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Install: Group-N Front Top Hats
After going through my options in a previous post, I decided to go with the Group-N top hats. I’m going to school and starting a new job so I needed a known quantity for a reliable setup. I won’t have the time to tinker with my car like I want to. However, the swap took…
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Research: Subaru Top Hats
I recently came across an issue with my Whiteline Top Hats rubbing the upper spring perch on the MIN Camber setting. I thought the noise was my broken spring isolator since the spring was popping in low speed situations. However, when I went to replace the isolator I found this… Sigh. I’m not a huge…
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Install: [DIY] Subaru Transmission Mount
I decided to make my own transmission mount since it is cheaper than buying aftermarket transmission mount and I can choose the durometer of the urethane. I am currently running a Torque Solutions transmission mount and one of the studs is loose and won’t fully tighten. Other than the loose stud, the mount is obnoxious…
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Install: Braking on a Budget (LGT Rear Brake Upgrade)
Why LGT rear brakes? Well, a couple reasons. First, I wanted vented rear discs. Solid discs don’t seem to hold up very long without some sort of BBK up front in my experience. And second, wheel selection. Brembos are great for stopping power but many lightweight aftermarket wheels won’t clear them without some combination of…
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Review: Subframe U-Brace
The Subframe U-Brace is one of those semi-controversial Subaru parts that is debated over whether it works or not. Some people say it is critical chassis bracing and others say it is useless weight (~25lbs). I personally leaned towards the former thinking it had to do something… hell, anything – if for no other reason…
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Install: STi Lower Control Arms (+Caster)
To finish off the STi front suspension conversion, I picked up a set of STi aluminum lower control arms. If you want a set that adds caster, avoid a set from a 2007 STi. There are some visual cues of the caster adding LCAs, however they aren’t obvious at first glance. Check out this thread on…
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Install: STi Lateral Links
To round out my STi suspension upgrades, I picked up a set of STi rear lateral links. With these you will need an STi rear sway bar and end links. Finding a 20mm rear sway bar proved to be a royal PITA. These seem to be hot sellers. I eventually found a JDM STi rear…
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Hood Scoop Refurb(ish)
Like most of my projects, this one was spur of the moment. My plan is to get a JDM scoop one day, but it’s not a priority right now. So I decided to make my stock scoop less of an eye sore. Other than sanding the paint down because some of it has peeled off, the…
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A Good Two-Hour Drive.
East Tennessee is home to several great roads to drive, with the most famous being the Tail of the Dragon. This is probably due to the the Appalachian Mountains running right along the eastern Tennessee/western North Carolina border. If there is a road running across this area then there is a good bet that it…
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2009 WRX (Archived Build Thread Post)
So this post may be a little confusing. But it more or less a copy/paste job of my old 2009 WRX build thread before the forum was shut down. I wanted to keep the info out on the interwebs for future reference. Some links are broken and at some point I will go through and…
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