{"id":387,"date":"2020-11-09T23:02:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T23:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.dieselhaus.net\/?p=387"},"modified":"2021-04-06T12:09:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T12:09:34","slug":"cygnus-x-1-for-sti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.dieselhaus.net\/index.php\/2020\/11\/09\/cygnus-x-1-for-sti\/","title":{"rendered":"Cygnus X-1\/Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers for STi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had purchased the Silver’s NeoMax coilover<\/a> for my 15+ VAB Subaru STi. They were 8k\/8k spring rates with a bearing upgrade, but something just didn’t feel right.\u00a0 The dampening was just too soft.\u00a0 No matter the amount of rebound I adjusted, there wasn’t a distinguishable change.\u00a0 I didn’t feel confident that they would hold up to an event or that they were tangibly better than stock.\u00a0 My goal? Stiffer stocks with a lower ride height.<\/p>\n

I ended up talking at length to Geoff, owner of Cygnus Performance<\/a>.\u00a0 He recommended the “classic” X-1 coilover kit<\/a>.\u00a0 According to him, when the Silvers were tested against benchmarks, it came in dead last with nearly no real dampening.\u00a0 With that and reading some additional marketing, I was set on the digressive valved dampeners.\u00a0 I soon realized after receiving them, that the shocks are more or less Fortune Auto 510<\/a>‘s.\u00a0 I received the coilovers in a Fortune Auto box with their directions.\u00a0 This to me was a bonus.\u00a0 Assembled in the U.S.A., tech support, rebuildable and upgradable.\u00a0 What is not to be excited?<\/p>\n

I stayed with the 8k\/8k spring rates and went with Hyperco springs<\/a>, also made in America, after Geoff discussed what different rates would achieve.\u00a0 Changing spring rate looks to be relatively easy.\u00a0 If I find I want a higher spring rate, no problem.\u00a0 Users on the forums have dedicated track STi’s with 10k+ spring rates in comparison.\u00a0 Note: spring size for this coilover is 60mm ID by 7″.<\/p>\n

After installation, I can already feel a tangible different in dampening with the X-1’s set to 3 out of 24.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I’ll post my own review of these coilovers once I’ve got some miles and an event or two completed.\u00a0 For now, the rest of the article are notes about my install from one set of coilovers to another.<\/p>\n

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Some notes about my install…<\/p>\n

Using my install directions<\/a> from earlier, it was easy to remove and reinstall the new coilovers.\u00a0 While I was in the process of the install, I could:<\/p>\n