courtney

before i bought the car i went to the dealer and made them pull it up by vin number and they said i am a 2.2, i did not want a 2.5

a lot of what i seem to be looking for has designations that i do not know what they are, can someone pls tell me what a 99 legacy with a 2.2 auto is called, is this body style or motor numbers? i am sure this is a stupid question sorry

no sorry i did not word that right, one of the guys on here said he did the ob struts and he gained about 1.75 in height, i just thought that did not seem like much height and this car sits really low to me, so i am thinking it will not be enough height, sorry to be so confusing part of this is becuase i have been driving a ford f350 for 3 years and i am sure everything is low to me

is it just me or does it seem like as low as my car is 1.75 in is not going to get me as high as an ob did any of you guys think that and then when you changed the struts 1.75 in was a lot higher than you thought? this all sucks becuase supposedly this car has new regular struts and it has new tires that are way too small hate to waste money but it has to come up, the first time i go down the dirt rd to the house that spoiler thing on the front is going to get busted:(

ok can this be done at ccr and then sent to me? and do i need a new computer or not? subrat is going to do the engine swap for me here in tucson do you know off the top of your head about how much this engine is going to cost me? and i am also interested in knowing if there are any upgrades i can have done to the new motor at ccr, i put 50000-60000 a year on my car and i want this thing to last, so if better tougher parts are available for it i might do that thanks for your time

ok i think i could live with the height of an outback, will do more research thanks so much!!

that is it, boy is this thing low, it is going up!!!!! i am not sure the strut swap is going to be enough for me, will i be as high as an outback? i am still going to look at the lift kits too

ok good news went and checked the car and i already have 15's now i am crawling all around looking under there and i am not seeing shocks, so am i stupid and cars with struts don't have shocks? or did i just miss them, so everybody meant get kb g2 struts for a 99 ob? there is no room under that car, i would much rather have to climb under my f350!!!

i have a tow bar and i want to know if i can tow my 99 legacy with it thanks

so does this mean it cannot be done:mad: and is this shawn that wrote me the other day? i have more questions for you about all this:rolleyes:

thanks for all this input guys! ok want to make sure i get all this right, i need to get ob struts and ob kyb g2 shocks and a taller tire one question is if i go to a 15 tire will i get even more clearance? and does anybody with a 98 or 99 legacy seem to have a spoiler type thing coming down from the bumper in the front, i had a 91 and it just did not seem so low ,but i don't think i had this spoiler/bumper thing this 99 is so low you cannot park it over a curb in front?? almost makes me think something is wrong with it thanks so much for all your help!

so i will need to buy the computer for a pre 97 to go with the new motor and then will it plug in and work?

ok did not realize i would not be able to put 15's on it if i only do the lift, maybe i will go with the outback set up, i have to replace the struts, shocks, springs and wheels right?

i did not check, the car is in town and next time i see it i will look,i bet they are 14 becuase they look small, why do you have some to sell? do they just go right on no mods?

has anyone done this and how hard is it? need a new motor and was going to order the non interference 2.2 from ccr

looked around online and found some lift kits lsited for my sube, sent out some e-mails to the companies and haven't heard back yet this legacy i bought sits really low to the ground to me and i drive quite a few dirt roads, i need a little more clearance, i don't want to spend a fortune but do not want problems later on either so is using the outback stuff better than going with an aftermarket lift kit? or do you guys have any other suggestions? thanks for your time

cool, i drive a lot of dirt roads! do you know of any other ways to lift it, how do they lift these offroad subarus?

ok i am looking into doing the outback strut and shock thing to my 99, do i have to do the springs too? or anything else? i wanted to get new parts so this is starting to look expensive i want to know if there are any other ways to raise it, i like the thought of having an air suspension set up, are there aftermarket air setups and has anyone installed one? i am just wanting to look at all the options before i spend my money thanks!

sat night works fine for me, you guys just tell me the time and i will work my sched around it, excited to meet you both!

what is obd and what does it do? has anyone put the older 2.2 in a newer legacy?

i am just wanting to gain some clearance for dirt roads, was thinking maybe i don't have to do all the outback stuff on legacy that there might just be some kind of adjustment? i remember my 85 had a way to raise it and lower it, you screwed it up or down or something like that? does my 99 have anything like that?

ok lets say i need a motor for this 99, i have heard that the pre 97 motors are better built soooooo would it be possible to buy a 95 2.2 from ccr and have that put in my 99? do they match up /hook up, etc?

i tried doing a search for this and am not coming up with much related to mpg i had a 91 a few years ago and got a solid 28 in it even doing 80mph on the highway i am totally expecting the 99 2.2 to get the same, previous owner says she only checked it once but it was 20-21, i was just thinking she was crazy, no way but i am noticing a few post where numbers are nto too high i searched high and low for a 2.2 FOR THE GAS MILEAGE! so please tell me i am going to get close to 30, the government thing that calculates mpg says the 2.2 gets 30 on the hwy and the 2.5 gets about 26-27 soooo guys what is everyone getting? i will replace the entire fuel injection system and whatever else needs it if this thing gets 20mpg, noooooooooo way, i am not dealing with that

so you know subrat? he is on your side of town i live in marana i have been looking for legacys for a while and did not see one advertised in your area, hmmm maybe it was a 5spd and i did not call about it

ok struts and shocks wear out so i am thinking about getting new outback ones unless maybe someone has some in good shape for sale? does anybody know about how much i would pay for new and used stuff? also on that one thread i saw he did not change the wheels just the suspension, so how much lift difference is there between doing all of it and only doing the suspension/no wheels?