
rear shock/spring/top complete 9.2 lbs
rear top 1.7 lbs
shock only 4.0 lbs
rear spring 3.4 lbs
oe shift knob 225 grams
"22B" shift knob 95 grams
oe cat back 39.5
Cobb cat back 32.5 lbs
owner's manual 1.7 lbs

Schroth Rallye3 harness 2.3 lbs

**psychobooe** · 10-14-2008 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Big Sky WRX

the front brakes are the same as the 03-5's- thus good pad/rotor selection

Good chance I'll be looking at the LGT front calipers/rotors- 316x30

I always thought that the 08/09's had the Legacy front and rear brakes stock. Is that not right?

By the way, awesome car Big Sky. I look forward to following the build.

**Big Sky WRX** · 10-14-2008 07:40 PM

I think when the 08 first came out most folks thought they would have the LGT brakes (as the chassis/engine shared so many common bits), but they didn't

the front are the same as the 02-05 WRX's, rears are a little better at 286 x10- these are the same rears as the 3.0 Outbacks
(the 02 WRX are 266x10)- basically the "H6" upgrade already done

**wrx wagone** · 10-14-2008 07:42 PM

^^ That brake setup is more than good for street and even competitive autox use.

**Big Sky WRX** · 10-14-2008 08:05 PM

^ agreed- the LGT fronts would have made it track worthy as well

**Big Sky WRX** · 10-15-2008 07:21 AM

well I sold my beautiful RC-T4's

as I've committed to giving a D Stock class a go for a year).

the list of eligible D Stock wheels is not overly long- they have to be the same diameter and width (17x7) and the offset can only vary 1/4" +/- which equates to a little more than 6mm

one wheel that fits the bill pretty well is the BBS "mesh" wheel offered by Subaru as a dealer option

17x7, et 55 fully forged, weight 16.1 lbs- the catch is they run $2500 a set

kind of a pretty wheel too

well I'm not forking that kind of $ over for a 17x7 wheel, BUT it happens the fellow I sold the wheels to wanted to trade his set of the above wheels- they are not as pretty as the ones above- pretty scratched up, but I think w/ a little work and some paint I can get them up to snuff

the 55 offset would allow me to run a pair of 5mm spacers up front which dials out some understeer and still be within the 1/4" rule