DJandTheLegacy

19 hours ago, seanyb505 said:

Maybe I'm dumb, does this "style" differ  any from a general track build?

What tires are you running? Something like a Michelin PS4 or similar uhp summer tire will toss you out of your seat even on stock suspension. 

As most people build their cars out, the order is usually:

- Replace worn bushings with poly or oem rubber depending on what nvh compromise you're comfortable with 

- Rear sway bar

- Entry level struts/springs or coilovers

- Roll center kit (ballpoints and tie rod ends to keep geometry correct at lowered ride height

- STi steering rack

- Quality strut/spring or coilovers

- corner balance 

 

I think the temptation is to skip tires and a flushed brake system. Then probably to get as many bolt on suspension parts but not get it corner balanced and tuned for your driving style. 

There's also a general consensus that a lot of the chassis bracing for our cars is bling. 

Overall these cars are mostly composed and not prone to erratic behavior handling wise. Get something sticky on the wheels and see what you like or want different. You probably won't be keeping up with the miata club as it's a 3600lb nose heavy understeering sedan. No real way to get around that part. 

and no performance tires just yet! Just all season Michelins. What year would work for the STI power steering rack or they all compatible? My steering rack is leaking so instead of a replacement maybe a upgrade is due. What tires would you recommend? 

19 hours ago, seanyb505 said:

Maybe I'm dumb, does this "style" differ  any from a general track build?

What tires are you running? Something like a Michelin PS4 or similar uhp summer tire will toss you out of your seat even on stock suspension. 

As most people build their cars out, the order is usually:

- Replace worn bushings with poly or oem rubber depending on what nvh compromise you're comfortable with 

- Rear sway bar

- Entry level struts/springs or coilovers

- Roll center kit (ballpoints and tie rod ends to keep geometry correct at lowered ride height

- STi steering rack

- Quality strut/spring or coilovers

- corner balance 

 

I think the temptation is to skip tires and a flushed brake system. Then probably to get as many bolt on suspension parts but not get it corner balanced and tuned for your driving style. 

There's also a general consensus that a lot of the chassis bracing for our cars is bling. 

Overall these cars are mostly composed and not prone to erratic behavior handling wise. Get something sticky on the wheels and see what you like or want different. You probably won't be keeping up with the miata club as it's a 3600lb nose heavy understeering sedan. No real way to get around that part. 

not dumb at all! i say touge style builds because the different road conditions, elevation changes and tighter turns. I live near shit tons of mountains that have windy roads that i used to run all the time but i want a suspension upgrade that will give me a competitive edge to racing on a mountain side. it also differs from a track build due to the car also being one of my daily's next to my impreza that i'm going to sell soon. I'm just looking for mods that won't throw my car straight into a track monster. 

What's up fellow Legacy owners! I have a LGT sedan that i want to build for mountain/canyon/touge runs, any suggestions on upgrades to the suspension that will increase my handling dramatically. I'm already on Tein Flex Z's but i want to really tune my suspension for aggressive cornering and hard turns. Any suggestions?

thanks for all your help, this is my first car lol, my dad owned one back when I was younger. It's in the shop right now getting it's engine rebuilt so i couldn't go and check the specs! i appreciate the help and found some 18" i just need adaptors for them

I'm running stock suspension.  5x100 17x8.25 stock everything. The wheels are 19x9.5 in the front and 19x11 in the back. 5x120 i can always buy adapters.

got a absolute steal on some VS243 Varrstoen's but they are huge. Fronts are 19x9.5 and the rear is massive with 19x11. Will this fit on my 2008 Subaru Legacy GT Sedan? I need to know before i buy this weekend. They are only 300$ so it's kinda a steal.