I’ve read that some have experienced a raise in ride height with B6. Anyone experience this here?
Unfortunately I didn’t do any pre-measuring of my stock struts/Swift SpecR setup, but here’s some numbers for reference:
Bilstein B6/Swift SpecR fender to wheel center in mm:
LF 313 RF 313
LR 322 RR 325
So there’s definitely more gap in the rear, but someone else would have to do some measurements of stock or SpecR springs to see how they sit with stock struts.
I initially had some Powerflex rear spring isolators and the measurements were:
LF 312 RF 314
LR 328 RR 332
I pulled them out due to it sitting higher in the rear than I’d like. So just the polyurethane isolators add 6-7mm to the rear ride height. I’ve also run B6/SpecR on an Evo and a BRZ. After a couple years, both starting sagging in the rear. Loss of pressure in the B6s? I actually put a spacer on the rear of the BRZ and flipped the perch on the Evo struts to raise them up some. The isolators could come in handy if the FiST starts sagging in the rear more than I’d like.