Re: Project idea - STI to SVX strut adapter plates?
Yes I welded the tab on the A-arm for the end link.
I'm running fortune 500 05-07 STi coilovers, they run about $1600. There are cheaper ones out there, but I wanted something decent. An important point for me is them having separate height adjustment so I don't have to change the spring preload to change the height.
In the front at the knuckle I had to open the top mounting hole on the coilover about 1/4 inch downwards toward the lower mounting hole. All camber adjustment will be from the top hat for fine tuning.
In the rear at the knuckle I actually took the knuckles off and had 1/8 or 1/4 inch (can't remember right now) machined off of the knuckle strut mounting point so i t matches the thickness of every other Subaru knuckle out there.
I made the permanent modifications to the SVX because if I need to change out the suspension again I can much more easily find STi coilovers and just install them now with only slight modifications to the front mounting point at the knuckle again.
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