But they look cool. OP, if you're set on ruining your cars suspension check NASIOC. There are plenty of people on there trying to get rid of them because they didn't realize they were downgrading their car.
I belieave the rear S-tech spring rate are close to stock. Only the fronts are more stillfer. I'd say you get what you paid for. After all maybe the price is worth that if you dont mind spending your money.
There are nothing wrong with S-techs. I have had them for over 50K miles. You guys need to stop regurgitating the internet.
Myself and the rest of the planet are going to have to disagree with you on this one. If you want the slammed look, they're great. That's all they're good for is looks. If you want to have a car that actually handles and isn't riding full time on the bumpstops then you'll want to look for something else. You can tell yourself over and over they're a good spring, but suspension geometry and reality say otherwise.
When it comes to springs, you get what you pay for. Pony up the dough for coilovers if you want a slammed car that will still be decently drivable.
I am running Cobb springs. They were decently priced and my suspension isnt being destroyed. I would recommend them.
Hey Kev Kev, maybe you dont have S-Tech's, just a knock off? :laugh: But really, i've rode in his car many times and its definetly not bumpy at all, or stiff compared to my Prodrives. He must have some kind of freak spring :biggrin:
The S-Tech won't be bumpy, it's still fairly soft and doesn't have any real travel. Besides, the bumpstops make great cushions when you're driving down the road
What kind of suspension have you driven on other than the S-Techs? What sort of aggressive driving have you done on S-Techs? Ever done any sort of competitive driving? Ever looked at the suspension geometry of a subaru? How much time have you spent playing with alignment, dampening, and spring rate settings? I don't need to have driven on them to know they are a poor spring choice. there's simple suspension dynamics at play here. The biggest, being the subaru's piss poor dynamic camber angle. when the strut and spring compresses, the geometry of the front suspension pushes the wheel to positive camber. by running the super soft, super low S-Techs, the moment you corner at all, the suspension winds up on the bump stops, and forces the suspension to it's worst point on it's dynamic camber curve. setting up a Subaru is essentially is less an effort to remove body roll, and more an effort to eliminate front suspension articulation, to minimize the effects of the dynamic camber curve. and in the effort to build a nationally competitive car, i have done a LITTLE homework on this subject.... if you want something that slams your car to the ground, to "Look cool", then great. pick up a set of S-Techs and don't bitch when you blow struts, burn through bump stops, and generally have the worst handling Subaru you can.
