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Originally Posted by leevanf
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.
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The Showa set was never officially available for sale separately from the first tS car (although you can order them as parts via japanparts). The Bilstein set has always been the only official standalone set available. The reason why they started with Showa on the first iteration was because the Bilstein set was not ready yet, and it was also a way to keep the cost and price in check on the first car.
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Originally Posted by nikitopo
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.
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Actually both sets read lower by 15mm on paper. The Bilstein set just takes a while to settle (I think it was a good 3 months lol). My car now is just as low as before with only the STI pink springs.
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.