Handling Mods
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:27 pm
Hiya,
Could I have some ideas and advice about mods to improve the cars handling. At the moment I have been told that anti roll bars or strut braces will help to stop the car understeer. Do you need both front and back for this and is there a certain way you need to set these up to get these handling charachteristics. I find at the moment that the car does understeer quite a lot so would like to try and change this.
Secondly im going to eventually have to get coilover suspension to replace the default struts that keep keeling over due to design fault from what i can see. Is there much difference between all of the options out there for coilovers or do they all mainly do the same job?
Ive found some TEIN coil overs which have adjustability inside the car which sounds good. Although this seems to be one of the only companies to offer such functionality so dont know if this is a cheap gimic or if it will work. Details are:
Tein Suspension
Tein EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) makes it possible for the driver to control the damping force at the touch of a button while in the drivers seat. This is accomplished by controlling stepping motors installed on each shock absorber. Because the damping force can be controlled with such ease, the driver can adjust the suspension to suit all road/track conditions. Thus allowing the driver to fully enjoy the driving experience.
£280.00 + VAT (£329.00)
Tein Suspension
Tein Type FLEX damper kit was designed to provide driving comfort and sports performance with its full-length adjustment system. We have incorporated separate height and preload adjustments, which allows you to have various set-ups to meet different road conditions. The FLEX damper kit includes pillowball uppermounts and is compatible with EDFC, for maximum performance for the street. This kit will fit all 4 and 5 door models.
£1050.00 + VAT (£1233.75)
Finally as mentioned with the anti roll bars, its okay buying the adjustable kit but it is more important to have the kit setup properly. I dont want to compromise the superb handling charachteristics of the subaru by installing the anti roll bar and the coil over suspension so it is important that the car is setup properly. I expect with coil overs you can adjust how hard the suspension is along with ride height etc. Anyone any advice on this to keep the car handling well?
Lastly the other coil over systems seem to be manual i.e. you need to get out, take the wheel off, get a toolkit out and tweak the settings then repeat for 3 other wheels. In reality i take it that you just set it and forget it once you have got them installed?
Thanks
Mega
Could I have some ideas and advice about mods to improve the cars handling. At the moment I have been told that anti roll bars or strut braces will help to stop the car understeer. Do you need both front and back for this and is there a certain way you need to set these up to get these handling charachteristics. I find at the moment that the car does understeer quite a lot so would like to try and change this.
Secondly im going to eventually have to get coilover suspension to replace the default struts that keep keeling over due to design fault from what i can see. Is there much difference between all of the options out there for coilovers or do they all mainly do the same job?
Ive found some TEIN coil overs which have adjustability inside the car which sounds good. Although this seems to be one of the only companies to offer such functionality so dont know if this is a cheap gimic or if it will work. Details are:
Tein Suspension
Tein EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) makes it possible for the driver to control the damping force at the touch of a button while in the drivers seat. This is accomplished by controlling stepping motors installed on each shock absorber. Because the damping force can be controlled with such ease, the driver can adjust the suspension to suit all road/track conditions. Thus allowing the driver to fully enjoy the driving experience.
£280.00 + VAT (£329.00)
Tein Suspension
Tein Type FLEX damper kit was designed to provide driving comfort and sports performance with its full-length adjustment system. We have incorporated separate height and preload adjustments, which allows you to have various set-ups to meet different road conditions. The FLEX damper kit includes pillowball uppermounts and is compatible with EDFC, for maximum performance for the street. This kit will fit all 4 and 5 door models.
£1050.00 + VAT (£1233.75)
Finally as mentioned with the anti roll bars, its okay buying the adjustable kit but it is more important to have the kit setup properly. I dont want to compromise the superb handling charachteristics of the subaru by installing the anti roll bar and the coil over suspension so it is important that the car is setup properly. I expect with coil overs you can adjust how hard the suspension is along with ride height etc. Anyone any advice on this to keep the car handling well?
Lastly the other coil over systems seem to be manual i.e. you need to get out, take the wheel off, get a toolkit out and tweak the settings then repeat for 3 other wheels. In reality i take it that you just set it and forget it once you have got them installed?
Thanks
Mega