Where are all the 22b s
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Plenty of wide arch kits and tuning options available of course. The quicker steering rack would be a harder / more expensive mod to make to a Type R or P1... There's a fella on the p1woc who has fitted a spec-c quick rack to his p1. No idea how much he paid but I saw one on eBay recently for £2k. Lot of money for a steering rack on an old impreza!
To get close to the 22b driving experience I guess you'd be best starting with a type-r which already has DCCD.
Base car: £5k
Wide arch kit £2k
Respray £3k
18x9" Alloys and tyres £2k (although you could just use spacers)
Quick rack £2k
EJ22 CDB £3k
Engine components, turbo etc £5k
Labour for the above... £3k?
It gets expensive! I saw a cat d 22b on eBay a while ago for £10k!
To get close to the 22b driving experience I guess you'd be best starting with a type-r which already has DCCD.
Base car: £5k
Wide arch kit £2k
Respray £3k
18x9" Alloys and tyres £2k (although you could just use spacers)
Quick rack £2k
EJ22 CDB £3k
Engine components, turbo etc £5k
Labour for the above... £3k?
It gets expensive! I saw a cat d 22b on eBay a while ago for £10k!
Edited by Lefty on Wednesday 12th February 06:43
I'm pretty sure the 22b rack is the same 2.25 turns item fitted to the v6 RA and available as an option on the v5 and v6 classics.
Incidentally I've managed to pick up one of these racks this week for £200
Of course it would cost big bucks to make a 22b replica, but I am curious as to whether it really drives appreciably better than a Type-R and if so, in what aspects. I remember the 22b being criticised at launch for lacking enough compliance for British roads, although modern tastes are much more tolerant of stiff setups. I should add that I think 18s on a classic are overkill and that 16s are the way to go...
Incidentally I've managed to pick up one of these racks this week for £200
Of course it would cost big bucks to make a 22b replica, but I am curious as to whether it really drives appreciably better than a Type-R and if so, in what aspects. I remember the 22b being criticised at launch for lacking enough compliance for British roads, although modern tastes are much more tolerant of stiff setups. I should add that I think 18s on a classic are overkill and that 16s are the way to go...
Edited by plenty on Wednesday 12th February 09:14
plenty said:
I'm pretty sure the 22b rack is the same 2.25 turns item fitted to the v6 RA and available as an option on the v5 and v6 classics.
Incidentally I've managed to pick up one of these racks this week for £200
Of course it would cost big bucks to make a 22b replica, but I am curious as to whether it really drives appreciably better than a Type-R and if so, in what aspects. I remember the 22b being criticised at launch for lacking enough compliance for British roads, although modern tastes are much more tolerant of stiff setups. I should add that I think 18s on a classic are overkill and that 16s are the way to go...
16's really limit you on front brakes though...Incidentally I've managed to pick up one of these racks this week for £200
Of course it would cost big bucks to make a 22b replica, but I am curious as to whether it really drives appreciably better than a Type-R and if so, in what aspects. I remember the 22b being criticised at launch for lacking enough compliance for British roads, although modern tastes are much more tolerant of stiff setups. I should add that I think 18s on a classic are overkill and that 16s are the way to go...
Edited by plenty on Wednesday 12th February 09:14
Getting a quick rack for £200 was a good catch! Nice one.
22B seems like the most hardcore and nearest to a WRC Impreza.
Maybe (in UK compliance order) P1, Type R, 22B, McRae's WRC
A bit like here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ3Expwm5HQ
Maybe (in UK compliance order) P1, Type R, 22B, McRae's WRC
A bit like here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ3Expwm5HQ
GravelBen said:
Some of the earlier STi-RAs had the quickrack as well - I almost bought a Ver2 STi-RA V-Ltd once that certainly did. Might have been optional rather than standard, I'm not sure.
Pretty sure a V2 (pre-facelift) wouldn't have had the 2.25 turns quick rack which was specific to the later R/RA Ltd models and the 22b. It would have the 2.5 turn rack, while regular WRX and UK models made do with 2.75 turns.plenty said:
Pretty sure a V2 (pre-facelift) wouldn't have had the 2.25 turns quick rack which was specific to the later R/RA Ltd models and the 22b. It would have the 2.5 turn rack, while regular WRX and UK models made do with 2.75 turns.
Not sure how the turns lock to lock equate, but the data I've seen (which also agrees with the stuff on Type-ra.co.uk) quotes a 15:1 rack for most of them and a 13:1 quickrack being standard in the ver6 Sti-RA and optional for earlier STi-RA (incl the v2). That particular v2 was a V-ltd (the one with the McRae/Ringer autograph seats etc) so I expect it was top spec with all the optional goodies. It had the little STi quickrack sticker in the corner of the rear screen, but I'm well aware that stickers don't mean that much!
ETA: Found a thread on 22b that says 15:1 is 2.5 turns and 13:1 is 2.25. Also says:
22b said:
Classic Sti 4 door has the same rack as a UK at 2.7 lock to lock
Sti Type R and Sti RA mostly have 2.5 lock to lock racks
22b, Sti 5/6 RA Limited and special order Sti's have 2.25 lock to lock
Sti Type R and Sti RA mostly have 2.5 lock to lock racks
22b, Sti 5/6 RA Limited and special order Sti's have 2.25 lock to lock
Edited by GravelBen on Thursday 13th February 06:11
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