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The steering knuckle won’t like any drop in the engine crossmember. You’ll need a custom unit to allow for the engine crossmember drop. Pitch stopper rod might be ok. For a one inch drop of the engine crossmember the trans mounts will be fine. I have a three inch lift kit with only a two inch setup on the gearbox crossmember. Been like this for ten years no problems. Cheers Bennie

They’re interchangeable. It’s pretty common to use 00-04 struts in 05-09s because the 05-09 struts suck. They’re so bad I wouldn’t waste my time swapping in used 05-09s. The couple times I’ve done it Ive regretted it because they’re so short lived. im unsure if the top mounts are interchangeable but the struts are. I think the top mounts are but I’m uncertain.

I picked up a 98 Impreza and the shift bushings were gone on the aft attach point. I went to the Subaru Dealer, they did not have the $18 each bushings in stock, but did have the complete u-joint for $65. This car had the step bolt with bushings not the seperate steel bushing with a straight bolt and plastic bushings. I got it but then I stopped at Ace Hardware on the way home. I picked up: 2) bronze bushings with a top lip ID 3/8", OD 1/2", 1" long 1) Step Bolt 3/8" x 2" long and a lock nut Steps to replace the worn componets. Jack and support the car on jack stands Remove the exhaust heat sheild attached to the transmission rear support Remove the rear trans support, this gives you more access to work Remove the 12mm nut from the lower shift linkage support arm Remove the 12mm nut and bolt from the shift linkage arm You know know if you have the stepped bolt linkage or the one with the additional steel bushing. If you want to, you can remove the u-joint by driving out the two roll pins at the front of the u-joint, I did but the shift u-joint to trans input shaft was so rusted (not a CO Car that's for sure) I could not get it off. Using a pipe cutter, cut one of the bronze shift linkage bushings down to 1/2 Long and debur Remove any of the old Plastic bushings and then insert the new bushings Attach the linkage using the new 3/8 stepped bolt and lock nut. I also put locktite on the nut as there was only about 1/4 of threads showing. Put it all back together. I'm sure this will be a life time fix for way less than the Subaru Plastic bushings. It shifts great.