My new 2010 Subaru WRX
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These are one of the few wheels on my list if I ever part with my Volks 
Good choice
Good choice
Drag makes a replica and my friend/coworker got them in the same color for his TL because he got a huge discount on them through work. I made fun of him because they were multi lug until he pointed out that the real ones were too. I just don't get how they can be so expensive, yet cheap out on a thing like that.
nah. dont have it yet.
i still have a warranty on the engine til 60,000 miles (im at 37k now). they are pretty expensive. its like 500 for the unit, and tuning costs just as much. i probably wont bother until the warranty is up. im not crazy about power mods, this is my DD. im satisfied with the suspension, power is good too. after the warranty is up, id like to upgrade the top mount IC, the downpipe, and get it tuned. should be good for about 300awhp. plenty
sidenote,
less than a week, and the gf curbed one of the wheels...
i still have a warranty on the engine til 60,000 miles (im at 37k now). they are pretty expensive. its like 500 for the unit, and tuning costs just as much. i probably wont bother until the warranty is up. im not crazy about power mods, this is my DD. im satisfied with the suspension, power is good too. after the warranty is up, id like to upgrade the top mount IC, the downpipe, and get it tuned. should be good for about 300awhp. plenty
sidenote,
less than a week, and the gf curbed one of the wheels...
sidenote,
less than a week, and the gf curbed one of the wheels...
im with double0si on this one. if you plan on keeping her around for a while, powder your hand first.
i was pretty pissed. and she got mad cause she was convinced she didnt do it (or just didnt want to take the blame lol). ive calmed down about it some. just sucks cause the wheels are 1. $375 a pop. 2. custom fitment (not a standard size), and 3. not even a few weeks old.
the scratch isnt too deep, but its long, about 12" of the rim so its pretty noticeable. i figure if i ever feel like a color change, ill sand it out, and repaint the wheels, or possibly find someone who can match the color to the others, but being a matte bronze finish i doubt the latter.
anyway,
a few days ago i installed a master cylinder brace (royal PITA), and yesterday me and my buddy installed 4-pot calipers on the front, SS braided brake lines all around, and new pads all around.
calipers: regular Subaru 4-pots from a 06-07 WRX, i stripped and painted themblack with 2000* header paint, followed by 500* clear coat.
SS lines: Stop Tech SS braided all around
pads : Stop Tech street performance (similar to Hawk HPS) all around
pics:
car feels good brake feel is a lot better, bite is better.
current mods:
Epic Engineering lowering springs (lowers about 1" all the way around)
Koni Yellow Sport struts/shocks
Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar
Kartboy short shifter with poly shifter bushings
Kartboy solid endlinks all around
Rally Armor mudflaps
17x9 +44 Work Emotion CR Kai wheels
Subaru FHI 4-pot front calipers
StopTech SS brake lines
StopTech Street Performance pads
Grimmspeed brake master cylinder brace
i think just a front 24mm sway bar and im about done doing what i want to do... for now lol.
the scratch isnt too deep, but its long, about 12" of the rim so its pretty noticeable. i figure if i ever feel like a color change, ill sand it out, and repaint the wheels, or possibly find someone who can match the color to the others, but being a matte bronze finish i doubt the latter.
anyway,
a few days ago i installed a master cylinder brace (royal PITA), and yesterday me and my buddy installed 4-pot calipers on the front, SS braided brake lines all around, and new pads all around.
calipers: regular Subaru 4-pots from a 06-07 WRX, i stripped and painted themblack with 2000* header paint, followed by 500* clear coat.
SS lines: Stop Tech SS braided all around
pads : Stop Tech street performance (similar to Hawk HPS) all around
pics:
car feels good brake feel is a lot better, bite is better.
current mods:
Epic Engineering lowering springs (lowers about 1" all the way around)
Koni Yellow Sport struts/shocks
Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar
Kartboy short shifter with poly shifter bushings
Kartboy solid endlinks all around
Rally Armor mudflaps
17x9 +44 Work Emotion CR Kai wheels
Subaru FHI 4-pot front calipers
StopTech SS brake lines
StopTech Street Performance pads
Grimmspeed brake master cylinder brace
i think just a front 24mm sway bar and im about done doing what i want to do... for now lol.
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yeah. so not done with this.
just did a 12 hr bushing install for the subframe and rear diff. to get the subframe and diff out, literally everything has to come apart. once thats done, you have to cut/burn/hammer the old shit out, then pop the new ones in. pics:
now unbolt the subframe and drop it down. again, we used the tranny jack to make things easier.
now the fun begins...
Without a doubt the hardest part is getting the large bushings out. Even if you can maneuver the subframe onto a press, it's almost impossible to press them out because on side of the bushing has a lip that extends out and curls over. It took A LOT of burning, cutting, an hammering to get them out. Best results seemed to come from burning most of the rubber out with MAPP gas (hotter than propane) then making a cut in the bushing sleeve (which is like 1/4" thick) and finishing up with an air hammer and chisel attachment to pound it out. just work at it, try not to cut through the outer rings, and itll come. pics of the carnage to ensue...
then put it all back together.
pain in the ass but the car feels MUCH more solid now. like night and day.
just did a 12 hr bushing install for the subframe and rear diff. to get the subframe and diff out, literally everything has to come apart. once thats done, you have to cut/burn/hammer the old shit out, then pop the new ones in. pics:
now unbolt the subframe and drop it down. again, we used the tranny jack to make things easier.
now the fun begins...
Without a doubt the hardest part is getting the large bushings out. Even if you can maneuver the subframe onto a press, it's almost impossible to press them out because on side of the bushing has a lip that extends out and curls over. It took A LOT of burning, cutting, an hammering to get them out. Best results seemed to come from burning most of the rubber out with MAPP gas (hotter than propane) then making a cut in the bushing sleeve (which is like 1/4" thick) and finishing up with an air hammer and chisel attachment to pound it out. just work at it, try not to cut through the outer rings, and itll come. pics of the carnage to ensue...
then put it all back together.
pain in the ass but the car feels MUCH more solid now. like night and day.
nice
what you did with the bushings is exactly what clayton showed me to do with ES bushings when I had my honda. been doing it that way since
what you did with the bushings is exactly what clayton showed me to do with ES bushings when I had my honda. been doing it that way since
burning, cutting the sleeve, hammering out.
we did use a press where we could to speed things up though. but i don't have a press at home.
we did use a press where we could to speed things up though. but i don't have a press at home.
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