Apparently this has been an issue for STi's for maybe a decade, and somehow I never saw a mention of it when I was researching the Racecomp Yellow Springs before purchase.
I purchased the springs and went to Cobb Tuning in Plano, TX for the install and alignment. After the springs were installed the alignment guy told me my right rear was sitting at -2.8 camber and the left rear was -2.1, and there's no adjustment from factory.
My first thought was maybe there was a glitch in the spring for the right rear and called Racecomp. They didn't answer, but noticed the missed call and called me back! How often do you hear of a company doing that? :tup: Long story short, it appeared everything was fine with the springs and install, and I simply was an unlucky soul that got an STi from the factory that was set up this way (but not as extreme with factory springs). The solution was Cusco rear adjustable lower control arms...another $500! While on the phone Racecomp suggested a camber of -1.3 to -1.5 in the front (daily driver) and -1.5 to -1.8 in the rear. I went with -1.3 in the front not sure where to put the rear in the given range when I get the Cusco LCA's installed (-1.5 or -1.8 or something in between?)
Now I drive back home through Dallas traffic and give the car a good walk-around in the driveway and immediately notice the left rear is lower than the right rear by 0.5". I didn't notice this at Cobb because they parked it in a parking spot and I couldn't get a good visual, although I did notice the left rear seemed lower than I expected when I walked to get in the car. Apparently this is not very noticeable at factory ride height, and it can obviously be adjusted with a good set of coil-overs.
Another call to Racecomp and I learn this is totally normal, and has been for many years, and the difference "may" not be as extreme when I get the camber corrected on the right rear.
Now this brings me to the main reason for this post - can/should I use a 0.5" washer/spacer on the left rear to make it visually match the right rear? Do they even make such a thing? Does it mess up the geometry on the suspension and not recommended?
Any other suggestions (other than several thousand dollars for coil-overs) is appreciated.
Oh, and I LOVE the performance of the springs! I thought the car handled amazingly before, but now it's like a surgical scalpel, and the quality of the ride on bumpy roads seemed to stay about the same as factory. Not sure if the springs get all the credit, or the aggressive alignment - probably both.
I purchased the springs and went to Cobb Tuning in Plano, TX for the install and alignment. After the springs were installed the alignment guy told me my right rear was sitting at -2.8 camber and the left rear was -2.1, and there's no adjustment from factory.
My first thought was maybe there was a glitch in the spring for the right rear and called Racecomp. They didn't answer, but noticed the missed call and called me back! How often do you hear of a company doing that? :tup: Long story short, it appeared everything was fine with the springs and install, and I simply was an unlucky soul that got an STi from the factory that was set up this way (but not as extreme with factory springs). The solution was Cusco rear adjustable lower control arms...another $500! While on the phone Racecomp suggested a camber of -1.3 to -1.5 in the front (daily driver) and -1.5 to -1.8 in the rear. I went with -1.3 in the front not sure where to put the rear in the given range when I get the Cusco LCA's installed (-1.5 or -1.8 or something in between?)
Now I drive back home through Dallas traffic and give the car a good walk-around in the driveway and immediately notice the left rear is lower than the right rear by 0.5". I didn't notice this at Cobb because they parked it in a parking spot and I couldn't get a good visual, although I did notice the left rear seemed lower than I expected when I walked to get in the car. Apparently this is not very noticeable at factory ride height, and it can obviously be adjusted with a good set of coil-overs.
Another call to Racecomp and I learn this is totally normal, and has been for many years, and the difference "may" not be as extreme when I get the camber corrected on the right rear.
Now this brings me to the main reason for this post - can/should I use a 0.5" washer/spacer on the left rear to make it visually match the right rear? Do they even make such a thing? Does it mess up the geometry on the suspension and not recommended?
Any other suggestions (other than several thousand dollars for coil-overs) is appreciated.
Oh, and I LOVE the performance of the springs! I thought the car handled amazingly before, but now it's like a surgical scalpel, and the quality of the ride on bumpy roads seemed to stay about the same as factory. Not sure if the springs get all the credit, or the aggressive alignment - probably both.