2006 Subaru Challenge in Maryland **AutoX Meet**

[SVXRide]

Chike,
You might want to look into some STi springs before you do the sway bar.
Congrats on the win!
-Bill

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by SVXRide

Chike,
You might want to look into some STi springs before you do the sway bar.
Congrats on the win!
-Bill

Not legal to do springs in a stock class. The front sway bar is going to help a bunch with front end grip. Next mod after that will be a second set of 17x7" wheels with r-comps followed by AGX shocks.

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by svxfiles

Great job Kid!


But I'm worried, it looks like you're leaning to the left!

Thank you Sir. I need to get even closer to some of those cones. I'm still a good 1-1.5' away.

That was a tight corner, so yeah body roll was significant.

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

Thank you Sir. I need to get even closer to some of those cones. I'm still a good 1-1.5' away.

That was a tight corner, so yeah body roll was significant.

Dude!


That was my REPUBLICAN (smart @ss)answer!

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by svxfiles

Dude!


That was my REPUBLICAN (smart @ss)answer!

Oh, I know. I've gotten used to those answers...

[Earthworm]

What are you doing so far away from the cones?

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by Earthworm

What are you doing so far away from the cones?

LOL! I was taking the scenic way around!

[SVXRide]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

Not legal to do springs in a stock class. The front sway bar is going to help a bunch with front end grip. Next mod after that will be a second set of 17x7" wheels with r-comps followed by AGX shocks.

My aren't we the puritan

Seriously, I'd go with the r-comps before the sway bar. Have you spoken to any fellow WRX'ers as to how their cars handled after adding just the larger front bar and street tires? More front end grip for sure, just might be interesting to find out if it doesn't come at the expense of more understeer....

-Bill

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by SVXRide

My aren't we the puritan

Seriously, I'd go with the r-comps before the sway bar. Have you spoken to any fellow WRX'ers as to how their cars handled after adding just the larger front bar and street tires? More front end grip for sure, just might be interesting to find out if it doesn't come at the expense of more understeer....

-Bill

Not trying to be a puritan, just 100% 'legal' for my class.

All the WRX autoXers recommend the larger fsb before going to agx shocks. Obviously r-comps are the most cost-effective upgrade to lower my times, but I don't have a spare $1,000 for an extra set of wheels and r-comps just yet.

[Chiketkd]

...are now posted for Atlanta, GA and Gainesville, FL.


2006 South Central Region Event #1 -
Atlanta, Georgia - Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
October 7th, 2006
More Details Coming Soon!

2006 South Central Region Event #2 -
Gainesville, Florida - Gainesville Raceway
October 21st, 2006
More Details Coming Soon!

2006 South Central Region Event #3 - Dallas, TX
Details Coming Soon!

-Chike

[Chiketkd]

I just ordered my 29mm Whiteline front sway bar from Patrick at boxer4racing.com!

I should have it on my car by Saturday next week...

-Chike

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

I just ordered my 29mm Whiteline front sway bar from Patrick at boxer4racing.com!

I should have it on my car by Saturday next week...

-Chike

HA!Less than six months from box stock to Bill stock!!!


Quotr from Chi ke;
"It' January 28th 2006, I just picked up my new car and I'm going to leave it box stock, forever!!!"

[SVXRide]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

I just ordered my 29mm Whiteline front sway bar from Patrick at boxer4racing.com!

I should have it on my car by Saturday next week...

-Chike

Chike,
Nice....think that bar is about the same size as the one on BillStock
-Bill
p.s. (this one's for Tom K) LMAOACE

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by svxfiles

Quotr from Chi ke;
"It' January 28th 2006, I just picked up my new car and I'm going to leave it box stock, forever!!!"

Hey Tom,

I never said forever. Besides people kept goading me on to do power mods - those are on the back burner. I want to do every legal handling mod allowed in D-Stock.

Originally Posted by SVXRide

Chike,
Nice....think that bar is about the same size as the one on BillStock
-Bill
p.s. (this one's for Tom K) LMAOACE

Yup, it's a pretty big bar. Here's a few pics someone else took of the 29mm Whiteline bar compared to the stock 20mm one.

[Chiketkd]

This is the difference in body roll people typically see with a large front sway bar -

My car at an autoX 2 weekends ago with the stock bar (late apex corner):


'06 WRX with bigger front sway bar:


The bar really keeps the front end level in tight corners and reduces the amount of 'dive' on the outside front wheel - which in turns the amount of unloading on the diagonally opposed rear wheel.