Hi People.
I think it's time to start modifying!!
I have an '97 S70 T5 CD and have had a look on variuos sites but the choice is sooo confusing!!
What I am after is a kit that will greatly improve the handling but won't totally destroy the ride quality (the missis drives it as well).
What I would be grateful for are replies from those of you who have fitted kits, which ones and how you feel they changed the handling?
Thank you.
TTFN.
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Wednesday 9th August 2006, 21:53 #1Member
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Power is nothing without control!
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Thanked 108 Times in 96 Postsjust picked up a set of leda coilovers, let you know the results when there fitted
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Make sure you get a strut brace, makes a huge different. I got koni adjustables with the eibach springs and i find them dead good but ive only ever driven it with these. Oh and polybushed all round. Hope you find exactly what youre looking for.
Dave
1995 854 T5 (upsoloute ecu, koni's etc) sold
1995 855 T5 (rica 304 and lots of other bits) sold
1994 Subaru Impreza WRX STi v1
1995 Clio 1.8 RSi (hoping to swap for a t5 at some point)
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Thanked 108 Times in 96 Postsfitted the ledas tonite, what a difference they make! no roll at all, not to choppy either. Set all the dampers to medium ( to bouncy on fully hard ) next on the list is to poly bush the wish bones, ( probably best to do this first ) the car feels totally planted to the road, much better than before.
I did pick the coilovers up second though so they may have bedded in slightly, but overall well impressed850R gone
850 T5R now on the road, manual swap
16t
Blues
Ported inlet and exhaust 3" tb
3"dp 2.5" system
304 remap
295 whp
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2425348
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 PostsThanks guys.
Might "poly bush" and fit a strut brace first then.
Dan850r: We live close to each other. Perhaps we can get together sometime. Would you be happy taking me out in your car for me to see? pm me if you would like to.Power is nothing without control!
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Thanked 0 Times in 0 PostsI've got a strut brace and Koni adjustables on mine. Standard springs at the moment...
On the road it's great, I used to have an astra gsi on stiffened shockers and it would knock your teeth out if you ran over an ant!
But the adjustables are great, not too hard a all.
I took it out for a track day last month, adjusted them accordingly and it was great on track too! Well, as great as a big car can be! But it felt so stable cornering at nearly 90
But I think most people would say that the strut brace should be your first mod to improve the handling.
Joe
If everything's under control, you're not going fast enough!
1997 S70 T5
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