how do i lower a wrx?

[wrxfl]

somebody please tell me the cheapest ways to drop the wrx? I have read that the sport tuned suspention prevents you from just putting on cheap springs and it will ride horribly if you do. so what are some other cheap ways that wont totally mess up the handling.

[Bigbuyer2477]

There are none.

They are mostly talking about the damper rate and the spring rate, and if you try to cut the springs are change the setup it might affect the way the car handles.

The best way is to get the springs from Cobbs or other Subaru tuners.

[panozracer]

Can we say eibach kit? Or suspension techniques? Or Konig adjustables? Or progress Springs? Or any other variation of coil overs from the hundreds of manufacturers.

[panozracer]

Performance or quality = money, the cheapest way is that, Cheap

[hiro]

Cheapest springs that perform would probably be Whiteline.. lower around 1.5" (or more?) about $200...

[flylwsi]

well... what is meant when you buy just springs is that your struts/shocks will bottom out realllly quick, and you will have a bad ride. so you need to match your shocks damping height, as well as the actual length of the rod of the shock...

so at least buy struts... meaning that you are going to spend almost 800 on nice springs and struts, so just spring for some nice coilovers and get it over with...

[ImportNut1212]

you really dont wanna lower a wrx...the suspension that the factory gives it is key to its performance handling. lowering it will throw everything off. if you want to get something suspension wise, get strut bars, and the STI suspension. i seroiusly wouldnt get any lowering springs, or coilovers from anyone except STI.

[border_project]

yah
its not much of a good idea to lower a wrx from like small companies. the sti suspension is probably a good idea but because its from the subaru dealer, it would cost you a lot.
you can buy suspensions from large companies, because they are mostly from japan and they have proper wrx settings. but like said earlier, it would probably cost more.

in a way. cheap is out of the question. the best thing to do is to save up

[Drkcloud]

Originally posted by ImportNut1212
you really dont wanna lower a wrx...the suspension that the factory gives it is key to its performance handling. lowering it will throw everything off.

I totally disagree. In stock form rex's have body roll. Whiteline springs are going to significantly decrease that. If you want details check out clubwrx.net, there is a few members there that have done this and are very happy with it.

[ImportNut1212]

i totally disagree with that statement.....look in the October 2001 Sport Compact Car. they have 6 articles on 6 different tuned WRX's. all of them basically say that lowering isnt the thing to do, maintain the regular height, but get coilovers, or more a more aggressive suspension set up...such as tie bars, and such. strut bars will rid you of that body roll easily.

[LjasonL]

u can get whiteline lowering springs at http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/subaru_corner.html for $75 per pair

[NB8CT]

DONT DO IT!!!
Seriously dont lower the car, you will kill what subaru has done with it. Just take the car off-road and do some rallying and you will understand.
If you must make sure to go with sti stuff, they know their shit.

[Drkcloud]

Originally posted by ImportNut1212
i totally disagree with that statement.....look in the October 2001 Sport Compact Car. they have 6 articles on 6 different tuned WRX's. all of them basically say that lowering isnt the thing to do, maintain the regular height, but get coilovers, or more a more aggressive suspension set up...such as tie bars, and such. strut bars will rid you of that body roll easily.

I believe this is what you are referring to, it's already been brought up and dropped. Here is a quote from the thread and the link;

"2 inch+ drop will be fine and suspension travel will be even more generous than the short stroke. As I've said many times, SCC are complete idiots and have no idea what they are talking. Such blanket statement are horribly irresponsible of them and create confusion for the newbies."

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showth...7&referrerid=0

[WRXTuner]

http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthr...hreadid=185632

[Shyboy75]

Its all a matter of preference...if you lower your wrx, I don't think you'll lose enough handling to make it unbearable. In that, I'm assuming that you don't plan on doing any serious runs on the track or (obviously) any rally racing either. If you do plan on going out to the track, be prepared to spend some serious cash. I know, its been mentioned several times, but cheap parts = cheap quality.

The reason I do say that its not impossible to lower your car and still have a decent ride is that I've seen lots of lowered wrx's. Christ, look at the Cusco WRX. I know, I know, that's on a different level, but still, its possible to lower your car and have it handle the way you want it to. Its just a matter of how much money you have.