vomplegacy Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 So i am going to buy a 2007 2.5i and want to lower it but everything seems to just say GT for the springs. Are the 2.5i and the GT the same springs or are they different? I don't care about ride quality in the least bit. I have my Transam on all solid motor and trans mounts and its fine to me. I'm looking at the 2.5i instead of the GT because i don't need another fast car, i already have 2 others and just looking for a winter car. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 If you want the 2.5i, have at it. There are a lot of fun mods you can do. Everything suspension related(except the front sway bar) is interchangeable. Have fun with it! I'm running Swift springs and Koni inserts for example. By the way, a warm welcome to the site! Here is a thread to give you some ideas: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115322 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito_b0y Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 If you can, I'd look for a wagon, too. 2006 SWP 3.0R 5EAT VDC BBQ 2008 OBP 2.5i 4EAT BBQ [RIP] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomplegacy Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 im picking up the 07 sedan with 40k on it for 10.5k from my dads friend who owns a dealership. thanks ill take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomplegacy Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 So what are opinions about lowering springs, i was looking to keep the factory struts if possible and was looking at the tein s springs or the cobb ones. any differences in ride quality? im looking to get better turning and looks out of it but not lose a whole lot of ride quality. Also, what about rear sway bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Supposedly the Rallitek springs provide a nice drop while improving handling and not effecting ride quality. I seriously considered them, but the drop just wasn't enough for me. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77831&highlight=Rallitek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 If you're keeping stock struts I would NOT get the Tein S Tech. It lowers the car too much, the stock struts will blow really soon and ride like $hit. I would suggest Rallitek as well. I'm using Vogtland springs myself on stock struts for 1.5 years now with no complaints. It's a little bouncier over bumps but that's because stock struts suck, will be replaced with Koni later. Otherwise it rides like stock while eliminating a bit of pitch/dive/body roll. Sway bars dont effect ride quality unless you're going over uneven surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i agree with tein s-techs being unsuitable for this application, i would recommend the tein h-techs, i had them for a bit and they were decent for what it was. where do you live? and are the roads well maintained? but to be honest 40k on stock struts and then putting them on aftermarket springs isn't the best idea...i don't know how much longer they would last. i'd recommend getting the koni inserts or even a set of entry level coilovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 If I could mod my car all over again I'd do struts before springs. Stock struts are teh suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomplegacy Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 ok i guess im just going to have to think about how much im willing to spend on this car, it is my daily driver but not my project car. so maybe since the stock shocks blow so much, you guys basically are saying to change out the stockers with bilstein or koni which seems to go about 600-650 for front and rears. Then if i want it lowered go with maybe the rallitek or possibly the pink sti? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 pinks = $$$ lol, aren't they about $400 new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomplegacy Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 yea i think they are. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomplegacy Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 what are the inserts i keep seeing on the forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawlwawl06 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 for the konis? http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35073 The front OEM strut is basically cut in half and the liquid is discarded, then the Koni strut is inserted into the OEM housing. This applies only to the front struts, the rears are replaced completely. There are pics on nasioc also, can't seem to find them. Maybe there is a link to them in the link included above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 There's a pretty good walkthrough here, courtesy of emosound: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=30932&id=1544025094&l=16e0bceb58 Pinks seem over rated for the price, sirsimon has a heavily modded Spec.B and switched from Pinks to Rallitek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomplegacy Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 thats pretty sweet, but why not just change the whole damn thing out, is it alot cheaper to do it with the inserts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I dunno, Koni never offered an option where it replaces the whole entire thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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