credit Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I'm looking for the best coilovers for my outback xt.. where is the best place to get them.. also what the best sway bars to run with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Bilstein makes coilovers for our cars? Or do you mean the struts? -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibalz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 He probably means the ones AVO sells for $3350...STi Bilstein coilovers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
credit Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 not bilstiens just the best that's available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Best for what? Performance? Adjustability? Daily driving? Best value? -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutter2k Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Daily driving = KW Variant '2 Daily - cost = Megan Racing Little more raw peformance + $$= Cusco, Veal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochNY91TSI Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Haven't tried any of the above, but my personal experience with the Tein Flex coilovers has been very good. I would recommend them. The worked very well at Watkins Glen on the track and perform equally well for daily driving. Price was excellent as well (more than 1k, less than 1400) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
credit Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 I am seriouly considering the cusco sway bars and coilovers but .. just can't seem to pull the trigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceComp Engineering Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I am seriouly considering the cusco sway bars and coilovers but .. just can't seem to pull the trigger I highly recommend the KW Variant 2 coilovers. German made, very solid, great ride and handling. Do a search on here for some reviews, very well liked. I believe Chappy has a set. Adding the Cusco sway bars would give you a complete suspension set-up. EDIT: But what are you looking for? Do you track your car? auto-x? Strictly street driving or some combination of street/track? Give us a call and we can help you out. We have quite a bit of first hand experience with the Legacy on the street and track. - Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceComp Engineering Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Bilstein makes coilovers for our cars? Or do you mean the struts? Oh they do indeed.....they are fantastic but you pay a pretty penny. We can now (finally) get them. http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sekellic/pictures/sti%20bilstein.bmp - Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Andrew - how much? The OP has an OBXT....not all coilovers work due to the height differences with an LGT (all are made to fit the LGT, not OBXT). Cusco, GPMoto, and a few others are known to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Yeah Andrew, how much? If I do an overall Stage 4 package for my car at some point.. (power, brakes, and suspension), maybe I'd get those. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
credit Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 those sti look sweet are they made by bilstein where can I get them./ I am looking for a street set up.. I'm not used to this soft a suspension ..but I'm looking to bounce up and down the street either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceComp Engineering Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Well, I'm not in the office so I can't say exactly. In fact, I'm at Virginia Tech and am sort of an "outside consultant" these days. Sort of semi-retired? In any case I still am loosely associated with RCE and I still work with Myles from time to time. You'll see me on the forums and I answer all my Racecomp emails from customers. Pretty sweet gig I got going Anyway, you probably don't care about all that but maybe someone does.....I know roughly the price, but I don't want to be wrong so I'll verify exactly tomorrow with Myles and PM you guys (since i can't post prices here). They've been a bit busy moving the computers into the new place. (I went back to school just in time ). - Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 What are you going to school for? (We'll bring it back around on-topic I swear.. ) -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceComp Engineering Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Aerospace Engineering - Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Andrew - how much? The OP has an OBXT....not all coilovers work due to the height differences with an LGT (all are made to fit the LGT, not OBXT). Cusco, GPMoto, and a few others are known to though. If the OP is looking for coilovers for an OBXT, then I cannot recommend the KW's. They are great coilovers, but even with enough preload to nearly fully compress the tender springs with no load, the rear rides quite low on my LGT. I doubt that you could get the rear high enough on an OBXT. I had one guy in the first Megan Racing coilover group buy with an OBXT. At max rear height I think they turned out a bit lower than he wanted, but from the pics he showed me it was a very reasonable height and looked great. So, the MR's will work on an OBXT. I think the Cusco's will work as well. AFAIK the GP Moto's are no longer available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
credit Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 could someone list the harshest to smoothest coilovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I dont know the order, but I do know the two best coilovers for our cars Aragosta Made by Topline Japan http://www.tpl.co.jp/top.jpg Ohlins PCV (Japan) =http%3A//www.carrozzeriajapan.co.jp/ohlins/4w/index.html%5DOHLINS http://www.carrozzeriajapan.co.jp/ohlins/4w/img/flag_i/flag-i.jpg (impreza model shown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceComp Engineering Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 PM's sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 heh, no one mentioned a set of custom Motons Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 could someone list the harshest to smoothest coilovers that's going to be hard to do since each coilover company can offer different spring rates for their coilovers (not to mention custom valving to match those spring rates) to give you the ride you want. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ255_alan Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Hi Xenonk...I got a question though, I'm sold my tein basic lately and planning to get a diff. setup for next summer, now I'm looking between tein flex and KW V.2...between them, what would you suggest? I would track my car and use it on a daily basis (plus having 4 person onboard occasionally) not that the tein basic was bad, but sometimes the ride feel is a bit too hard(on streets); yet not hard enough when I'm on track any inputs will be appreciated alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemadness Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 total newbie question: how do coilovers help at all? would it feel a lot different than just having springs on? my setup right now is just Tein Stechs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ255_alan Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 well...this is how I see it...springs certain can lower your car for a low price, but the dampening respose would be fast due to the valving setup on the OE strut; example, when some spring-lowered cars run over a smooth bump, you can see the body will take a little more time bouncing before it retuen to stable, and this IMO leads to premature wear and make you get a new set of shocks and w/ coilovers, the dampening response will be slower and harsher as you run over bumps b/c the spring and the shocks has been hardened equally just m holy 2 cents =) alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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