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Suspension & steering

Working on the front brake and hub of the Shakewell Racing WRX STI at the Snowy River Sprint — Front corner stripped at Snowy River, with the strut and hub in view.

Rally suspension has to do two contradictory jobs: keep the tyre on a surface that is moving underneath it, and survive being landed on. Travel and damping quality decide the first, and construction quality decides the second. Bushes and arms are the unglamorous half — a perfect damper on a worn control arm bush is still a vague car.

Suspension Parts by car

GC8 Impreza WRX / STI sedan 27 GF8 Impreza WRX / STI wagon 17 GD Impreza WRX / STI 50 GG Impreza WRX wagon 23 GR-GV Impreza WRX STI 49 VA WRX / STI 37 VB WRX 42 SF-SG Forester 35 SH-SJ Forester 42 BL-BP Liberty / Outback 12 VM Levorg 18

What actually decides it

Gravel and tarmac are genuinely different setups, not one setup with different ride heights.
Rebuildable dampers cost more up front and less over a season, because gravel will eventually kill a seal no matter whose name is on it.
Check what the class allows before spending. Classic and production classes often restrict what you can change.

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