version 7 sti needs lowering

[johnny5]

Sappninnn fullas

Just got a quote to lower the bug $1065 dobi springs, labour and wheel alignment sound farkin expensive to me and the ol ball and chain was not into it so deciding to do it myself bar the wheel alingment so any ideas on the best spring to use from experiences in the club, wanna come down bout 50mm give or take without sacrificing ride comfort. Any hassles with doing the job and any tips for making it easier

[WRXONP]

hey man if gc8 springs fit into ur shocks i have 2x front springs which are jamex lowering springs..would sell u them for 50 bux if u want them im in auckland too

[Ninja8)]

dont think the Gc8s will fit...

as for brands of springs. Dobi or Tein would be good. Dont really trust king (even though they have a reputable name) and those red ones. umm Jamex thats the one!!

No evidence what so ever on why i dislike king and jamex. Just a personal thing lol.

and 1000 is DEFINITELY expensive. Springs brand new est $450..wheel allignments i get done for $25 installation $100..all up $575! leaving you $500 for more mods!!

[johnny5]

shot for the advice ninja man i was swaying towards dobis from the start had em in the gc8 to and didnt mind them at all

[Ninja8)]

thats fine can i ask who you confronted for the dobi springs?? looking for some in the near future and cant seem to find any apart from the shit jamex

[johnny5]

papakura alignment 625 for the springs think hyper might have em but dont know if they have em for the ver7

[Pappu1]

the kings are better then the tein spec s .. better body roll controll

[Ninja8)]

f*ck $625 is a bit over the top i reckon! Pappu..how much do V7 springs retail for??

[Guest]

I'm running cobra lows in my bg5 and they are mint one of the best springs Ive driven with.

[WRXONP]

i went from jamex to dobi and the dobis are alot stiffer at the same ride height

**** cobra are also red

[Guest]

For me it was $400 (i think) for mine to be done on tein superlow springs

[Ninja8)]

 ShaylaJ said:

For me it was $400 (i think) for mine to be done on tein superlow springs

labour and gst inclusive?

[Guest]

Everything inclusive.

[Ninja8)]

mm not bad! but prices between GC/GD are different just by a tad.

so yea my quote of 575 isnt far off ;D

[Guest]

Plus I got tits.

Lol jk. Its my usual place and they look after me there.

[Ninja8)]

oh having jugs is definitely a plus 1!! If i had a pair up top instead of down below im sure i would get the mean hookups

but yea 400 isnt too bad depending on how much u paid for the springs new/2nd hand.

[petrolheadjman]

 ShaylaJ said:

Everything inclusive.

really? sheit. You got a real good price cause tiens are not cheap

[Pappu1]

 petrolheadjman']

[quote name='ShaylaJ said:

Everything inclusive.

/quote]

really? sheit. You got a real good price cause tiens are not cheap

low cut top perhaps....

[Simon C]

50mm of lowering is going to screw up your suspension geometry. 35mm is about as low as you can go with a GDB without going to uprated shocks. But each to their own....

If you can tolerate a higher ride height, RaceComp Engineering in the US do a set of springs called "Yellow" which are highly rated. You can often get them second hand from NASIOC. The spring rate is set to complement the factory KYB damper rates, and they're the maximum drop you can get without upsetting the suspension geometry. But no way you'll get 50mm of drop out of them.

[Pappu1]

May have the set out of mine coming up for sale or perhaps kings lowered set I'm thinking of replacing with. Will update in a few days

[newsuba]

 Simon C said:

50mm of lowering is going to screw up your suspension geometry. 35mm is about as low as you can go with a GDB without going to uprated shocks. But each to their own....

If you can tolerate a higher ride height, RaceComp Engineering in the US do a set of springs called "Yellow" which are highly rated. You can often get them second hand from NASIOC. The spring rate is set to complement the factory KYB damper rates, and they're the maximum drop you can get without upsetting the suspension geometry. But no way you'll get 50mm of drop out of them.

Top advice.

Dumping a car and screwing with spring/damper rates is a sure way to fu ckup your car.

[ranga]

I personally found that super lows only lowered my v7 about 30-40mm. I had king springs for about a month but didnt like them. Still had a bit to much roll in it. Adjustables are the way to go. You might be able to pick up some second hand ones for cheap.

This is my v7 on superlows its not very good, but its the only one i have

http://s776.photobucket.com/albums/yy47/ranga8489/Wrx/

[petrolheadjman]

Sorry for a hijack,

but how low can you lower a BH legacy on bilsteins before it fucks out the suspension?

[Pappu1]

 ranga said:

I personally found that super lows only lowered my v7 about 30-40mm. I had king springs for about a month but didnt like them. Still had a bit to much roll in it. Adjustables are the way to go. You might be able to pick up some second hand ones for cheap.

This is my v7 on superlows its not very good, but its the only one i have

http://s776.photobucket.com/albums/yy47/ranga8489/Wrx/

thats a nice ride height man!

[boon]

A 50mm drop would be pretty low. Mine's down about 35mm (Zerosports coilovers) and my mid-pipe is roughly 15mm off the ground when going up parking building ramps...