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Confusion with some suspension items from japanparts, help!
A Question for those whove done tS research and builds,
I have a 2014 A/T Euro Model and Im planning a JDM TS Build. Since im in the Philippines, shipping from Japan is a bit cheaper. I am planning to go Draw Stiffener + Flexible V-Bars, (skip tower bar) engine and diff mounts, long steering bolt, steering and differential bushings, and a 15mm rear sway bar. No planned brake upgrades except pads possibly. But when it comes to the subframe parts, I got confused with the parts! Looking through sub frame mods for 2012-2015 Chassis, what is the difference of these 4 links? Am i supposed to get all four? or am i doing some redundant parts? A "STI 20250G LATERAL LINK ASSY" https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/24568 B "STI 20152 FRAME SUB ASSY, REAR SUSPENSION" https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45772 C "STI SUB FRAME BUSH" https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/43133 D "STI TRAILING LINK SET" https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/42805 But If i search for 2016+ Chassis, there are only 2 sets that are similar to the 2012-2015. They seem to have dropped the Sub Frame Bushing and Sub Frame Assembly. A "STI TRAILING LINK SET" - same as 12-15 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/42805 B "STI REAR SUSPENSION LINK SET(ST20250ZR000)" - this set seems to be the same as the 12-15's Lateral Link assembly https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/30279 Just seriously need some guidance in which of these subframe links to get. Lastly, I noticed for 2012-2015 Chassis, There are 2 Damper Sets available, First is a Yellow+Red Combo (Bilstein X STI) https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45805 The second doesn't say what brand, but the photo shows a Black and Silver Shock assembly, with STI printed on the shock https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45136 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45137 Is the bilstein the more updated one or are the STIs ones better for my car? I noticed the official STI.jp website only carries the Bilsteins now. Last edited by leevanf; 02-07-2019 at 03:17 AM. |
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In general there were 2 JDM tS cars. The first one used the '14-'15 chassis changes and it was focusing more on performance. The second one used the '16 chassis and it was focusing more in comfort and to have a more German car feel.
Example: The silver shocks were from Showa and they were used in the first JDM tS car. They lowered the car 15-20 mm. The yellow shocks from Bilstein focused more in a combination of performance-comfort and kept the car height almost stock. From my point of view, the first JDM tS car was the more original. If you want a German car feel why not to buy from the beginning a German car? |
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Thanks for the tS history! putting the suspension/dampers aside, what do you recommend i do with the subframe parts? Still pretty confused on those 4 items! Am i supposed to get all 4? or are some redundant parts/components of the other? Both 12-15 and 16+ seem to have the same part numbers (Im assuming rear susp is for the rear.. and trailing link set is for the front?) (1) Rear Suspension Link Set https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/24568 (2) Trailing Link Set https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/42805 BUT the 12-15 has this additional Sub Frame Assembly + Sub Frame Bushings available to it. https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/45772 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/43133 |
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I have the rear lateral and trailing arms also but not the subframe bushings. It was the Bilstein set that really made the car drive like a German car. I found myself driving faster and faster afterwards without realizing it until I look at the speedo. Whereas before when I first switched to the BRZ from the Golf I kept finding myself below the speed limit cuz the car felt really quick in actually slower speeds. Last edited by krayzie; 02-07-2019 at 08:59 AM. |
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I agree the Showa set is probably more OG in terms of feel but this is just a guess. I actually waited for the Bilstein set cuz I thought that would be more traditional in terms of STI equipment, and that I really wanted to try monotube shocks. These are custom valved for STI and actually not as harsh as Bilstein B8 Sport Shocks that are aftermaket for many other cars I've rode in before. I think the 2nd iteration didn't have the rear CF wing but did have the Recaro Sportster CS with additional sound deadening and chassis stiffening as standard, whereas the first car needed the GT Package to have the Recaros and the rear CF wing, and only the rear subframe was stiffened. The STI Sport being a standard model has already incorporated a lot of the improvements done on previous tS models into the factory production line and no longer requires to be upgraded separately by the STI workshop afterwards. Hence it doesn't need to be priced higher than the previously two custom built cars, and finally cost effective enough to bring a version over to North America. |
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If I were to say this to my friends, they would wholeheartedly agree and just bring up the one and only reason that makes any sense to them which is $$prestige$$. Even people I know that claim to know a lot and have driven a lot of different cars, they still don't understand the inherit difference between Japanese and German cars. To them German cars are the best no matter what. For me only Japanese ergonomics fit my Asian physique. But I digress. |
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If anything is adjustable like a camber bolt, then it requires a separate certification here. So, your twenty dollar part goes to the one hundred dollar range. I would accept this if someone was buying a low-end price suspension. Not a high-end price and I suppose they know very well the local market and the rules.
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