Best 6 Mods For Any Daily Driver

I have had some requests after the previous video to do the inverse of the previous video we did of Waste of Money mods for your daily. So here we go! This should capture almost any car that is being used as a daily that you want to modify to maybe just make it that much better. As per usual keep in mind that these are my opinions and yours may differ however; if there is anything you feel I missed, feel free to drop it in the comments! If there is anything you disagree with also drop it below!

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[Smeedia]

Yo why did no one tell me I looked homeless in this video lmao

[Pallidus_Rider]

First mod I would recommend, is a catback exhaust. It motivated me to do other mods. 🤪

[MouseCIick]

my favorite mod is no friends.




weight reduction

[bromando]

Ceramic window tints are for sure one of the best mods too! I can hold my hand up to my window in direct sunlight and feel zero heat coming through.

[livinthenext]

I personally go sway bars first. Upgraded sway bars are felt and make the car much more fun for spirited driving.

[bigeric]

I just bought a WRX and your videos have been super helpful when planning what I want to do and in what order.

[JuanNgtse]

Led lights are a must for me. But the best is upgraded suspension, but i would wait for it when you need to replace. Lets not throw away money now.

[turbogeoduck]

Oftentimes, a weighted shift knob can really improve the feel and action of an installed short-shifter.

[sdr_xp]

I put a Remark 4 inch double walled axle back setup on my car. Highly recommend, very good quality bends and welds, looks great, sounds awesome and doesn't break the bank!

[deadlydave]

Warning: impending essay. And I apologize for that.
Smeedia, love your videos, as they always make me think and consider the mod paths taken. I've always been a summer/winter tire set person, and I live in the Northeast US. My swapped impreza was just too twitchy on allseasons.

My top 6 mods for most used Subarus as Daily Drivers would be:
1-Appropriate tires for the car and the mission.
2-Brake pads and fluid. Historically, All non-STI models have mediocre-to-terrible brake pad compound. A good brake fluid, such as Motul RBF600, even when totally shot, has a better boiling point than most DOT3/4 fluids do.
3-Sway bar end links. The ball and socket joints are soft-ish and after a couple of years, they have to be sawed off of the cars. The dogbone style replacements offered by Kartboy, Whiteline, etc are awesome.
4 and 5-shocks, shocks/springs, or coilovers--depending on your use and what you can afford. Coilovers are adjustable, let you go stiff, and stuff wide tires on, but most are linear-spring units and absolutely punishing on most street driving. You need a decent performance alignment here too.
6-Driver enjoyment mod of choice. Cars with the 5mt virtually require a shift kit and heavier shift knob of some kind. Very notchy. The 6mt, especially the STI's has always felt pretty good to me. (your mileage obviously varies). An exhaust, even an axleback--if sound is what you want. Maybe it's a new steering wheel, or some other cosmetic choice that you touch frequently.

Bonus: Go to a driver's school or autocross. Driver improvement is always the best mod. Also, fun.

[experimental]

Love videos like this where it's factually realistic mods for a daily. Especially liked the "run mufflers and all season tires" part since some of those crappy "daily mods" talk about "yeah straight pipe it and run sticky performance tires so you can enjoy your ride"

[paulmarsdensr]

One thing I have liked about your channel brother. The subie education on all of our platforms never ends. Great videos. Stay safe.

[efrenguerrero]

seeing “Smeedia” pop up on my phone from YouTube lol

[charlestopher]

I think one thing that would be great is linking the parts you’ve used for the things you’re recommending

[micahstory]

Good list! I just got my first “performance” mods today...Perrin strut tower brace, spherical end links, and rear sway bar...can’t wait to install them!!! I think I’ll do that transmission fluid next. Thanks man! 👍😆

[Brisky]

I can vouch for Motul. After about 100 miles on it there is a huge improvement in shifting being smoother and easier.

[KillianPwnzUrMom]

Im so excited to watch your channel blow up. A+ Quality

[TPDiecast]

Of course this video was uploaded while I'm in the middle of yard work... head phones it is! If I can't watch it I'll listen to it instead 😂🙌 another quality video!

[Steve-zfcv]

If i could go back, i would've done a stage 2/3 clutch with a 9.5 lb flywheel first. Reducing rotational mass makes the car a lot more fun to drive

[Benjammin]

Great video! I guess the one thing I’d disagree with is the reason for switching to all season tires. Summer tires typically outperform all seasons in the rain as long as the temperature is above 45-50 F.