update on the shocks in the rear. I thought they were a tad on the stiff side for my tastes. there were some KYB on ebay for 48pr. I was thinking about getting them just to try. well after couple weeks the right rear developed a noise. turns out the new shock broke on the inside. damn china parts. so a waste of 106. but the KYB turned out to be perfect ride quality. I also ordered about 400 in preventative maintenance parts. new wheel bearing, bushings, tie rod ends, control arms, etc. so lower control arms came in and they weigh 12 lbs each. compare to evo 8 that weighs 7.6lbs. has me searching for a lightweight alternative. I ordered a talon 1.8 arm. want to see if I can make that work.
I have a couple of tweeks rolling around in my head. one is the front sway bar. I wish there was a stiffer one available. failing that a simple tweak to make it work better is to move the mount on the a-arm about 3/4 farther out. this will give the bar more leverage without even changing the bar. so I think I will give that a try.
second mod is this 3.0 steeering rack is really bothering me. the current handling improvements already could use a faster rack. I looked at all the other mitsu racks, the talon is 2.75. problem is it looks like it wont fit. the high pressure line would interfere with firewall. so I was thinking about re drilling a hole for the tie rods on the steering arms to make it a little quicker. not sure it would be enough and would weaken the arm if it doesnt work and I want to go back to original mounting hole.