I would like to have more ground clearance in the winter to make it through drifts and such without worrying about getting hung up. What do you guys suggest? I currently have kyb agx struts with prodrive springs. 1. buy stock springs 2. I heard forester suspension bolts in and would give me some more ground clearance. but I have to swap it out twice a year. 3. coil overs. if coil overs which ones?
^^ kinda what I was thinking so I do not have to swap them out so much. anyone know what a good coil over would be? I do not want a teribble ride when it is either lowered or raised up. anyone know coil overs? if so could you point me in the right direction?
some coilovers can be as much effort to adjust as simply unbolting a complete assembly in and out.. ask Taras
sent you a pm bill and coilover height is easy to adjust - dont have to remove it from the car at all. takes me maybe 30 min to change height on all 4 corners
well adjusting them up and down is some work.. pull wheels off.. adjust... put wheels on... measure height... yada yada yada... but htat can also depend on which ones too probably... personally I havent dealt with coilovers a lot personally... leave it.. if the snow's too deep then its time to drive a snow plow
I would beileve it is to deep if I were at stock hieght but I am not. I would like something a little more aggressive. why is everyone bagging on nate these days?
not bagging on him - i just really don't find it to be a lot of work (unless you were corner balancing)
Bill I dont care.. cause there opinion is a forum opinion by guys who are not in my life other then on a www forum... they do not know me.. so my turds are more special then half the opinions on here...
I am just saying form teh time I install the bc- coilovers... setting them up at first was a b1tch.. but I hd NEVER done them... they may be easier, but when they all come set at different heights and you have to get them to sit level.. that was a lot of work... once dialed in I am sure adjusting them becomes more like what Carl experiences...
some call it Karma. seeing as I dont believe in that sh1t.. I call it... lame attempts.. ha ha j/k I give it... I should expect it...
I would be with Nate on this one. Coilovers will take as much effort to raise and lower. Especially if they have rust on them. You might have to align the car after you raise it. And i am not sure but i dont think coilovers are made to be set at a higher than stock hight maybe even lower. And another thing, if you are worried about too much snow and scraping the bottom of your car, just get a skid plate or even better get a whole undercarriage aluminum plate.
Will not help the fact that I will be driving through drifts hitting it with my bumper. putting a skid plate on protects the under carrage but does not give me more ride hight so I do not get hung up. Thanks for the thought though.
yeah, thats true. But how much snow are we talking about here? Snow is not going to hurt your bumpers much. If you way my "drifting on the street"(dont judge me here;-)) i hit a couple of the snow drifts and the only thing that happened was my fog light cover got dinted, but its there to protect and it did a great job. Another thing about coilovers, if you like bouncy ride you will like coilovers if you dont you will hate them. Both coilovers i had on my car were pretty bouncy, but surprisingly soft. My teins are actually softer that stock struts and springs.
How much hieght are you looking for? It sounds like you have your mind made up on raising your car. The best set up for winter will be a softer with raised ride hieght. Kinda like stock, why not have a stock setup ready to go for winter. You can buy used stuff pretty cheap. My 2c worth.
short review section halfway down: http://www.iwsti.com/forums/suspension-handling-stiffening/84816-sti-suspension-buyers-guide.html changing out twice a year isnt too bad. 5 bolts a corner + rims and back seat in a sedan. Raising coilover height isnt bad either if you use some common sense... 3 turns = xx inches, etc... but you'd want to get it aligned each time since camber and toe will change. you could possibly set it up so that yr summer ride height is set at 0 toe and whatever negative camber so that when you raise it up it settles near 0 camber and a little toe. Maybe give Jeff TAG a ring if you want a qualified and practical response on the alignment bit.
you know, i was thinking about this more last night bill...do you have more info on the ride height and spring rates of the stock WRX and Forrester stuff? i am just holding back on saying "coilovers" unless its more of a "rally" style due to the simple fact i dropped height there is NO way i can get back with my set up.
