The different tyres are on the front rather than the back. A michelin with light wear and something new that i've never heard of before !

 

Leeds

 

try keepin the tyres at the same pressure aswell i found on ma jap import that keepin them at 32psi she grips well in the dry and not to bad in the wet but found if u give her stick she drifts which is fun lol where bout u in edinburgh pm me im fae edinburgh too u might have seen me about?

 

Have the same problem with my 2000 Wagon power out of a bend and the back really wants to snap round, have to keep power on or Big Lift Off problems. As someone said wipers end up on full everytime !!!!

 

Get your geometry checked, and invest in decent tyres. My 00 was a bit tail happy, but that's because the geometry out of the box was so far off it was untrue. Geometry setup sorted this out and made it much more predictable.

I really can't stress enough the importance of decent tyres: the car will be loading up and relying on the tyres a massive amount to generate grip, and IMHO the roads are not the best place for a newbie to catch a slide when the rear breaks, especially at high speed.

 

35/32 PSI will help too.

 

I had a similar prob on mr old WRX, 3 brands of tyres, geometry was out and my misses actually spun it a couple times and she doesnt drive like me!

New set of Goodyear F1s and gemoetry checked (rear was way out) and she handled like a dream.

Saying that the new RA I got often powerslides when giving it some beans out of a junction or into/out of roundabouts, im guessing the short ratio g/box is helping in the dept..

 

sorry but am a novice wot do you guys mean geometry?

 

Toe-in/out and camber on all four wheels.

 

aka wheel alignment..

Out of interest, my 05 wrx as standard would mainly understeer. Fitting rear solid droplinks and standard alignment check reduced this significantly then shortly after a rear ARB (22mm adj) eliminated virtually all remaining traces. Car was very neutral, easy to drift and controlled over steer via throttle.

Since had full AST's coilovers, front ARB and ALK (ie T25 kit ) and the car is much harder to get sideways, just sticks to the road albeit with plenty of tyre squeel.. Did however have to stiffen the rear ARB up to compensate for stiffer front end.

BTW I usually run AST's 9 (f) 7 (r) or 5 & 3 for long cruising/comfort (although I wouldn't say they're harsh at 12 & 12..!)

IMHO if you're after a good balanced setup on a newage that will transform the std handling, for the money, rear DL's and ARB with alignment check is very hard to beat (<£200)..

 

All the trick suspension in the world will not do any good if your tryres are the weakest link.Get the best rubber on all four corners then look at upgrading suspension.

And go gentle on the loud pedal till you do.

Mark

 

Oh my Gawd, what have i started !! - thanks for al the contributions !

I get the Prodrive springs and dealer geometry in two weeks, together with the Whiteline ARB and droplinks (and no, I'm not paying a dealer to fit those !)

Will keep the tyres for another 3 months and just take it easy in the wet ie like a 2WD car !! (will get Goodyear F1's then as i don't fancy my varied cheapies for a Scottish winter !).

Scoobie Ecosse ~ good moniker ! I live in Currie and drive a dark green 01 WRX. What year of wagon are you in? You may also have spotted my mate Stev in his blue/grey RB5 in the same area.

Andy Mc

 

its a my94 wagon mate silver wi red rally decals on it wi tommy kiara boby kit i see ya mates rb5 going throught nidrie yesterday im in gracemount

 

heres mine mate ya prob seen it about?

 

Looks pretty distinctive ! aint seen it so far, but will be give aya a wave if i do. Mine is a Newage but with Prodrive lights and a pretty subltle Prodrive bodykit.

Andy

 

cool mate see ya bout somewhere how many scoobies is there round town im thinkin of startin our own group?

 

more scoobs than mondeos in Edinburgh !!