It's nice to be back in an STI. My first was a 2008 I purchased back in March of '08. My thread on that can be found here. I sold it almost exactly 4 years later and didn't have a fun car for a while after that instead commuting in my 2001 Nissan Frontier for a few years.
I bought a 2015 BRZ Limited in September of '15 with the intent to spend some time Autocrossing. That never happened, but it was a blast on the street. RCE Tarmac II coilovers and 17x9 TC105N with 245/40 RE71R's. Sold it this past September.
Which brings me to the new toy; a 2019 STI Base with the Recaro package and a few other minor accessories like the autodim rearview mirror with homelink, short shifter and cargo mat.
I took delivery of the car on October 5th. It's been to Subiefest and back and is already sitting at over 2500 miles.
I had been running the Racecomp Black "regular guy" springs with the stock struts. This felt great on the street but after one autox on them I wanted to see how much of an improvement struts would make so I ordered a set of Racecomp GTWorx Bilsteins.
Felt much closer to my BRZ on Racecomp Tarmac II's. And a noticeable improvement at the next autox.
Total body roll shouldn't be any different. Springs/sway bars affect body roll. Transitionally it feels better, it feels like a properly matched spring/shock setup.
Thanks! Yeah, no rolled fenders, no rubbing. Stock rear control arms but I don't remember off the top of my head what camber I ended up with after installing the RCE Black springs. Same for the front camber, I maxed it out but don't remember what the actual value was. Somewhere between -1.4 and -1.7.
It's significantly different from stock. A much firmer ride without being harsh.
Steve
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