carguyco Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 i searched the word squat and read til my eyes bled...no definitive answer for me yet. 07 LGT w/ 37k....I've had it 2 weeks....never noticed this but that is because I was still on my honeymoon Leaving from a dead stop the front end comes way up when you get on it....also when shifting from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3....mainly anytime you are in dead acceleration....duh right? Best way to spend my money to get rid of that? new springs/shocks/struts? I'm a huge newbie when it comes to suspension as I've never kept a car long enough or had a performance at all and didn't give a shit... Type slowly and use english please.... Feel free to point me to a thread I may have missed as well...thanks in advance and sorry for the stupid questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Springs and Struts are the only way to prevent that from happening. Springs alone should do it but you should probably do struts to go with upgraded springs. With that said I eliminated a lot of the squat using Konis + STi Pinks. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguyco Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 OK to prove my incompetence... Springs/Shocks in back yes? Struts in front....only reason I think I'm right is because of the silly strut bars that seem unnecessary that I see on some cars. I feel gay when it squats like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 You are CORRECT! Struts up front, rear are actually coil-over shocks. Konis are inserts in the front and replacements for the rear shocks. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguyco Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Thank you.... Self install or...? Best place to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Konis are inserts in the front, it takes some effort to install them but not something that you couldn't do. Shox.com has a great sale on them to order them online. That is the Konis. For the STi Pinks, I got mine from Rallyspec.com but there are a few places to get them from. If you were in the Northeast, I'd offer to do the install at our shop as we stock the Konis. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Did somebody say squat? -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsleeper Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 ^^ now that's some serious squat! It's funny 'cause in most of my old track pics it looks like my Leggy is using each apex as a toilet:lol: That was w/ COBB springs & stock shocks. After switching to coilovers most of it was eliminated, plus I raked the rear slightly for added protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 The best way to avoid squat is to dramatically lower engine output Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Or use the wrong oil. JDM take-offs are also a solution, the route I took. Come up for sale from time-to-time, and you get matched damper with springs designed for OEM-level of reliability, and you can still get them rebuilt here in the US (Bilsteins). Also couldn't stand the squat while accelerating. Not as bad as the Forester XT I drove back in 2005. With the stock Forester suspension and the crazy-low gearing, it felt like it would ass drag at anything more than half-throttle. -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 HD Bilstein Struts and STi pinks here,,no squat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguyco Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Can you see the pink springs when they are installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Probably more than you want to spend, but I'm a big proponent now of high quality (not cheap) coilovers. The right ones can produce better feel, handling, adjustibility (dampening, pre-load, camber, ride height), etc, while still maintaining a reasonable comfortable ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 No you can't see the pink springs when they're installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguyco Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Whew.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifbiker Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 A set of used iON springs over Konis also works very well too. Keep an eye out on the board as iONs and Pink springs come up from time to time. I believe it took about 3 months before a set came available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 The best way to avoid squat is to dramatically lower engine output Correct. Here is sPeEdLiMiT's car last March. He is the King of Squat. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3372954225_d8934c7138_b.jpg I'm on s-techs and don't have squat, but it sits pretty low. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naimouasta Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 dam LOL. he is king indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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