Sirspidey Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Hi all. Now I've got the level of power I'm happy with, I'm starting to look at the handling of my 2005 wrx. I know there are many things I could do, so just wanted a bit of advice as it appears to be a mine field lol. My car is (as far as I know) stock except front shocks are sti ones. Later in the year I intend getting a set of coil overs. Other that that stock. My car is my daily and I don't do track day. I'm not looking for a car so stiff it knocks my fillings out, but enough to cope with the extra power added (285bhp). I've been looking at front and rear white line strut braces to start and possible anti roll bars. Is this a good place to start? Also I'm not made of money, so I will get the part one at a time and fit when I've got them all. Many thanks for any help
stants Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Get a thicker rear anti roll bar, one of the best value for money mods you can do, 22mm at rear and stock at front will make it corner without the understeer. Braces are good too but the new age is a lot stiffer than classic so may not see as much benefit as the bigger bar Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1
savage bulldogs Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Yep +1 for a thicker rear arb and droplink refresh being 1 of the cheapest and noticeable handling mods . As it tends to keep the rear end "flatter" when cornering and dials out some of the factory understeer [emoji6]
Sirspidey Posted December 17, 2016 Author Posted December 17, 2016 Hey savage. Is refresh a brand? Or have I read it wrong lol And leave the front end as stock?
Sirspidey Posted December 17, 2016 Author Posted December 17, 2016 Sorry stants just saw your post. Sounds good to me. Start with the rear arb. Is there any make I should go for?
Linx Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Why not change the front ARB too? U see quite a few as a pair on eBay. Sent from my HTC Desire 530 using Tapatalk
stants Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Unless your going to track the car not much point stiffening up the front as it will cancel out the benefits of the thicker bar 90% of cars come out of the factory with a safe amount of understeer built in, the rear bar just gives you more neutral feel Anything above 20mm on the front is too stiff for the road imo Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
savage bulldogs Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Sorry Jeff, I ment uprated bar , new arb bushes and "refresh" the droplinks with either oe or aftermarket new ones ( if there's play In them) I've left the front bar standard as my coilovers and engine weight keep the front flat anyways (it now kicks the back out just before the front which I prefer )
Sirspidey Posted December 17, 2016 Author Posted December 17, 2016 Sorry Jeff, I ment uprated bar , new arb bushes and "refresh" the droplinks with either oe or aftermarket new ones ( if there's play In them) Gotcha lol. Would you recommend a brand?
savage bulldogs Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 I run Whiteline "pigtail" rears but the likes of super pro ,Whiteline or cdf do solid rear "c shape" droplinks which have less give in them . Try to get a adjustable rear arb which 3 hole settings in each end that the droplinks attach to . As it gives you a option to adjust the roll stiffness by simply attaching the droplinks to the arb in a different position (10 mins work )
Linx Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Import Car Parts to ali drop links for a good price. Sent from my HTC Desire 530 using Tapatalk
savage bulldogs Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Import Car Parts to ali drop links for a good price. Sent from my HTC Desire 530 using Tapatalk Yeah I bought my old classic uk turbo ally front droplinks from them and was well happy with them . Only did about 8 k on them but they didn't fit the ally wishbones on the v1sti [emoji57] But hey my loss was stants gain .... as they're currently doing their thing on his fozzy now [emoji5]
Sirspidey Posted December 23, 2016 Author Posted December 23, 2016 Well I experienced the under steer going around a round about yesterday. Didn't like it lol. So a rear arb and c drop links are on the list for next year [emoji1] 1
Piggysniffer Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 I have some whiteline rear ally droplinks if your interested
Sirspidey Posted December 23, 2016 Author Posted December 23, 2016 I have some whiteline rear ally droplinks if your interested Could be. I guess they are to fit a 2005 wrx? Any details/pics of them? Pm me if you want
Piggysniffer Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 From the rear of my hawkeye mate, I presume they would be fine for yours if you have the c shape plastic ones
Sirspidey Posted December 24, 2016 Author Posted December 24, 2016 I would imagine they would fit. I'll have look at what I've got over Christmas. How much are you asking for them?
Piggysniffer Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 It's Xmas, so a token gesture of £15, that'll cover postage and buy me a beer 👍 1
Sirspidey Posted December 26, 2016 Author Posted December 26, 2016 I haven't had the chance to look yet (back at work :-( ). But I think I'll have them. Pm me details please
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