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[sleepyfu]

ya, koni should pay you some or let's just say free re-build for life

[Big Sky WRX]

free rebuids will work

[sleepyfu]

what's the sway bar size on this car? or what's holding the wheels up, coilovers don't have the travel? if i jack my car up, i can prob put my head in between the tire and fender..

[Big Sky WRX]

short stroke with very little droop- another reason I like they Koni's they offer a couple of mm MORE than even the oe struts which have a gob of travel

On a smooth race track, you can get by w/ very little stroke (you still have to have enough bump travel to keep out of the stops). I was looking at the Ohlin Flag series (despite their hefty price tag), but upon doing some research found they were very short stroked- enough so I have ruled them out.

[mikemikeburke]

question i have a 02 wrx wagon and i was wondering if a 04 05 cobb ap or utec will work on my car

[danscoobywagon]

im sure the ap will not work. but not too sure about how the u tec is set up.

[mikemikeburke]

would u recommend a utec or a ap

[danscoobywagon]

i use the ap. i'm not to sure how the u tec works. but the ap is fairly easy to use and they offer off the shelf maps for your mods. and if you want you can go and get a protune to have a more specific tune.

[ODM]

If your thinking about swapping out struts, I'd highly recommend the Koni inserts- they are both 04+ specific- no spacers needed in the rear AND they are wagon specific as they re-use your oe strut housings. But even more importantly they are arguably the best off the shelf damper made. They carry a lifetime warranty and are completely rebuildable. They also offer one of the widest ranges of damping adj- from full soft to full firm-out there. Motorsport proven as well (again and again ).

Damn- maybe Koni should put me on the payroll?

So do I have to buy both STi Pink Springs and Koni inserts to drop my car?

[Big Sky WRX]

So do I have to buy both STi Pink Springs and Koni inserts to drop my car?

The springs provide the drop- they work w/ the oe struts- ofcourse they work even better w/ the Koni's

If your struts are relatively new, give them a go w/ the oe struts, when the oe struts start giving out (they are a wear item contrary to what some folks think) upgrade the struts then.

[Lipster]

Got some oddball shots... I'll get some better ones this weekend.

Put a 50% tint on lights and new wheels/rims.

[Big Sky WRX]

the STi lip looks nice any trouble fitting it?

[Lipster]

If you dont mind drilling a few new holes on the bottom of your bumper that no one sees... it is a breeze!

[Big Sky WRX]

gotcha I think the 06/07 front bumper cover for the wagon and sedan might closer to each other than previous model years- it takes a fair amount of work to get a sedan lip/spoiler to fit (w/o doing a sedan front swap) on the earlier MY's- definitely doable, but a PITA from everything I've read

[bkzshabbaz]

what's the sway bar size on this car? or what's holding the wheels up, coilovers don't have the travel? if i jack my car up, i can prob put my head in between the tire and fender..

The crazy thing about this picture...the guy in the grey hoodie looks like he's actually leaning on the front of the car.