cobb's $45,000 (:picard:) 08 sti

[chicken n waffles]

my link brings all the nerds to the yard




those prodrive wheels give me happy feelings in my crotchal area, and i love what they did to the tails. def. not a fan of cobb's suspension package though. aesthetically, sure. performance, hell no.

[complacent]

98ft stopping distance is no small task. Whoa!

[chicken n waffles]

98ft stopping distance is no small task. Whoa!

fo' reelz. quite impressive.

[Mr Kleen]

the first company to get good looking '08 Impreza tails to market should make a tidy profit.

[sirwilliam]

So braking got reduced 8ft by just tires and suspension?...and probably unsprung weight as well and...okay, nevermind...just answered my own question.

Just to clairify, the Toyo R888 (pronounced "Arrrrr Triple-Eight" like a pirate, no kidding), are a dedicated street legal R-Compound track tire. It has a treadwear rating of 100 and uses the same tread compound as the RA-1, so it's no surprise that it dropped the stopping distance so greatly. Hell, they should have done it from 70 or 80 mph and seen a really big difference. It is also likely to have made all the difference in the handling as well. I'm not saying that the springs and front/rear anti-roll bars did nothing, but It's important to understand just how Big a difference R-Compound tires make. Conventional racing wisdom says on most circuits of around 2 miles or so, R-Compound tires are worth between 2-3 seconds per lap.

[chicken n waffles]

So braking got reduced 8ft by just tires and suspension?...and probably unsprung weight as well and...okay, nevermind...just answered my own question.

[sirwilliam]

So braking got reduced 8ft by just tires and suspension?...and probably unsprung weight as well and...okay, nevermind...just answered my own question.

Yeah, I am under the weather w/ a little stress and not sleeping good at all...definitely need a mental smack couple times a day.

[ElZorro]

definitely need a mental smack couple times a day.

I'm sure there would be no shortage of volunteers.

[The Gray Ghost]

That is a very impressive ride indeed.....


Mark

[drwrx]

So braking got reduced 8ft by just tires and suspension?...and probably unsprung weight as well and...okay, nevermind...just answered my own question.

Just to clairify, the Toyo R888 (pronounced "Arrrrr Triple-Eight" like a pirate, no kidding), are a dedicated street legal R-Compound track tire. It has a treadwear rating of 100 and uses the same tread compound as the RA-1, so it's no surprise that it dropped the stopping distance so greatly. Hell, they should have done it from 70 or 80 mph and seen a really big difference. It is also likely to have made all the difference in the handling as well. I'm not saying that the springs and front/rear anti-roll bars did nothing, but It's important to understand just how Big a difference R-Compound tires make. Conventional racing wisdom says on most circuits of around 2 miles or so, R-Compound tires are worth between 2-3 seconds per lap.

Sorry Will, I didn't mean to modify your post. I hit the wrong button and ooops.

Although most folks probably already realize than any smart-ass tire comment is going to come from me.

[Libra Monkee]

I will say that it looks a lot better, by comparison. The aftermarket is doing some nice things with it I but I still miss the aggressive, non hatch, look of previous models. Meh, well.