2015 Forester 2.0

[Scoobyfxt]

Thanks richard. Let me ask what MI can do about it and amt of damage $. As a possible alternative.

[richard_crl032]

Hi Richard!

 

Let us know your reviews on your Cusco touring a and pink springs!

 

I’m interested too

 

Thanks

Hi Darren/2015 Forester/Rainman/Chucky/Lim/Titanic/others,

 

Sorry for the delayed update on the cusco touring A adjustable dampers with 1 year old pink spring ... only managed to installed about 4 weeks ago and wanted to let the dampers settle down as well as to fine tune the eventual setting and learn more before a hopefully more accurate and informative share experience.

 

To start off, current setup of my forester xt with stiffer suspension setup than FNA includes:

- front strut and arb from cusco,

- rear Beatrush strut and arb from wrx,

- body dampers from local workshop,

- magic collars,

- 235/50/18 primacy st 3 at 240/240 when hot,

- sti flexible subframe etc. as well as

about 50kg difference from stock due to ICE installation and SP even after less removed spare wheels that may somewhat affect the performance of pink spring with cusco touring A dampers.

 

In a nutshell, it is not the elusive holy grail to compliance ride which is not unexpected since conti ride of say glc-250 or xc-40 is more than just spring and dampers but the hope was that after spending about 1.7k with installation, alignment, kaki's price together with e2con in-cabin remote controller, it gets closer which it did with some following comments and caveats:

 

- initial days of installation when not fine tuned and before the dampers settled down was worse than pink springs alone

- final setting of front/rear 16/17 clicks vs claimed stock dampers setting of 20/20 which I find not the case ... same for colleague on rsr spring with cusco dampers with his at 16/16 but more on comparative test ride on this one

- at 16/17 which is as comfortable as stock, the jitters when one rest their head on headrest from established self-check with stock dampers are resolved, cusco dampers simply has more damping even at final settings ... however, you will find feel abruptness when road surface or especially road bumps exceed this final settings

- there is a small window of having these final settings

 

On rsr spring with cusco dampers at 16/16, the ride was surprising very stable ... more so than pink which is still more unsettled albeit better than with stock dampers but the abruptness is more pronounced. Guess the rsr springs which I maintained is obvious stiffer/harder with both stock and cusco dampers is for chiongsters or discerning bros for roadhandling but not for me for compliant ride which the more pronounced abruptness deviates.

 

Some bros asked me if cusco touring A is recommended for pink springs and I would say per initial remark that it did get me closer ... it resolves the jitters aka unsettled ride, it damps better and give option to me to tighten to 19/20 on hwy with acceptable abruptness to resolve the wobbly feel in the rear for my car with just pink spring and stock dampers perhaps due to mentioned added 40kg in the rear which prompted me on this "investment" in the first place. The thuds that I experienced even before this added 40kg and more so after is somewhat more muted and can perform at times like conti on hwy across those tarmac gaps. Morever, I now have the option of adjusting when with one passenger, one to three passengers etc. with the flip of the switch to preferred 17/18, 18/19 and 19/20 which bring me to the remark that bros should consider the e2con controller if you proceed with cusco touring A to max out the advantage from the convenience provided.

 

Asked if it is VFM and if I will had proceeded then if I know what I know now, I would say no, especially with mandatory e2con controller imho, and yes respectively since I had proceeded thus far with mods trying for a more comfy and complete forester.

 

Bro Lim had test driven my ride on Sat and I will leave it to him and other pending bros to add his comments but for those bros with pink springs and considering cusco touring A dampers, I am most willing to find some time with you to test drive if you can PM me since my words can only do this much and YMMV... just like how bro Chucky and many other bros helped me in allowing me to test drive their rides in my search for better ride for my forester xt that I can say had ended

 

Last but not least, for more spirited driving and pro-handling bros, do consider lower and stiffer rsr springs with cusco dampers as it is obviously more stable overall but you must accept also obvious abruptness when it hits you on poor patches of road surfaces and you need to slow down quite a bit on road humps imho.

 

Again, my apology for the delayed since early Feb when I received the cusco touring A dampers.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

Edited March 11, 2019 by richard_crl032

[MoXiao]

A fellow member is helping to install the auto lock module for 2018 forester tonight at Simei Blk 164 MSCP 2130hrs.

 

Anyone else who need assistance can show up and get it fixed together.

 

Can PM me for more detail.

[titaniclexus]

Hi Bros,

      Just changed my rear ARB to the 20mm one bought from Lesun. Done that at BKS @ NorthLink Building Sembawang.

      I am going for more ride comfort. Need advise from bros here.

 

      Is going for CuscoTuring A with stock spring good enough? This is like $1.3K. Or should also go for Pink Spring iwhich cost around $900. BKS at Northlink do not have alignment so if I go for touring A, have to get alignment done else where or just go to BKS at AMK? Any other suggestion? preferably north 

 

Check Richard recommendation the matching damper n spring here:

https://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2698911-2015-forester-20/?p=6640702

 

Basically, most of us here used pink spring before go for damper, unless you feel to lower your ride, then damper is the next option. For pink spring, it will not cost you so expensive ard $900... order directly from japanparts is ard $550 (inclusive shipping + GST, but must get at least two sets to maximize the shipping benefit), installation costs plus alignment will costs you another $130 (BMS) +$80 (Kenny), total costs will be ard $760 plus minus. At this price is definitely less than 1.5 time Cusco Touring A $1.3k.....

 

Personally, I do not like lowering spring, thus, will recommend that you go for the Cusco.

 

Stamford is just at level one, you can go there for alignment. Their jack is above the floor level, so lowered cars cant do alignment there. But shouldn't be an issue for forester.

 

Pink spring on paper is only lower 15mm = 1.5cm, you will not feel any diff with the stock at all......

 

For alignment, i would suggest go to Kenny, AMK Autopoint....

Hi Darren/2015 Forester/Rainman/Chucky/Lim/Titanic/others,

 

Sorry for the delayed update on the cusco touring A adjustable dampers with 1 year old pink spring ... only managed to installed about 4 weeks ago and wanted to let the dampers settle down as well as to fine tune the eventual setting and learn more before a hopefully more accurate and informative share experience.

 

To start off, current setup of my forester xt with stiffer suspension setup than FNA includes:

- front strut and arb from cusco,

- rear Beatrush strut and arb from wrx,

- body dampers from local workshop,

- magic collars,

- 235/50/18 primacy st 3 at 240/240 when hot,

- sti flexible subframe etc. as well as

about 50kg difference from stock due to ICE installation and SP even after less removed spare wheels that may somewhat affect the performance of pink spring with cusco touring A dampers.

 

In a nutshell, it is not the elusive holy grail to compliance ride which is not unexpected since conti ride of say glc-250 or xc-40 is more than just spring and dampers but the hope was that after spending about 1.7k with installation, alignment, kaki's price together with e2con in-cabin remote controller, it gets closer which it did with some following comments and caveats:

 

- initial days of installation when not fine tuned and before the dampers settled down was worse than pink springs alone

- final setting of front/rear 16/17 clicks vs claimed stock dampers setting of 20/20 which I find not the case ... same for colleague on rsr spring with cusco dampers with his at 16/16 but more on comparative test ride on this one

- at 16/17 which is as comfortable as stock, the jitters when one rest their head on headrest from established self-check with stock dampers are resolved, cusco dampers simply has more damping even at final settings ... however, you will find feel abruptness when road surface or especially road bumps exceed this final settings

- there is a small window of having these final settings

 

On rsr spring with cusco dampers at 16/16, the ride was surprising very stable ... more so than pink which is still more unsettled albeit better than with stock dampers but the abruptness is more pronounced. Guess the rsr springs which I maintained is obvious stiffer/harder with both stock and cusco dampers is for chiongsters or discerning bros for roadhandling but not for me for compliant ride which the more pronounced abruptness deviates.

 

Some bros asked me if cusco touring A is recommended for pink springs and I would say per initial remark that it did get me closer ... it resolves the jitters aka unsettled ride, it damps better and give option to me to tighten to 19/20 on hwy with acceptable abruptness to resolve the wobbly feel in the rear for my car with just pink spring and stock dampers perhaps due to mentioned added 40kg in the rear which prompted me on this "investment" in the first place. The thuds that I experienced even before this added 40kg and more so after is somewhat more muted and can perform at times like conti on hwy across those tarmac gaps. Morever, I now have the option of adjusting when with one passenger, one to three passengers etc. with the flip of the switch to preferred 17/18, 18/19 and 19/20 which bring me to the remark that bros should consider the e2con controller if you proceed with cusco touring A to max out the advantage from the convenience provided.

 

Asked if it is VFM and if I will had proceeded then if I know what I know now, I would say no, especially with mandatory e2con controller imho, and yes respectively since I had proceeded thus far with mods trying for a more comfy and complete forester.

 

Bro Lim had test driven my ride on Sat and I will leave it to him and other pending bros to add his comments but for those bros with pink springs and considering cusco touring A dampers, I am most willing to find some time with you to test drive if you can PM me since my words can only do this much and YMMV... just like how bro Chucky and many other bros helped me in allowing me to test drive their rides in my search for better ride for my forester xt that I can say had ended

 

Last but not least, for more spirited driving and pro-handling bros, do consider lower and stiffer rsr springs with cusco dampers as it is obviously more stable overall but you must accept also obvious abruptness when it hits you on poor patches of road surfaces and you need to slow down quite a bit on road humps imho.

 

Again, my apology for the delayed since early Feb when I received the cusco touring A dampers.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

 

Wow......

 

I think stick to my stock damper with pinky is good enough, next time then consider change the whole set together....

 

Got time will go down to test drive your monster.....

[richard_crl032]

Hi Bros,

      Just changed my rear ARB to the 20mm one bought from Lesun. Done that at BKS @ NorthLink Building Sembawang.

      I am going for more ride comfort. Need advise from bros here.

 

      Is going for CuscoTuring A with stock spring good enough? This is like $1.3K. Or should also go for Pink Spring iwhich cost around $900. BKS at Northlink do not have alignment so if I go for touring A, have to get alignment done else where or just go to BKS at AMK? Any other suggestion? preferably north 

 

Hi Spawn,

 

Just to add to bro Titanic's comments ... since I did tried cusco touring A with stock springs.

 

In term of stiffness, rsr > pink > stock springs.  As such, stability and resolution of unsettling feel or floatiness or jitters etc. is most with rsr, then pink and stock springs  However, stiffer spring brings about "abruptness" and hard bumps when you encounter rough road surfaces especially with stock dampers that is softer than cusco touring A and not adjustable.

 

Stock springs with cusco dampers even adjustable will not get you the stability or rid the floatiness like pink and rsr but it will also not create the abruptness due to stiffer springs.

 

Guess only you will know if cusco touring A with stock springs is good enough... some bros will mock on spring and dampers system for my mentioned stability and proceed with coilover which are also adjustable but have no doubt that they are even stiffer.

 

For me going for compliant ride and comfort, pink springs with cusco touring A is preferred and I do want lower ride than with stock spring but do contact bros with the setup to try ... words can do so much and your butt and brain will help you decide finally ... hence I thick thick skin and seek bros' to allow me to test drive various before taking the plunge.

 

Cheers.

 

Richard

 

PS:  If you so decide to proceed with cusco damper A, please be patient during fine tuning ... my journey was such that it takes a while for chosen setting to settle of say 4 weeks and even after each adjustable of say 10-20km and there is a small window that you will know when it best suits you which is 17/17 for me now ... lol !

Edited March 14, 2019 by richard_crl032

[Stratovarius]

 

Pink spring on paper is only lower 15mm = 1.5cm, you will not feel any diff with the stock at all......

 

For alignment, i would suggest go to Kenny, AMK Autopoint....

 

Actually they are. Even at 15mm, these springs are pre-compressing the dampers more than it is designed to. Thus dampers will leak faster than with stock springs. Also, spring rate has to complement damping force if not the ride will be very harsh, if not dangerous. It's is not easy. Many generic coilovers, springs and dampers are not able to achieve this.

 

For alignment, I'm suggesting Stamford because someone is asking somewhere near BKS. I've once drove from northlink to amk after changing coilover as Stamford cant take my car. When Kenny jacked my car up, he asked "how did you even drive here?" It is dangerous to drive long distance if your alignment is way out after changing suspension. Kenny is good, he got his personal touch in his service. But I don't think he is the must-go-to for alignment. I've went to another workshop recently and they resolved the left pulling effect in the forester at a cost lower than Kenny.

[richard_crl032]

Hi Zpliu,

 

Must compare when we meet liao ... not sure how flush is flushed but the Jap ones that I installed is also with clips and tapes to last the useful life of the forester and not the tiong 3A taped one.

 

BTW, Amon even have rubber deflector for visor ... lol !

 

https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=amon+2647&rlz=1C1ZCEB_enSG807US807&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5jNLUyorfAhWF6IMKHfpCB-IQsAR6BAgGEAE&biw=1280&bih=579

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

 

Hi Zpliu,

 

Finally managed to try out suitable door insulation for the front fender and door gap ... observed that S class and 7 series had designated flap which are similar.

 

Item is tiong per following link:

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/lsrtw2017-car-hood-edge-seal-strip-for-subaru-outback-forester-xv-legacy-brz-impreza-2010-2019/32904593781.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.15e44c4dWEiAtn

 

Our forester front door has a step that nicely allow adhering the adhesive tape but as the top of door and fender are big when door is opened, I had to cut about 1 inch to prevent seal from getting caught outside when the door closes.

 

This complete my search for all doors, bonnet, tailgate etc. door insulation in addition to the red lining into stock rubber seals for the 4 doors.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

Edited March 14, 2019 by richard_crl032

[richard_crl032]

Actually they are. Even at 15mm, these springs are pre-compressing the dampers more than it is designed to. Thus dampers will leak faster than with stock springs. Also, spring rate has to complement damping force if not the ride will be very harsh, if not dangerous. It's is not easy. Many generic coilovers, springs and dampers are not able to achieve this.

 

For alignment, I'm suggesting Stamford because someone is asking somewhere near BKS. I've once drove from northlink to amk after changing coilover as Stamford cant take my car. When Kenny jacked my car up, he asked "how did you even drive here?" It is dangerous to drive long distance if your alignment is way out after changing suspension. Kenny is good, he got his personal touch in his service. But I don't think he is the must-go-to for alignment. I've went to another workshop recently and they resolved the left pulling effect in the forester at a cost lower than Kenny.

 

Hi Strato,

 

Pink springs are designed by STI for our forester and believe will be ok ... at least for my case, 35k km and absolutely no issue while kakis already toward 100k km or typical 5 years ride which even with stock springs can warranty change for anal driver.

 

Kenny is indeed not the only one can do alignment but since he had seen many foresters, I do go to him ... and also others in the case of after my cusco touring A dampers.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

[richard_crl032]

Hi Zpliu,

 

Finally managed to try out suitable door insulation for the front fender and door gap ... observed that S class and 7 series had designated flap which are similar.

 

Item is tiong per following link:

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/lsrtw2017-car-hood-edge-seal-strip-for-subaru-outback-forester-xv-legacy-brz-impreza-2010-2019/32904593781.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.15e44c4dWEiAtn

 

Our forester front door has a step that nicely allow adhering the adhesive tape but as the top of door and fender are big when door is opened, I had to cut about 1 inch to prevent seal from getting caught outside when the door closes.

 

This complete my search for all doors, bonnet, tailgate etc. door insulation in addition to the red lining into stock rubber seals for the 4 doors.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

Haha .. din know this Z shape one is also meant for the gap between fwnder and front door..cheers.

 

SG$ 102.42 30%OFF | Cawanerl Car Styling Sealing Seal Strip Kit Sound Insulation Rubber Weatherstrip For Subaru Exiga Tribeca XV Outback Forester

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/uG4nMFI

Edited March 14, 2019 by richard_crl032

[Darrenkhu]

Hi Darren/2015 Forester/Rainman/Chucky/Lim/Titanic/others,

 

Sorry for the delayed update on the cusco touring A adjustable dampers with 1 year old pink spring ... only managed to installed about 4 weeks ago and wanted to let the dampers settle down as well as to fine tune the eventual setting and learn more before a hopefully more accurate and informative share experience.

 

To start off, current setup of my forester xt with stiffer suspension setup than FNA includes:

- front strut and arb from cusco,

- rear Beatrush strut and arb from wrx,

- body dampers from local workshop,

- magic collars,

- 235/50/18 primacy st 3 at 240/240 when hot,

- sti flexible subframe etc. as well as

about 50kg difference from stock due to ICE installation and SP even after less removed spare wheels that may somewhat affect the performance of pink spring with cusco touring A dampers.

 

In a nutshell, it is not the elusive holy grail to compliance ride which is not unexpected since conti ride of say glc-250 or xc-40 is more than just spring and dampers but the hope was that after spending about 1.7k with installation, alignment, kaki's price together with e2con in-cabin remote controller, it gets closer which it did with some following comments and caveats:

 

- initial days of installation when not fine tuned and before the dampers settled down was worse than pink springs alone

- final setting of front/rear 16/17 clicks vs claimed stock dampers setting of 20/20 which I find not the case ... same for colleague on rsr spring with cusco dampers with his at 16/16 but more on comparative test ride on this one

- at 16/17 which is as comfortable as stock, the jitters when one rest their head on headrest from established self-check with stock dampers are resolved, cusco dampers simply has more damping even at final settings ... however, you will find feel abruptness when road surface or especially road bumps exceed this final settings

- there is a small window of having these final settings

 

On rsr spring with cusco dampers at 16/16, the ride was surprising very stable ... more so than pink which is still more unsettled albeit better than with stock dampers but the abruptness is more pronounced. Guess the rsr springs which I maintained is obvious stiffer/harder with both stock and cusco dampers is for chiongsters or discerning bros for roadhandling but not for me for compliant ride which the more pronounced abruptness deviates.

 

Some bros asked me if cusco touring A is recommended for pink springs and I would say per initial remark that it did get me closer ... it resolves the jitters aka unsettled ride, it damps better and give option to me to tighten to 19/20 on hwy with acceptable abruptness to resolve the wobbly feel in the rear for my car with just pink spring and stock dampers perhaps due to mentioned added 40kg in the rear which prompted me on this "investment" in the first place. The thuds that I experienced even before this added 40kg and more so after is somewhat more muted and can perform at times like conti on hwy across those tarmac gaps. Morever, I now have the option of adjusting when with one passenger, one to three passengers etc. with the flip of the switch to preferred 17/18, 18/19 and 19/20 which bring me to the remark that bros should consider the e2con controller if you proceed with cusco touring A to max out the advantage from the convenience provided.

 

Asked if it is VFM and if I will had proceeded then if I know what I know now, I would say no, especially with mandatory e2con controller imho, and yes respectively since I had proceeded thus far with mods trying for a more comfy and complete forester.

 

Bro Lim had test driven my ride on Sat and I will leave it to him and other pending bros to add his comments but for those bros with pink springs and considering cusco touring A dampers, I am most willing to find some time with you to test drive if you can PM me since my words can only do this much and YMMV... just like how bro Chucky and many other bros helped me in allowing me to test drive their rides in my search for better ride for my forester xt that I can say had ended

 

Last but not least, for more spirited driving and pro-handling bros, do consider lower and stiffer rsr springs with cusco dampers as it is obviously more stable overall but you must accept also obvious abruptness when it hits you on poor patches of road surfaces and you need to slow down quite a bit on road humps imho.

 

Again, my apology for the delayed since early Feb when I received the cusco touring A dampers.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

Hi Richard

 

Good to hear you are enjoying your setup now. I’m on 25/24 now and I feel like trying abit harder.. maybe will try 28/27 and see how it goes.

 

Btw I’m enjoying the sti seat as well. Didn’t went to rewrap as the worn part isn’t that bad and will do repair work instead.

 

Cheers

Darren

[richard_crl032]

Hi Richard

 

Good to hear you are enjoying your setup now. I’m on 25/24 now and I feel like trying abit harder.. maybe will try 28/27 and see how it goes.

 

Btw I’m enjoying the sti seat as well. Didn’t went to rewrap as the worn part isn’t that bad and will do repair work instead.

 

Cheers

Darren

 

Hi Darren,

 

Thanks and interesting ... we are seems to have different butt feel from gold standard of 10/10 reportedly by BKS with pink, my 17/17 now with pinks, kaki's 17/13 with rsr now etc. and you on 25/24 and even 28/27 .... you are probably ready for coilovers with covet dynamic  G force or speed sensitive settings like Tein, Tanabe etc.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

[Darrenkhu]

Hi Darren,

 

Thanks and interesting ... we are seems to have different butt feel from gold standard of 10/10 reportedly by BKS with pink, my 17/17 now with pinks, kaki's 17/13 with rsr now etc. and you on 25/24 and even 28/27 .... you are probably ready for coilovers with covet dynamic G force or speed sensitive settings like Tein, Tanabe etc.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

Hi Richard

 

Nah.. I won’t change anymore.. spent too much.. hahaha.. I’m just testing out the suspension to see what’s the max that I could take based on my fat butt (oops) hahaha. After this will shift attention to other stuffs.. maybe performance maybe sound.. still thinking. Hahaha

 

Cheers

Darren

[richard_crl032]

Hi Richard

 

Nah.. I wonât change anymore.. spent too much.. hahaha.. Iâm just testing out the suspension to see whatâs the max that I could take based on my fat butt (oops) hahaha. After this will shift attention to other stuffs.. maybe performance maybe sound.. still thinking. Hahaha

 

Cheers

Darren

Hi Darren,

 

Hahaaha ...if performance, way out of my league since noob but if you wish to spend on sound upgrade, including sound proofing, I can help push you from behind into the hell hole ..keke !

 

Cheers.

 

Richard

[richard_crl032]

Check Richard recommendation the matching damper n spring here:

https://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2698911-2015-forester-20/?p=6640702

 

Basically, most of us here used pink spring before go for damper, unless you feel to lower your ride, then damper is the next option. For pink spring, it will not cost you so expensive ard $900... order directly from japanparts is ard $550 (inclusive shipping + GST, but must get at least two sets to maximize the shipping benefit), installation costs plus alignment will costs you another $130 (BMS) +$80 (Kenny), total costs will be ard $760 plus minus. At this price is definitely less than 1.5 time Cusco Touring A $1.3k.....

 

 

 

Pink spring on paper is only lower 15mm = 1.5cm, you will not feel any diff with the stock at all......

 

For alignment, i would suggest go to Kenny, AMK Autopoint....

 

 

Wow......

 

I think stick to my stock damper with pinky is good enough, next time then consider change the whole set together....

 

Got time will go down to test drive your monster.....

Hu Titianic,

 

For you .. I drive to your place de.

 

Cheers.

 

Richard

[titaniclexus]

Actually they are. Even at 15mm, these springs are pre-compressing the dampers more than it is designed to. Thus dampers will leak faster than with stock springs. Also, spring rate has to complement damping force if not the ride will be very harsh, if not dangerous. It's is not easy. Many generic coilovers, springs and dampers are not able to achieve this.

 

For alignment, I'm suggesting Stamford because someone is asking somewhere near BKS. I've once drove from northlink to amk after changing coilover as Stamford cant take my car. When Kenny jacked my car up, he asked "how did you even drive here?" It is dangerous to drive long distance if your alignment is way out after changing suspension. Kenny is good, he got his personal touch in his service. But I don't think he is the must-go-to for alignment. I've went to another workshop recently and they resolved the left pulling effect in the forester at a cost lower than Kenny.

 

hmm... i think for spring or damper or coilover, all are still depend on individual preference or bum....

 

Agree that Kenny is kind of good man, but not a must, as long as you can find an alternative option.... the reason i recommended him is cos quite a lot of bros who did their alignment in other workshop, end up complaint no good or wat and solved only by Kenny.

 

Can you PM which other workshop you go? Mine also abit problem about the same issue like u.... left pulling effect and steering abit not align after tyres rotation last week.... thinking to go back to Kenny but abit far fm town.... if got other good one, i want to give a try too.

Hu Titianic,

 

For you .. I drive to your place de.

 

Cheers.

 

Richard

 

Haha..... let's meet other day.....

[richard_crl032]

Hehe, 2nd layer Zen solar film on front windscreen and front side windows at <sgd300 is one of my best investment made ...keke.

 

Guess some subaru car owners with eyesight with solar film on front windscreen must be wondering why so goddamit hot .. hehe !

 

Cheers.

 

Richard

Edited March 16, 2019 by richard_crl032

[Stratovarius]

Hi Strato,

 

Pink springs are designed by STI for our forester and believe will be ok ... at least for my case, 35k km and absolutely no issue while kakis already toward 100k km or typical 5 years ride which even with stock springs can warranty change for anal driver.

 

Kenny is indeed not the only one can do alignment but since he had seen many foresters, I do go to him ... and also others in the case of after my cusco touring A dampers.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

Technically, spring will not wear even after 10 years. Normally its the damper that needs to change. Lowering springs do wear dampers faster. That is why sti and most of the offical marque tuners only do 15mm lower to avoid wearing of the stock dampers faster. Imho, these springs brings no improvement to both cornering stability and aesthetics. Those lower springs like 35mm are better as those are significantly stiffer but will wear stock dampers faster. Just my 2 cents. Edited March 16, 2019 by Stratovarius

[Stratovarius]

hmm... i think for spring or damper or coilover, all are still depend on individual preference or bum....

 

Agree that Kenny is kind of good man, but not a must, as long as you can find an alternative option.... the reason i recommended him is cos quite a lot of bros who did their alignment in other workshop, end up complaint no good or wat and solved only by Kenny.

 

Can you PM which other workshop you go? Mine also abit problem about the same issue like u.... left pulling effect and steering abit not align after tyres rotation last week.... thinking to go back to Kenny but abit far fm town.... if got other good one, i want to give a try too.

 

 

Haha..... let's meet other day.....

Ya. Personally i dont mind stiff suspensions until i sat on my own car as a passenger. Lol. Then i understand why ppl dont like me to ferry them. Also, stiff suspensions are less efficient in absorbing humps. One time, i went over a hump too fast, front tyres lifted awhile and landed back on the road screeching but i managed to control the traction. But they are super shiok on corners.

Will drop you a pm on the place i went later.