Rallitek.com Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Check these out! I just took these pics. The Cusco BP order showed up today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallitek.com Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 Here is the rear. I am hoping our shop can install them on our LGT today, but they are very busy and tell me it might be tomorrow/next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Are these new products? I saw you said in another thread that you had an exclusive on these. I think another vendor was selling the same. Just wondering, as they are on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallitek.com Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 We bought everyone Cusco had. (that is as exclusive as we could get) We have them in stock now. Yes, They are a new product. I just added them to our website. -Sean S. RalliTEK Subaru www.rallitek.com / www.rallitek.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I had the front chasis bar on MY04 WRX. I liked them; would not do the tower brace. I did not feel a difference with that on. Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I got mine from racecomp a couple weeks ago. GtGuy installed the front brace on his and gave a review. The thread is here somewhere. I have not installed mine yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I just installed my rear one today.. Racecomp had these for over a month now.. I am going to order the front one later if I really need it. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezone Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I had these installed too, helps to tighten things up a bit plus they look cool. There is another brand though, carbing. Are they somewhat lighter than the cusco ones..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Vacanza (part of Cusco's product line) are the same parts, just painted in gold. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallitek.com Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Xenonk - How do you like it? Do you have the front installed too? Sean S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Myles had to reorder my front braces, so it'll come in in about 3 weeks! Then we can install it!!! Whoo whoo woopy CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Vacanza (part of Cusco's product line) are the same parts, just painted in gold. Keefe I thought Vacanza was for wagons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallitek.com Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Same stuff, just gold instead of blue. -Sean S. RalliTEK Subaru www.RalliTEk.com / www.rallitek.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I would like to hear a review of the product. Does it stiffen up the handling any better?? Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Xenonk - How do you like it? Do you have the front installed too? Sean S. Nope, no front yet.. I plan to get it later in the season after I get the kinks sorted out with just the rear.. (I might not even need the front if the rear is doing what I want it to do). The car today at the local autox was very driftable on R-compounds, so I am happy with that, but I did notice a really big dfference in the stiffness in the rear as I was swinging the rear (by accident as I didnt expect to SWING IT THAT MUCH). The tire's shoulder heated up a lot more than what I expected, so something told me something was different. The scrubbing on the shoulders of the tires are different (less than usual). I will have to double check on the bolts again after tomorrow's event to ensure everything is locked-down and settled in. It's pretty cool to know that when I was installing the rears, the rear secondary lateral link (that's what the rear underbrace bolts up to) had a some load from the tires being off the ground. I had to jack the bottom of the tire (of course the rest of the car was already off the ground) to get the lateral arm realigned to fit in. With this said, I am sure the rear wheels do experience toe and camber changes during braking and acceleration. This underbrace should keep the pivot points from moving in and out of the center line of the car's dorsal axis. The main part of the rear underbrace ties the two ends of the lateral links together to keep the uniformity at equal length to prevent toe and camber changes. Final thoughts: Good stuff Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I thought Vacanza was for wagons. Legacy BP is a wagon Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I would like to hear a review of the product. Does it stiffen up the hankling any better?? Firedawgs, I posted a review of the front brace in the Reviews section. I though the rear bits were, given how tight the rear already was, a bit extreme for my situation. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Thanks I'll check it out. Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I would like to hear a review of the product. Does it stiffen up the hankling any better?? Front review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedawgs Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 OK, checked out the reveiw. Nice. I still have a question. You say you like the lower brace, but it brings back the understeer. I wonder if putting the rear brace on will help reduce that problem? Are braces like swaybars, that if you replace the rear it stiffen the front and visa versa?? Updated my vBGarage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Yes and no, but generally yes, it's pretty much the same as what swaybars do.. only the effects of the sway bar is more direct than braces. The braces are less effective if the primary parts of the suspension are soft to begin with (think of it as "the next weakest link in the chain"). There's nothing wrong with bringing some of the understeer back (as it's easier to correct understeering with less effort in driving). It's all a balancing act to get the car to have neutral steering in all sorts of turns (but we know that impossible, so as us drivers need to compensate for the various turns). It really comes down of how you want your car to set up. Currently, I am happy with my GT having the rear underbrace and a front top strut bar as my final suspension upgrades. The car rotates like a dream as we speak with just minor adjustments in camber, toe and tire pressures (which are quick and simple adjustments than installing a fixed part that isolates and limits the output/results to a certain set up). Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 speaking of steering...how can one make the steering feel more "SOLID/FIRM" and not soft/floaty/non-direct!!! Does anyone know what I am talking about or am I.... CRAZY KEN i.e. Steering column bushing of some sort...Just asking!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Yes......bugs me too. Springs are the answer to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 It's within in the alignment and main parts of the suspension. The more camber the car runs, the slower the steering responses feels. I assume it has to do the the caster as well, but I havent figured out why there is soo much play in the steering. I havent seen anything out of the ordinary from a WRX to the GT that gives me an idea of why the steering response is slow.. (other than lower center of gravity, more weight and the actual location of the tie rods' distance to the center axis of the drive axles). Sometimes I really want to just sell off my WRX quick steering rack and take that money to get my stock GT steering rack to get modded to a 10.5:1 ratio by http://www.rev-lab.com that will fix the steering for sure! ($1400 fix). Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallitek.com Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 I have already written Whiteline for rack bushings. -Sean S. RalliTEK Subaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.