[BE4VER]

--STX modding begins..

Once I decided I was done with C Street I began researching for the first big piece of the STX puzzle.. Wheels and Coils.

I know RPF1 is the first choice but this is a "budget" build and every penny counts. The next lightest thing I found was the Rota Titan 17x9 +42 weighing in at 18lbs. from wheeldude.com

I'm going to be at stock power for now so I wanted to add a little pep down low to get back into the higher rpm range faster and a lightweight crank pulley is further down my list so I went with a set of 235 40 17 Z2's giving me a 24.402 overall diameter -.216 vs stock. I have a fear i may hit my limiter in second but hopefully while i stay low on power I’m not hitting speeds that would make me need a tune to raise my limit and do soft limiter yet.. cause that’s further down the line right now.

I've repeatedly read the whole regurgitated story of "koni's w springs are best budget option" or "buck up for KWv3 or Tarmac2's". Yes, I wish I could afford the later with a fancy set of top hats but that's not my budget. Also wanted something adjustable and I wasn't in the mood to modify my stock front shocks and then still have to worry about possible wheel clearance issues with stock spring perches and also still have to buy camber plates.. I'd only run springs on my cars till now but had been researching faqs, brands, and reading reviews for years. I first heard about Feal 441's from a fast RT AWD WRX driver who was class champ last year and told me he was moving up to STU this year. Then I remembered I'd stopped by Odi's set up at Formula D and saw the logo before. After a few weeks of researching and reading reviews on this site, nasioc, iwsti, 3gwrx, etc.. there was two words that jumped out at me.. "budget" and "nationals".

I called up and explained to Odi that I'd read threads on the results others had, he answered all my nooby questions, and shipped me out a set with 7k front 6k rear swift springs.

I ordered a set of whiteline adjustable front end links to dial out the preload which I was holding out on buying till I solved the big sway bar question from JSC speed.