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03-19-2014, 03:27 PM | #1 |
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KW Rear Top Hat Question
I'm having trouble finding aftermarket top hats for my rear KW V3's, any suggestions?
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03-19-2014, 03:33 PM | #2 |
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You can contact @robispec to get his rear top hats that add 2" shock travel.
Raceseng offers a set as well in 2" added travel, and will have a 1" version soon: http://www.raceseng.com/shock-top-20...r-s-subaru-brz You could always use the OEM top.
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^I wonder with those shock-travel-extending rear tops if people might run into coil bind at certain ride heights or if they'd need to get shorter springs. Hmmm.
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I used STi Group-N rear mounts. Got mine from RCE.
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Not saying you won't be fine with the stock upper mount, but why wouldn't you want an extra inch or two of bump travel without giving up anything but a bit of droop travel (which there is quite a bit of already)?
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Not saying this is the case, just pointing out that it's probably worth looking into. Especially for people who might be running coilovers at the higher end of their rated ride heights. |
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For me personally, I'd want to add back travel for however much it was lowered over the coilover at the highest setting.
ie: if max height = 1/2" lower than stock and you're running it 1.5" lower than stock I'd want the 1" upper mount to gain back the extra inch of lowering.
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i'm using 2011 STi rear top hats with my Kw's.
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