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Old Oct 13, 2004
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does this setup work?

i'm planning on decking out my suspension, and i'm just wondering how this combo would work; (i'd like to get into autocross in maybe sts eventually).

-B&G, TEIN SS, JIC, etc. full coilovers (i hear skunk2 is making a full coilover???)
-neuspeed or skunk2 upper front strut tie bar (i think neuspeeds is better)
-neuspeed or skunk2 upper rear strut tie bar
-neuspeed or skunk2 lower rear tie bar
-neuspeed x-brace
-ingalls camber kit
-sway bar of some kind (i don't know which one is best, any ideas?)

and then upgrade the brake rotors, pads and steel lines with good fluid.

will this setup work well? anything i'm missing?
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yea how about a good wheel and tire combo first, maybe some lightweight 15x7s with falken azenis are what most people seem to use for race day
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Originally Posted by runner1738
yea how about a good wheel and tire combo first, maybe some lightweight 15x7s with falken azenis are what most people seem to use for race day
i'm getting 15x7 slipstreams with ziex 512s... but those are my street tires. maybe i'll get a second set of rims and azenis for race day. set of rims is only ~$450, i could even buy some used scraped ones for cheaper.
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doesnt the 7" width support a 215 size tire? 215/50/15?

skunk2 IS comming out with a full coilover. www.streetlevelperformance.com has general info. skunk2 is a reputable company but i cant wait for them either.
neuspeed front upper strut - best bang for buck and noticeable difference
many ppl will mention the rsx rear sway but i know theirs better like progress but their pretty pricey compared to an $60 rsx rear sway.
any camber kit is same as long it works. (i believe)
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any combo will work...that isn't much of a combo because you aren't specifying many parts, just tie bars....Ditch the X brace because it isn't legal in the class you are going to want to race in if you decide to autox. Read the Suspension Tuning 101 in my sig.
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Personally
The front upper tie bar go with the Neuspeed.
The rear Upper tie bar go with neuspeed if they have one.
The coilovers for with either JIC or the Tein Type Flex dont go with the SS the Flex you have more room for adjustment on height and dampening.
The rear lower tie bar get the one with the Progress rear sway bar. Alot of people say the comptech sway bars are the best but to get the rear tie bar it will cost an extra 400 bucks for the comptech rear lower tie bar.
For the Neuspeed x-brace I would say go with the Tanabe bar instead it has more bolt points which means more brace for the cars body.
The camber kit. I personally like SPC I think they have a much better product then ingalls. The only thing with the SPC and Ingalls kit the front dont adjsut much maybe a 2 degrees but the rear is the best part of the kit it has alot of room for adjustment. Just make sure when you buy your coilovers that you get the upperpillow mount becuase they have more adjustment for camber for the front. These are jsut a few of my recommendations.
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