Hey there good people of NAM,

I like to pride myself on my search skills and my abilities as a forum lurker. I have done a good amount of research on this but would like your guys' take on what my plans are. For context, this is a DD that averages ~10k miles per year. I do all my own minor work (brakes, oil, head gasket replacement etc.) but have limited capabilities from living in an apartment in San Francisco with no garage. I've had the car for 3 years and have taken it to the track a couple of times -- with the intention of increasing that as I fine-tune the modifications.

Here are some details on the car as it stands:
- 2002 R53 with 90k miles - original motor, second owner
- aside from the LCA bushings being replaced at 38k, the suspension is bone stock
- performance mods: 17% Cravenspeed pulley, Alta intake, Stratmosphere exhaust, Valeo SMF kit conversion

Suspension plans:
- Koni yellows with NM springs (used from R56) - will replace perches to fit (did my due diligence on this)
- Inner/outer CV boots - already leaking, no clicking yet
- Powerflex LCA bushings
- Powerflex rear sway bar bushings
- Powerflex rear trailing arm bushings
- Ireland Engineering adjustable control arms; was also considering Godspeed for price - any take on this?
- Eibach 20mm sway bar (don't need an aggressive 22mm one)
- New rear end links (OEM-spec)

I guess the ask here is am I missing anything? And in retrospect, am I adding anything on that isn't really of the essence? I am not on an extremely tight budget, but I would still like to save money and skip anything unnecessary. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks in advance!

 

Hey mods, can you delete this thread? I think I will get better traction in the Hatch section