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No buyers yet for the obxt...getting antsy. Dont really want to drop price too much either....the sooner i can sell it the quicker i can put some money down on GD's monster...(unfortunately this is the boss's....i mean wifes rules) Ive owned the obxt for a couple of years and heres the laundry list of things ive had to do Valve cover gaskets, oil cooler gasket, front axles, front wheel bearings, rear wheel bearings, rear rotors and brakes, new windshield, and new tires with alignment. That going from around 90k on the car to 116k miles.

Not that its necessary but thats one hell of a motivational poster you just displayed lol

Whoops i may have just drooled a little... I listed the obxt on craigslist so hopefully it will go soon. I may have priced it a bit high but im not seeing many in colorado that are 5 speeds with this low of mileage. Plus a wise guy once told me that you can price it high and be haggled down but its much harder to be priced low and haggle up. If i can get enough i may take the wife down through the redwoods going back home Anyway could you post or send me pics? If not i understand cause im sure your super busy And thanks GD!

Just to update i am gonna sell both the 05 obxt and the 03 forester to get GD's 07 wrb forester. The boss (wife) says i have to sell both cars before putting any money towards the 07. Also decided that we are gonna get a babysitter for the kids in order for us to fly up to portland and drive it back. Was trying to get the windshield replaced on the obxt today and they brought the wrong one. Mines heated and they brought the non heated one. Cant believe they drove over 45 minutes away without verifying they had the right part. Wasted my time too Cant wait to get both cars sold though...ive been just a little obsessed with this since ive been talking with GD. Looking up builds and threads like 2.5xsleepers on forester.org. in the end i dont think i will change much except for a 6 speed swap down the road. If im lucky i will be able trade the 03 forester for a 92 legacy turbo + a couple of grand and come out ahead....keeping my fingers crossed

What has been helping with my fronts is ive been parking it with the front facing down hill and adding sandbags ontop of the hood directly over the springs. If theres not much weight on the front, id recommend cutting 1.75 inches off (like on adventure subarus website) because i dont think theres much difference between the 854s and 856s. Because of my lack of weight, i may ultimately end up doing that. I just want to see where they end up before doing that

Grizzly, They are super stiff! I dont have much weight up front so i will be adding a winch. Probably fabricate something here soon when im not cutting firewood, working or trying to chase down my kids. I almost got upset when someone asked me if it was a 4runner...lol

Dropped the kids off at the grandparents and went for a small drive. Wash board was rough but i believe the wrx seats helped with that. Definitely made some adjustment to how i drive it. No more body roll and it stays firm through turns. Overall im very happy with them. Next is a brake job and new tie rod end links with an alignment. First pic is just a humorous one that shows how it sits next to the parents rav4. 2nd is on top of miller fork road

Cool i will be keeping on eye on this to see how it goes with much interest as ive been contemplating doing this for my lifted loyale.

Ferp, if you were in colorado i would for sure. If i lived in oregon that would be perfect as id get yours and checkers and build my kids first cars (ive got a while lol).

Yeah i agree with the others. that car looks to be in great shape for the milage! Youve done a great job taking care of it Checker

The road to my house will definitely work it. I have a couple of 150pd vests i can attach to the front bumper to get them to settle along with a wench. Looking forward to being able to drive it longer than a few

Got them on. Just barely had a little time to go down the road. Definitely stiff but much better than the bottoming out pillows that were on there. Should be able to drive it more tomorrow. Taking the kids to a corn roast today and hopefully they will be worn out

This is about all the progress my kids have let me do so far

I appreciate all the info i can get Ferp! Got them put together today so hopefully have them on and rolling by tomorrow and i will have some results for you guys!

What stand alone are you looking at using?

The rear diff is incorporated into the subframe and both were dropped when the lift was done. If need be i will make drop brackets but im gonna roll with it first and see what happens. With tires on the angle isnt as bad as the pic above with the tires off and the back end jacked up

It will look a lot better once i get the fronts on...a lot less rake. Looking at It from the rear, It didnt change the axle angle all that much. Hope to have fronts on in next couple of days. Already getting orders for firewood which is delaying things a bit

It kinda wierd how dramatic that last pic makes it look. It definitely an increase but not as much as the pic makes it out to be. Wont know until i get the front done and on and some real driving done I also carry 2 spare axles eith at all times

I just replace my bearings and they arent terribly hard to remove and replace. You could pack them when they are in the hub buti dont think you could do it as thoroughly as you can with them out

Im in colorado so its not terribly far but taking a 3 and 5 year old that far in a car would strain what little sanity i have left

GD i will pm you later today $750 would be much less than taking a road trip with the family.

Do you have a rough time table of when it will be ready? Ive never had a car shipped. Do you have any recommendations? I would say it would be a cool road trip but im sure the kids would make all my hair fall out by the time we got back This 03 wrx is unmolested. Id much rather have the fxt though. Granted ive never driven a wrx Tyler thats about where i am at with my obxt.

So update time. I got the rears installed and there was a noticeable difference in ride height. Took it for a little spin and it felt great. Came home and promptly took front off to do. We will see when i can finish them. Had a 60 hour week last week and worked over the weekend. I will say this though, im very happy with how the rears felt on my tiny drive.

Yeah im pretty much set on selling the obxt. I am gonna keep my eyes peeled for a 5 speed fxt. GD where is your shop located? I missed out on an 05 fxt that was sti swapped already. Its not my first choice but i may have a line on an 04 wrx that only has 51k on it.

So the wife got a newer truck and now i have a decision to make. My car is a 05 obxt 5sp with 115000 miles. Previous owner put on an exhaust and intake buts its otherwise stock. Its okay but im not terribly attatched to it. It seems like ive had to replace 1 thing or another since ive owned it. I bought it with 94k miles on it and have replaced both front axles and wheel bearings. I currently have to fix a valve cover leak thats right over the exhaust and replace the windshield from a rock. My other option is to keep the wifes 03 stock forester xs (245k miles) and mod it. Im thinking a 2 inch lift and possibly a motor/drivetrain swap. I had an 05 forester xt 5 speed that i loved but was totaled by a tree in a blizzard. The wife refers to it as the one that got away. Im serisously thinking of selling the obxt for funds to put in the forester. Ive been mulling it over and have been leaning towards the latter but havent gotten to the point of decision yet. If i found a forester xt thats had the wrx/sti swap done, id for sure sell both and buy that but those are hard to come by. I say that because my free time is very limited to build it.....i just have that itch to build it myself ya know? Sso should i keep the 05obxt or sell it for funds to build the 03 forester or sell both and wait until i find a wrx/sti swapped forester?