Springs, Sway bars, Strut bar, what's next???

[Guillaume]

Well, you can pick up the OEM crash bolts at any Scion or Subaru dealer, that'll save you some shipping fees.

[wparsons]

Quebec city, or just somewhere in the province? There's a good shop in Montreal I found a while ago, seemed to have good pricing at the time:

http://www.perryautolaval.com/en/

[Mikepage]

Yes I know already Perry ... Need to check to get a quote on some products.

[Mikepage]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

not on this car but i've had on other cars, most notiably the impreza.

if you're looking for that go-kart feel, then those 4 areas are a must.

esp the rear crossmember mount, that has a lot of play. You can start by getting the whiteline inserts for that and work your way up.

i'm holding off because i want to play in autocross c-stock class, but once i'm ready for STX those will be my first mods.

Then I just placed an order on it I hope this will make an huge difference like you say!

[7thgear]

it will, the first day or two it will feel amazing, then you'll forget you've ever done it, until you sit in someone's car that doesn't have it

[Mikepage]

Haha thanks, I can't wait!

Do we need to add the differential bushing after this?

[7thgear]

yes, i would do the diff bushing after, in stages, so you can appreciate the improvements.

keep in mind though that if you get full replacements, the crossmember will have to come down completly or some trickery will be required to get the old ones out (a press is required)

so best get inserts.

also if doing yourself, do take care in installing the crossmember inserts because it is very easy to mis-align and strip the threads, then you'll be really fucked.


after that i'd go for the engine and transmission mounts, which you should do in pairs, because stiffening one puts undue stress on the other.


after that you can do sphearical top hats (camber plates) for the front

after that you can start looking into upgrading the bushings on things like control arms.. but that's big money (cuz you need to disassemble, press, etc etc)

[Mikepage]

Do you think we need to add any motor mount with the Whiteline positive shift kit bushing?

[Zach3794]

Bushings were one of the most immediately noticeable changes I made to my car. I have whiteline rear subframe inserts, differential inserts, and transmission insert. Second biggest change was getting a proper alignment by far. I went with 0 toe all around, as much negative camber as you can get up front (up to -2.5 or -3) and between -1.5 and -2 in the rear. After that, for feel, since you already have springs and sway bars, I'd recommend adjustable shocks, maybe even the non adjustable Bilstein B8's. Personally I'm getting a set of B14 coilovers soon. The rear strut bar is absolutely useless. Motor mounts are something I wish to try in the future, especially now that I am supercharged.

[Mikepage]

Do you see any problem to running the trany insert only, no more stress on the engine mount?

[Zach3794]

I've been running the transmission insert with stock motor mounts for over 10k miles now and have not noted any excess wear on those mounts, I'm under my car from time to time. Although I'll say that it does make sense to upgrade those too since the motor and transmission are literally bolted up to each other.


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[Mikepage]

Finally, Whiteline KDT926 gearbox bushing, yes or no?

http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_..._number=KDT926

Or maybe kartboy???

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by Mikepage

Do you think we need to add any motor mount with the Whiteline positive shift kit bushing?

It's not required to do engine mounts in order to run their transmission bushing insert. However, there's a video floating around this forum that shows the difference in engine movement with the stock mounts vs. cusco engine mounts, and it is dramatic. The stock engine mounts let the engine shake and twist sideways under torque. The cusco mounts allowed very little movement. That said, I'll go with the Perrin mounts for mine, as people have said that the cusco mounts are damn near solid.

For the diff bushing and rear subframe bushings, whiteline makes inserts that augment the regular bushings and lock everything down. Buy these instead of the complete bushings. The complete bushings will require disassembly and a press to remove and install.

[Mikepage]

Ok,

I have a press but I prefer insert anyway, this is fast and easy to install and also less expensive.


I just want to know if the trany insert really do a difference.