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JZA61 · 08-05-2015, 01:45 AM

@Tyler

You for sure I know there's a lot more within the STi, just tried to keep it short and sweet haha. The Brembo's I did forget about, the diffs, bushing differences, and tranny can be taken with a grain of salt really. Are they really needed? Meh imo. Definitely nice to have, but I can't really justify another EJ. I also feel it would be considerably cheaper to purchase aftermarket suspension components to match all the differences, and you'd probably get a better result. (It won't be cheaper if you don't install them yourselves though) I think the only big thing is the thicker control arms? (Pulling from memory here)

Tranny is for sure better, and that was a big thinking point for me, but I figured I'd be too worried about ringland failure to really get to use it at high horse.

I can definitely agree on the STi though! I was a brat and did several test drives in both cars before buying. The STi did feel really quite nice as is, extremely satisfying to drive in stock form, obviously more so than the Rex. I would certainly see how your standpoint on being tired of modding and mine dependent on it would decide the car.

As for the rims, those don't count! This car looks best on 19's.

08-05-2015, 01:45 AM	#67
JZA61 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	@Tyler You for sure I know there's a lot more within the STi, just tried to keep it short and sweet haha. The Brembo's I did forget about, the diffs, bushing differences, and tranny can be taken with a grain of salt really. Are they really needed? Meh imo. Definitely nice to have, but I can't really justify another EJ. I also feel it would be considerably cheaper to purchase aftermarket suspension components to match all the differences, and you'd probably get a better result. (It won't be cheaper if you don't install them yourselves though) I think the only big thing is the thicker control arms? (Pulling from memory here) Tranny is for sure better, and that was a big thinking point for me, but I figured I'd be too worried about ringland failure to really get to use it at high horse. I can definitely agree on the STi though! I was a brat and did several test drives in both cars before buying. The STi did feel really quite nice as is, extremely satisfying to drive in stock form, obviously more so than the Rex. I would certainly see how your standpoint on being tired of modding and mine dependent on it would decide the car. As for the rims, those don't count! This car looks best on 19's.