Just came in Today...It is one of the first production for the 04+ WRX. Dealers do not have it on there pricing sheet yet, until April...So I'll be the Ginny-Pig. Installing it on Friday with my Gt-Spec header, radiator, and rear diffuser. GEtTiNg ready for TopSpeeD. I'll post some pics of the install on Friday..It should ride real nice on street...1.3 in. front and 1.0 in. rear with a 16 level dampening and 210 front and 170 rear spring rate.
isn't D-spec drift spec? that kinda creates some questions, not the least of which is why would you want a drifting inspired suspension on a WRX? also, 210/170 springs seem really, really soft for coilovers
They are not like Tein coilovers...It is a Spring and strut setup. Which will give me the better ride for Street use. Plus it is always nice to have a dampening adjustments in case I go to the track later on. Being in MN...for me a spring and strut setup would ideal with a conversative drop...Land of pot holes...And the spring rate is slightly stiffer than stock...So it won't be to harsh.
I'm sorry, but unless tein has some magic magnetic levitation suspension design, i think it's a little un-clear on why that's any diffrent from a tein coil over, or any other true coil-over for that matter... as for the low spring rates, thats a by product of the Drifting origins... most difriters prefer a soft spring rate so the body roll doesn't decrease much allowing them to use the extreme weight transfers to break the rear loose.
I think he probably means its more like a ground control setup than a standard out of the box coilover setup like tein/tanabe/jic/cusco et al.
What I mean by not being like Teins, is that it is not as stiff (lower spring rate) and the D-spec is more street friendly than teins...Teins are more performance/track use and the D-spec more for street/drifts, two different worlds as far as comfort. Also Teins have a recommended drop that isn't conservative, which isn't what I'm looking for. I still have speed bumps to go through where I go. Plus the D-spec has the adjustments (dampening) in the near future if I wanted to try out the performance part of it. From what I hear the people that have bought them, thought that it performed well under track use as well. Not saying that it will out-perform teins, cuscos, etc. But not bad for an all-around setup.
forgot to add to this...I was looking for a complete suspension setup for my needs, without buying all the separate parts and putting it together peice buy peice. That's why I got these D-spec over the Teins. I was looking for Street comfort, conservative drop, and dampening control. Tein setup only had 1 of the 3.
Personally, I'm waiting for somebody to sell GM's magnetic ride control as an aftermarket piece. All you need is the shocks, power, and a piggyback ECU to control the suspension. Hmmmm.....
praxis makes an air suspension for a WRX, its expensive as hell and used for racing. I'm throwing on some Cusco Zero 2-R's this summer, which are not street comfotable and not cheap, but boy do they get the job done on the track =] Whatever kind of suspension floats your boat i guess...
so are these fully sleeved coilovers? or the ground controll type? or just lowering springs and new struts?
it's a linear rate lowering spring with a matched strut. it's not a coil-over perse in the traditonal sense of the word due to the lack of an adjustable spring or lower mount.
As shane said it is not adjustable or having lower mounts...It is a direct bolt-on just like your stock strut and spring except it is lowered with matching shocks to support the drop.
