Ok i am thinking about getting some springs for my 06 wagon. I would like to lower the car just a bit to get rid of that big gap up front. i dont want the ride to be much firmer that stock. has any one heard of EPIC Engineering springs. also when i install these springs will I need to get an alignment and if so to what specifications?
I would look at the Prodrive sedan springs. A lot of guys run these on their wagon with very little butt sag.
Take a look here Shocks/struts - Google Docs
The stock alignment specs suck. The spring company will not give these numbers. I would try and get -1 deg up front and -5 deg in the rear, with 0 toe on both. I run -2 up front and -75 in the rear, I add -2 up front for track days. You might need camber bolts also. A lot of the alignment will depend on the rest of the mods.
it just seems like i need to go through a lot of **** to get rid of that gap. i dont track my car and stiffer sway bars are all i need it order to stiffen my baby in the corners. But i would like to get rid of that gap.
Then get some Whiteline sways front/rear, Kartboy endlinks front/rear, and Swift wagon springs. That combo will give you exactly what you want. You may not even need the Paraniod Fab shims with the Swifts (ask TIC).
Also, all the above are very easy to install yourself. The Sways/Endlinks are about 1-2 hour job at the most (PB Blaster the **** out of the bolts holding the stock sways on the night b4 the install and again the day of). The only thing that requires a little bit more is the springs, but you could rent a spring compressor from almost any auto parts store and save yourself some money and just have a buddy for help and some beer (if your of age of course).
Trust me, contact TIC and they will get you squared away:
what if i was to use 07 sti springs?? with the paranoid concepts shims in the back? would i see any drop?
Yes you would see a drop, but you may not like the ride. While your stock shocks can handle the STi springs, it may be on the outer limits of their capability. So your ride would proabably be a little harsher/more bouncy than you want due to the much higher spring rates of the STi springs.
With the stock shocks the Swift wagon springs will increase the handling w/o a harsh ride and won't be too much firmer than stock. So for daily driving purposes and what you described its probably a better fit IMHO.
Last edited by c2bcoolwrx : 04-18-2009 at 05:42 PM.
what if i was to use 07 sti springs?? with the paranoid concepts shims in the back? would i see any drop?
As said yes you would see drop. Even with the spacers in the rear you'll likely have saggy butt in a Wagon using Sedan springs. The rear Sedan springs are shorter overall as well as a lower spring rate than the Wagon.
When removing the strut make sure you have both front wheels up or both rear wheels up or all four. I did one corner at a time and put a pinhole in my cv boot(pita to replace). When i did the opposite side i left the first side jacked up and on a stand and it was 1,000 times easier to remove with no struggle and no ripped cv boot. Woulda been nice if someone mentioned that before.
When removing the strut make sure you have both front wheels up or both rear wheels up or all four. I did one corner at a time and put a pinhole in my cv boot(pita to replace). When i did the opposite side i left the first side jacked up and on a stand and it was 1,000 times easier to remove with no struggle and no ripped cv boot. Woulda been nice if someone mentioned that before.
I'm not saying to only lift one wheel at a time or that I would do it that way but, what did it have to do with you ripping a CV boot? I'm not seeing the relation.
Note: you should jack up the front, back or the whole car and put the it on jackstands.
I'm not saying to only lift one wheel at a time or that I would do it that way but, what did it have to do with you ripping a CV boot? I'm not seeing the relation.
Note: you should jack up the front, back or the whole car and put the it on jackstands.
I was trying to get the lower part of the strut back on and the space was really tight from both sides being linked by the sway bar...but when both sides are up on stands you get an extra 6 in of space and the strut comes of a d on easy without rubbing the boot
Ok i am thinking about getting some springs for my 06 wagon. I would like to lower the car just a bit to get rid of that big gap up front. i dont want the ride to be much firmer that stock. has any one heard of EPIC Engineering springs. also when i install these springs will I need to get an alignment and if so to what specifications?
yeah I'd most definitely get an alignment from a shop with one of those tire machine things (lack of a better term). A friend of mine actually "forgot" to get an alignment and kissed his axles goodbye in one and a half laps.
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