I recently came into a bit of money, some of which Ive decided to throw at the 8. Ive decided for now to work on the suspension and some minor HP upgrades. What does everyone think about this as "Phase I" for my 8?

-MS Spring/Shock combo
-MS Front Strut
-RB Rear Sway
-B&B Catless midpiper with res.
-Greddy SP2 Exhaust
-RB REVi Intake

I think from what Ive read that all of these upgrades will complement eachother nicely, but Im putting this post out here to get peoples oppinions, as Im sure SOMEONE is running this setup. Please feel free to give your whole hearted oppinion, I want to know all the possible pro's and cons of a setup such as this. You think the money can be better spent? Let me know how, by all means. Am I missing something? Do I not need something? Please tell me what you think. Everyones input is appreciated in advance. Thankyou all.

 

everything sounds good.

but if you're focusing on suspension.... I'd DEFINATELY get new tires. Stock tires are crap.... you'll get much better handling from a stickier tire... look into Toyos T1-Rs.

 

Im considering Tein Basic Coilovers as opposed to the MS setup, can't decide. Help?

 

well, advantage of the MS set up is the warranty, but the basics are height adjustable. take your pick...& i second the motion for toyo T1R's. they rock.

 

Why:

"-MS Front Strut
-RB Rear Sway"

You aren't going to run sways at the front and rear?

 

Yup, you're going to want to get front AND rear sway bars

 

^ I don't know wouldn't a hard rear bar give you a ton over oversteer! That might be kinda fun.

 

OM-NC runs a front bar only for auto-x he is switching back to the stock one with urathane bushings. Everything looks good, I would look more at tires and koni yellow shocks.

 

Tein basics with RB sways is what I think Ive settled on. Do yall think Id need a new front strut for the harder suspension, or is the stock one good enough?

My tires are brand new, so Im not gunna put any nice rubbers on yet. Hope fully by the time I do that Ill have some nice rims to put them on also.
Thanks for the input so far everyone, much appreciated.

 

I might be wrong, but I'd be worried about running the RB sways with spring rates as high as on the Basics. I think there is a good reason why RB springs are so mild.

Anybody have a Basics and RB sway combo?

 

Ive heard of people having th RB sways with the Basics, they say its just a tad harsher than the MS setup.
Im now looking at a used set of JIC FLT-A2 coilovers as well.... my options are many, this is not gunna be an easy decision.