is anyone running spt pink springs?

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:15 pm

and if so, what are your impressions?

....and can i get a ride

? i'm thinking about ditching the cobbs. too low and the spring rate is not where i would like it.

Post by **Sabre** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:46 pm

How much of a drop are the Cobbs? Pinks were VERY popular when the STI first came out.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:19 pm

2" front, 1.5" rear, 25% spring rate increase over stock

drwrx · Post by **drwrx** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:02 am

I'm currently running on STi pink springs and STi 4-way adjustable pink struts. Your welcome to look and get a ride in mine at the next meet.

Of course it's an 02 and it's a wagon there are some differences.

As I recall, Matt (Thermobox) has STI pink springs on his 04 STi. It looks just about perfect IMHO.

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:03 pm

drwrx wrote:I'm currently running on STi pink springs and STi 4-way adjustable pink struts. Your welcome to look and get a ride in mine at the next meet.

Of course it's an 02 and it's a wagon there are some differences.

As I recall, Matt (Thermobox) has STI pink springs on his 04 STi. It looks just about perfect IMHO.

Just curious but are the WRX STi Pink struts plagued by the same clunking issues as the stock WRX STi struts?

hotsam · Post by **hotsam** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:08 pm

sirwilliam wrote:
drwrx wrote:Just curious but are the WRX STi Pink struts plagued by the same clunking issues as the stock WRX STi struts?

The "issues" on the stock struts are usually caused by people not driving the car hard enough.

Post by **Sabre** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:26 pm

^^^

Those issue's can be easily solved by lubing them up at every oil change

spazegun2213 · Post by **spazegun2213** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:31 pm

Sabre wrote:^^^ Those issue's can be easily solved by lubing them up at every oil change

never had to lube mine once. My car seems to be the exception... maybe its because i beat the isht out of it

haha, if you want to can take you for a ride on the RCE's i have.

are you looking to go stiffer, or less stiff?

spazegun2213 · Post by **spazegun2213** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:42 pm

spazegun2213 wrote:
are you looking to go stiffer, or less stiff?

hmmm maybe i should have said, you looking for the viagra ride, or the cold water ride lol

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:13 pm

i'm looking to go stiffer but not *quite* as low. everything i've read on the pinks basically says they'll perform about the same on flat ground and over small bumps but they will absorb large bumps and potholes much more smoothly than the cobbs. that's really the only area i'm looking for improvement in, because on smooth pavement the cobbs are perfect. and in the twisties... OH MY!

with that said, i'm thinking about pinks and perhaps eventually getting rce camber plates to even out a bit of that wheel gap.

drwrx · Post by **drwrx** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:12 pm

sirwilliam wrote:Just curious but are the WRX STi Pink struts plagued by the same clunking issues as the stock WRX STi struts?

I've had no such issues with mine yet. But I'm holding my breath.

hotsam · Post by **hotsam** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:37 pm

Sabre wrote:^^^ Those issue's can be easily solved by lubing them up at every oil change

Not sure if the "lol" was serious or not.

Over time the grease on the inverted strut tube may dry out and cause sticking which may cause some clunking noise. This happens because the strut is not traveling enough to stay properly lubed. You can fix it by either driving the car hard or by jacking the car up and down a few times.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:44 pm

i've also read that jacking up the rear and leaving it suspended for 30 mins to an hour once a month also serves as a temp. fix in conjunction with a bit of silicone grease if necessary.

Post by **Sabre** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:10 pm

hotsam wrote: Not sure if the "lol" was serious or not.

Over time the grease on the inverted strut tube may dry out and cause sticking which may cause some clunking noise. This happens because the strut is not traveling enough to stay properly lubed. You can fix it by either driving the car hard or by jacking the car up and down a few times.

I was just playing

Most people I know with STI's drive them hard enough that it isn't a problem... My car is my commuter too, so it see's a lot of miles between hard drives. Right now I'm at 77k on the odo.