LF: RSB help in Duluth!

Discussion in 'Modifications And Maintenance' started by StartRestart, Jan 28, 2008.

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    Yea, as the title says... got a good deal on a '02 WRX RSB, going from 13mm to 20mm gonna be a little intense, along with that I went and got these
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    I don't really want to drive down to the cities to use a garage. If anyone could loan their time and place to assist sometime next week that'd be an extreme help.

    I am more than willing to pay for services with Pizza or Beer, LMK:biggrin:!

    Andrew
     
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    I don't have a garage.....but I can help. and you can certainly do it here!
     
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    Changing out a RSB is pretty easy to do and it makes a huge difference in how the car handles. I think you will be very happy with this mod (I was!). I would be willing to help, but I am down in the cities. the only advice I can offer is to keep the rear suspension loaded through the removal/install process. When I did it I put the back up on ramps and it worked perfectly, super easy.

    good luck.
     
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    It's not heated (well), but my garage has a solid dry floor, and tools. Subies, and any other non-ford are always welcome in my garage. When do you want to do it?
     
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    The bar should arrive sometime this week, and the beefier hardware should be here early next week! Just looking at the rs25 writeup makes the job look pretty easy.
     
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    ^yeah, it's not hard at all. I think it took like 10 minutes to do on Derides Impreza.
     
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    haha awesome, lets plan on sometime later Next week? letme know what day works best for you, genuinesubaruparts still has my order pending from sunday i hope it won't take too long for ups ground!
     
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    just got it all, UPS gets here late, PM'd you Grayguy

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    Lets do this!
     
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    Yea, and the main thing was fighting the charcoal canister for the gas tank that's right in the way.
     
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    so how does it feel andrew?
     
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    haha dude it's insanely stiff! Just got done testing it, what a major improvement. The car doesn't wiggle as much as it used to, and of course a bit more tail happy. Thanks again for the help fellas :)

    And that is where we twisted a head off, but with Max's super welding skills, we improvised.

    The rust and cold made this a 2-3 hour job. :( well worth it though :biggrin:
     
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    Say hi on Monday seeing as I have no idea who you are, but you know who I am.
     
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    haha, allright, was the skinny kid that was like 2 seats to your right on Friday. Starting that class straight from lunch is a bad idea, I always end up fighting to stay awake...
     
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    glad to hear that it's an improvement. I didn't want to weld on that thing too much, so I wouldn't be surprised if that small weld cracks under stress. If it does, bring her back and we'll fix'er up. And like I said, if you need space again. don't' hesitate to ask!