sti alloy lateral links

['E']

looked through the suspension treads and couldn't see any treads for this so sorry if i'm repeating what some else has already done

I've always loved the look of the sti alloy lateral links, so I bought a set off eBay and fitted them up (they need a clean). The sti links weigh 2.964kg and the stock links weigh 4.178kg so that 1.214kg of weight gone for those of you on a diet

its a cheap sti mod and has good sti wank factor

[Blacky]

Originally Posted by 'E'

its a cheap sti mod and has good sti wank factor

Does that make you a wanker?

Nice job, looks good.

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why yes it does

[WYOSVX]

What's a wank? Do wombats have them?

So, for the shade tree mechanics out there, is that mod for more bling appeal? What's the advantage?

I looks snappy.

BTW, love your wheel offset, looks slick the way SVX should be. Do you think it has any negative effect on your bearings?

[SVXRide]

You're just looking at the weight reduction, since they don't offer any more adjustment than the stock links do. Would be even sweeter if you milled off the one tab and had them anodized.

Bill

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Originally Posted by WYOSVX

What's a wank? Do wombats have them?

So, for the shade tree mechanics out there, is that mod for more bling appeal? What's the advantage?

I looks snappy.

BTW, love your wheel offset, looks slick the way SVX should be. Do you think it has any negative effect on your bearings?

Wombats are definitely wankers especially if you hit them in your car

It's sti bling mainly for me just so I can justify the sti badge on the back of my car but the benefits are weight saving and according to sti a more rigid rear end for better handling

No issues with bearings on the rear with that offset and yeah I love the rear guards being filled with wheel

['E']

Originally Posted by SVXRide

You're just looking at the weight reduction, since they don't offer any more adjustment than the stock links do. Would be even sweeter if you milled off the one tab and had them anodized.

Bill

Yeah I know there not adjustable but I not interested in adjusting them they are stiffer though and nice to look at when I'm lying under car swearing cause I just took some skin off my knuckles

I love the idea of anodising them, I was thinking of using the tabs for th sway bar

[icingdeath88]

Cool. Good to know that the stock sti links are the correct length. I am using some adjustable ones currently, which I like.

['E']

Originally Posted by icingdeath88

Cool. Good to know that the stock sti links are the correct length. I am using some adjustable ones currently, which I like.

lateral links are but not trailing arms

[icingdeath88]

Originally Posted by 'E'

lateral links are but not trailing arms

Yea, they are very far off right? So much that even the adjustable ones don't look like they can get to the right length, and probably would be angled wrong or something if they could.

['E']

Originally Posted by icingdeath88

Yea, they are very far off right? So much that even the adjustable ones don't look like they can get to the right length, and probably would be angled wrong or something if they could.

yeah they are definitely shorter i think the angle is the same though.

with your adjustable links do you actually have them adjusted to a certain length or do you just have them cause they're cool

[icingdeath88]

Originally Posted by 'E'

yeah they are definitely shorter i think the angle is the same though.

with your adjustable links do you actually have them adjusted to a certain length or do you just have them cause they're cool

Well, initially, we didn't know that the stock STi links were the same length, so I only expected the adjustable ones to work. I have them adjusted just a little bit because the car's lowered a little bit. I also am planning for later, taking the car to the track and stuff, I want to be able to adjust them.

['E']

Cool

[Tireiron]

I have the whiteline adjustables also. They are nice because you can dial in whatever camber you want to run. On subarus I like to start with -1.5 all around and work from there based on how it feels and acts.

Changing the trailing arms out won't make much difference. The OEM arms are quite a decent design and once you replace the trailing arm bushings it tightens things up significantly.

Adding diff bushings, outrigger bushings, and subframe bushings really locks everything down in the rear. I've gotten rid of all the rubber bushings in the rear. The only rubber bushings left in the car are the front control arm bushings.

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Originally Posted by Tireiron

I have the whiteline adjustables also. They are nice because you can dial in whatever camber you want to run. On subarus I like to start with -1.5 all around and work from there based on how it feels and acts.

Changing the trailing arms out won't make much difference. The OEM arms are quite a decent design and once you replace the trailing arm bushings it tightens things up significantly.

Adding diff bushings, outrigger bushings, and subframe bushings really locks everything down in the rear. I've gotten rid of all the rubber bushings in the rear. The only rubber bushings left in the car are the front control arm bushings.

I've got camber bolts on my rear struts to pull the top of the wheel in because of the 22 rear offset I'm running so don't really need the links to be adjustable. I've found the rear camber works really well with cornering

I plan on taking all the rubber out at some point myself, did you notice much of a difference in noise and vibration?