Stagg Struts, *Update* Installed Options

[smkr3w]

So I was trolling eBay yesterday and came across Stagg Struts.

Did a little bit of research here and nothing came up. Googled them and found some information. There were already reviews from a handful of other car models/makes (BMW, Mazda, etc..) It seems as this company has it merits, some negative points as expected. For the most part the general consensus is that they're not bad for what you pay, but if mistreated they might blow. One particular reviewer stated his front right shock blew. That was after navigating a road that had construction at the foundation level, hit a bump and got around "6 inches" of air and it blew when it landed. That was also while going 45mph (note: this users friend with KYB struts also blew on this same road).

Some of you might be asking why not save up and get coilovers? After thinking hard about it, I don't plan on truly slamming it nor do I think I'll be changing my mind and raising my ride height. The roads here in Arizona, well at least in my city aren't sh**y, and I don't plan on auto-xing nor do I plan on taking it off any sweet jumps. Just using it as a casual DD, and costing only $160 shipped I figured why the hell not.

From reviews I've heard Stagg offers a LIFETIME warranty within 1.5 drop (like KYB), cant confirm 'tho. I will be dropping with Megan springs which I understand is about a 1.5-2 inch drop, I'm probably pushing it but we'll see.

I'll keep this page updated as receive, install and "test" them with my daily routine of driving to and from work/stores.
..And yes I will be here immediately following the blowing of any of the struts

This post has been edited by smkr3w: Feb 29, 2012 - 10:55 PM

[Miguel1930]

Thanks for the feedback and photos, Now i'm sure that i will buy these too and install them myself.
I'm planning to put on Megan Racing Springs.
Spec:
- Color: Orange
- Lower rate: 2" Front, 1.75-2" Rear
- Springs rate: 300F & 250R

So these will have no problem fitting the struts, and with my 17inch weels there will be no rubbing issues or anything?
i'm still not too experienced with this stuff.

I will let you know when i bought them and when i installed them, if i should run into some problems i'm sure you guys can give me good advice if needed.

Good to know about the four-wheel alignment.


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[smkr3w]

Thanks for the feedback and photos, Now i'm sure that i will buy these too and install them myself.
I'm planning to put on Megan Racing Springs.

So these will have no problem fitting the struts, and with my 17inch weels there will be no rubbing issues or anything?
i'm still not too experienced with this stuff.

I will let you know when i bought them and when i installed them, if i should run into some problems i'm sure you guys can give me good advice if needed.

Good to know about the four-wheel alignment.

nice, I will say having a friend help out makes it so much more easier..

when i first dropped it my rear camber was very negative, so i'd advise camber bolts (i got mine off of rock auto)
I drove around for almost a month without an alignment, NOT RECOMMENDED, however I did very little driving and was not negatively affected.

now i'm aligned and have much less camber.. remember though that there will still be a little bit (im now at about -2.5 on both in the rears)

as for rubbing issues i have the same setup and my rears are rubbing slightly on bigger bumps in the road or turning sharply, rolling the fenders will fix that but that will soon come

*TIP* when removing the OEM struts/springs be careful of the bearings in the top mount (i lost a ball from the bearing)
*TIP #2* when re-installing the top mount to the new struts you may have to use vise grips (or similar) to hold the cylinder still while tightening the top bolt (here a friend comes in handy)