STi/WRX/RS Ball Joint Relocation Kit with tie rod adapters - $460
These ball joint adapters will greatly improve your Impreza's handling. This kit is a must have for lowered Imprezas. The more the car is lowered, the more camber loss you have through body roll. Our kit lowers the outside attachment point of this control arm 1.5" which puts your car back on the stock spot of the camber curve. This kit will improve the turn in, as well as mid corner grip of your car, while allowing you to run less static camber. This will also improve braking and acceleration out of the turn. This kit includes custom tie rod ends, which bring your steering geometry in sync with your new control arm geometry, essentially eliminating bumpsteer.
Read the full technical description as well as Q&A on the 6 Gun Racing Ball Joint Relocation Kit
Q. What does it do for my car?
A. If you lower your Impreza too far the suspension geometry is ruined. On a car with MacPherson struts, the angle of the lower control arm determines what part of the "camber curve" your car uses. The more the car is lowered, the worse the angle of the arm, and the more camber loss you have through body roll. Our kit lowers the outside attachment point of this control arm 1.5", which on a 1.5" lowered car effectively raises your roll center back to where it should be be, and puts your car back on the stock spot of the camber curve. This kit will improve the turn in, as well as mid corner grip of your car, while allowing you to run less static camber. This will also improve braking and acceleration out of the turn.
Q. How much of an effect will this kit have on my camber loss/gain?
A. Through our testing, as well as suspension geometry modeling, we have concluded that on a 1.5" lowered Impreza, through 6 degrees of body roll, you will effectively "gain" 0.75 degrees of camber. On a 3" lowered Impreza, through 4 degrees body roll, you will effectively "gain" a full degree of camber. We used 6 degrees with 1.5" and 4 degrees with 3" as we figured, the more lowered the car, the stiffer the suspension you will use, so the less body roll you will have. If you were to get 6 degrees of body roll with a softer spring with 3" of lowering, our kit will "gain" you over 1.5 degrees of camber.
Q. Are these safe to use on my car?
A. Since these ball joint kits become an integral and very important part of your suspension, we did all due diligence to make sure that the kits would be very safe, and withstand over 6Gs of cornering force/impact. Along with our own testing on the street, as well as at the track, we hired a Professional Engineer (PE) to perform a Finite Element Analysis on this kit to find and eliminate any and all weak spots. After a few tweaks to our initial prototypes, we are bringing a product to market that has passed all tests and has an approval from a PE.
Q. Why should I purchase your kit instead of just an extended ball joint?
A. Unlike other kits on the market today, our ball joint relocation kit accounts for both the relocation of the lower ball joint on the control arm, as well as the proper compensation to the steering tie rod end to eliminate the bumpsteer that gets added through the relocation. Through our suspension geometry modeling we were able to all but eliminate bumpsteer after the installation of our kit. Through 2.25" of bump, our kit will only cause 0.14 degrees of toe out compared to 0.11 degrees of toe out stock. Lowering just the ball joint 1.5", without any sort of adjustment to the tie rod end, would result in 10 degrees of toe in. Lastly, our kit only relocates your stock ball joint instead of replacing it with an extended and expensive whole ball joint. With our kit, once your ball joint wears out you will be able to purchase another very inexpensive stock ball joint, instead of an expensive special extended one.
Q. I Autocross. What class will the kit put me in?
A. For Autocross, installing our ball joint relocation kit will put you in Street Modified. Unfortunately neither Stock, Street Prepared or Street Touring classes allow modifications to suspension geometry. Unlike an ALK, which relocates suspension points and puts you straight into Prepared class, our kit adjusts a part of the "moving suspension," which is legal in Street Modified.
Q. Is the install difficult?
A. The install on our ball joint relocation kit is simple. Tools required for the install are: a 14mm and 19mm wrenchs and sockets, Vise Grips, a 3mm allen wrench, and some pliers for the cotter pins.
05 STi 5x100 Front Hub Conversion Kit with Custom Knuckles for WRXs and STis
This upgrade includes 05+ STi hubs that have been machined with a 5x100 bolt pattern as well as knuckles machined to fit WRX and prior year STi struts. This kit will fit STis WRXs (Legacy, RS, and Forester fitment pending). While this kit does not allow users to utilize wide 5x114.3 wheels, it does provide the stronger, bolt on hubs. The kit can also be machined with an offset upright bolt hole to provide additional camber, negating the need for camber plates. We are offering this upgrade as a full kit which includes:
- • (2) New 05 STi front knuckles machined to fit WRX and prior STi struts (custom camber settings optional)
- • (2) New 05 5x100 STi front hubs/bearings
- • (8) New bolts to attach hubs/bearings to knuckle
- • (2) New 6 Gun Racing Speedo Gear Adapter Collars
- • (10) New OEM lug studs installed in hubs
to purchase the 5x100 front hub kit with custom knuckles- $829
05 STi 5x114.3 Hub Conversion Kit
These kits enable STi (or WRXs with R180 rear axles and knuckles) owners to upgrade their weak front wheel bearings to the 2005 STi heavy duty bearings. The kit changes all four 5x100 bolt pattern hubs to a 5x114.3 bolt pattern. We are offering this upgrade as a full kit which includes:
- • (2) New 05 STi front knuckles
- • (2) New 05 5x114.3 STi front hubs/bearings
- • (8) New bolts to attach hubs/bearings to knuckle
- • (2) New 6 Gun Racing Speedo Gear Adapter Collars
- • (2) New 05 STi 5x114.3 rear hubs
- • (2) New rear bearings w/ all seals
- • (20) New OEM lug studs installed in hubs
Please note that you will still need to either obtain new 5x114.3 wheels, 5x114.3 brake rotors (or redrill your old rotors) for the new bolt pattern, and obtain 05 front struts or 05 style coilover threaded lower ears if you have coilovers.
to purchase the full kit - $1029
to purchase (2) adapter collars only - $79
Kit Installation Instructions (pdf), Pictures, or email us for more information
05 STi 5x114.3 Hub Conversion Kit with Custom Knuckles
The 05 5x114.3 STi Hub Conversion Kit is now available with knuckles custom machined to fit prior year STi as well as WRX front struts. This kit will fit STi's or WRXs with R180 rear axles and knuckles. This kit provides all of the features of the standard kit with the benefit of not needing to swap front struts (or lower collars on coilovers). Additional camber can also be machined into the knuckle upright. Currently we are offering an additional 1 or 2 degs of camber. Note, additional camber at the upright will reduce the clearance between the front wheel and struts. There is however much more strut cleance in the front vs the rear of an impreza. Contact us for any assistance in measureing your clearance. We are offering this upgrade as a full kit which includes:
- • (2) New 05 STi front knuckles machined to fit WRX and prior STi struts (custom camber settings optional)
- • (2) New 05 5x114.3 STi front hubs/bearings
- • (8) New bolts to attach hubs/bearings to knuckle
- • (2) New 6 Gun Racing Speedo Gear Adapter Collars
- • (2) New 05 STi 5x114.3 rear hubs
- • (2) New rear bearings w/ all seals
- • (20) New OEM lug studs installed in hubs
to purchase the full kit with custom knuckles- $1169
Coming Soon - STi/WRX Brake Ducts
Tired of overheating your brakes on the track? These brake ducts will attach instead of your stock inner dust shields and direct cool air into the inside of the rotor. Price and Date of Availability not yet determined.
