Vinny78 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 hey just wanted to get some oppions on good coilovers, probably getting coils soon for my car and wanted to no what u guys think is a good brand? im thinking BCs with perrin 25mm front sway bar. what do u guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 In the coilover world, BC's are junk. and the bar you mentioned, if you are talking about the one normally for the LGT, wont fit your car. Get RCE tarmac1 coilovers and a front bar that will fit the 2.5i. one option is to get the Tribecca front bar, which is also 25mm and will fit your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I have BC (and love them) with Hotchiks front and rear bars. Great combo IMO. almost 20K miles with zero problems. I just bought RCE T1s to see what all the hype is about...so my BC's will be up for sale soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 There are much better options out there then coilovers period. A good strut and spring combo will get you 90% of the performance and non of the headache. Konis and your spring of choice will be your best bet. If you are looking at sway bars, the Tribeca bar is a cheap upgrade, Whiteline has some stuff for the NA. Also remember to get endlinks as you wont get the full benefit from the upgrade. -Jake http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/91072632.jpg http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/133406601.jpg http://upload.pbase.com/image/137566671.jpg Call directly for your best Whiteline Price! | We also carry almost every manufacturer now, so before you buy parts call us. AIM: AZP Installs | E-mail: sales@azpinstalls.com | 725 Fairfield Ave | Kenilworth, NJ 07033 | 908.248.AZP1 (2971) | T-1 Certified Amsoil Direct Jobber "Race Tested, Enthusiast Approved!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny78 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 so they tribeca sway bar will work on my 07 n/a?can i use same bushings? i have tons of them laying around at my dealership, and SPEC B how much do u want for ur BCs? Now im caught up with do i just get better struts and put my rallitek springs i already have on them or just buy coilovers? decisions decisions???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osei Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 http://hartford.craigslist.org/pts/2735880416.html a set of Konis BNIB for $600 O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Get the Konis and don't buy something that will be a headache down the road. Coilovers get old after everyone and their brother complains about the ride. If you are dead set on coilovers then get RCEs or KWs or something not made in China. -Jake http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/91072632.jpg http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/133406601.jpg http://upload.pbase.com/image/137566671.jpg Call directly for your best Whiteline Price! | We also carry almost every manufacturer now, so before you buy parts call us. AIM: AZP Installs | E-mail: sales@azpinstalls.com | 725 Fairfield Ave | Kenilworth, NJ 07033 | 908.248.AZP1 (2971) | T-1 Certified Amsoil Direct Jobber "Race Tested, Enthusiast Approved!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny78 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 alrighty, and do u have more info on the tribeca sway bar on my car. it will fit with no proiblems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 alrighty, and do u have more info on the tribeca sway bar on my car. it will fit with no proiblems? http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2443652&postcount=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestratomaster Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 do you have a rear bar already? If you're going with a 25 up front I highly recommend having something beefy in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubaruTim Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I have RCE T1's they are absolutely incredible. Best mod I have ever done. Worth every penny. Haven't done sways yet but that and some bushings are next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 my recommendation is listen to AZP Installs they probably have more and better experience (knowledge) then most of us on the forum. also hes a vendor *hint hint* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny78 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 ya i dont have a rear bar, as far as front sway bar il prob do the tribeca sway bar deal, not sure what im going to do as far as coils or just struts with springs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osei Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 If you don't change your rear to at least a 22, you are going to have severe understeer. Suggest you read the many faqs and stickys on suspension before you pull the trigger. O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestratomaster Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 ya i dont have a rear bar, as far as front sway bar il prob do the tribeca sway bar deal, not sure what im going to do as far as coils or just struts with springs rear sway is significantly more important on our cars. The front is already a 19 or 20 or something like that. The rear is tiny at 15 or 16. I have a 22 in the rear set to stiff and it's fairly balanced now, the rear even comes out every now and again if I try hard enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny78 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 ya i see what you guys are saying, who sells rear sway bars? whiteline right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 For rear sway bar, there are AVO 20mm, Cusco 21mm, Whiteline 20mm, RalliTEK 19mm. I have RCE T1's they are absolutely incredible. Best mod I have ever done. Worth every penny. Haven't done sways yet but that and some bushings are next. I just recently ordered a set of these myself. Very excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny78 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 what brand and mm did u order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I was refering to SubaruTim's post; I recently ordered the RaceComp Engineering Tarmac 1 coilovers. As far as sway bars, I'm running the OEM JDM 20mm tubular (hollow) rear sway bar with the stock front. I ordered it from RalliTEK a long time ago so it came with their polyurethane bushings. They dont sell these anymore though. EDIT: It appears the OEM JDM 20mm rear sway bar is back on RalliTEK's site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 my recommendation is listen to AZP Installs they probably have more and better experience (knowledge) then most of us on the forum. also hes a vendor *hint hint* Thanks! We have been in the Subaru game for 10+ years including tracking and racing our Subies since 1999. We actually down-sell folks because we don't like to see them spend their hard earned money unwisely. -mike http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/91072632.jpg http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/133406601.jpg http://upload.pbase.com/image/137566671.jpg Call directly for your best Whiteline Price! | We also carry almost every manufacturer now, so before you buy parts call us. AIM: AZP Installs | E-mail: paisan@azpinstalls.com | 725 Fairfield Ave | Kenilworth, NJ 07033 | 908.248.AZP1 (2971) | T-1 Certified Amsoil Direct Jobber "Race Tested, Enthusiast Approved!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Get the Konis and don't buy something that will be a headache down the road. Coilovers get old after everyone and their brother complains about the ride. If you are dead set on coilovers then get RCEs or KWs or something not made in China. -Jake Coilovers don't ride rough because they're coilovers, they ride rough because coilovers tend to be designed for track use and not on bumpy roads. Surely some coilovers can ride well. After all, they're basically a pre-assembled spring/strut assembly, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Coilovers can ride well if the dampers are quality, like the RCE and KWs. Even then, they are designed for track use. Most folks on here are not to the level even if they track their cars to need coilovers. Cheap ones just make the car borderline dangerous on the street in my opinion. Bottom line is that konis and springs will be a better setup for a street and even lightly tracked car. If you must step up to coils, KWs or RCEs are the way to go. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Bottom line is that konis and springs will be a better setup for a street and even lightly tracked car. If you must step up to coils, KWs or RCEs are the way to go. Us Outback owners are pretty much limited to coilovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Us Outback owners are pretty much limited to coilovers Why do you say that? We have installed tons of konis and bilsteins on outbacks. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Why do you say that? We have installed tons of konis and bilsteins on outbacks. Mike Every Outback I've seen on Bilsteins look far too low for my taste. Coilovers are the only option I've seen that allow for the car to be lowered a bit without looking like it's been lowered. A stock Outback looks lifted. A stock Legacy looks good. An Outback on coilovers looks like a stock Legacy An Outback on Bilsteins looks like like the suspension collapsed. You can't go too low with an Outback because the extra wide stuck-on fender bits hang out too far past the tires and the whole lowering thing just looks more exaggerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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