The STI already comes with a world-class suspension from the factory. One of the biggest complaints we hear about the STI’s handling is the excessive body roll and lack of turn-in when cornering. To help improve this without sacrificing ride quality, we offer Cobb’s Stage 1 Handling Package.
Eliminating body roll without upsetting ride comfort or balance is done by carefully matching high quality components designed specifically for the STI. Improving chassis rigidity helps your suspension work better and reduces any dynamic alignment effects that can reduce your handling capability. To do this, Cobb utilizes a rear strut tower brace which helps reduce chassis flex. Next, they improve the STI’s balance by using improved sway bars which helps to reduce body roll and reduce the amount of understeer without upsetting the ride quality.
Keep in mind that from Cobb’s testing, it is a LOT easier to make a STI handle worse than stock than it is making one handle better. Simply making the car handle "differently" does not necessarily mean you're handling BETTER.
The resulting handling quality is rewarding, without altering the character of your STI. Package includes Cobb’s lightweight tubular Front and Rear Sway Bars, a Rear Strut Tower Brace, and either Cobb’s Standard Heavy Duty Rear Sway Bar mounts or Cobb’s trick Adjustable Slider mounts.
Please note some clearance issues may exist if using the adjustable mounts with the stock STI muffler. This clearance issue does not exist with Cobb’s muffler or other mufflers they have tested to date. No known clearance issues exist with Cobb’s standard non-adjustable mounts.
Package Includes:
- Front Tubular Sway Bar
- Rear Tubular Sway Bar
- Rear Strut Tower Brace
- Std. Rear Swaybar Mounts
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- Adj. Rear Swaybar Mounts
