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Thanks for all the information. That will help me decide about buying a '93 Legacy with bad air shocks. Any opinion as to whether I'm on the right track in wanting a 90'-94' generation Legacy? My old one lasted 325K miles and seemed more reliable and planted in the snow than my 03' Outback or the 05' Outback I have now. The 90-94' generation cars seem better to me. Or, have I just not had enough experience with the other years? Thanks

Will it work to put regular (non-electronic air struts) on a Legacy wagon that came with the electronic shocks?

I wish it would. I can shift it manually, but it won't respond until the speed drops to below 55mph. I test drove an '05 and it shifts like my '93 (i.e. it will shift down at higher rpms). That sport shift was nice, also.

No, it's down just below 5K rpm and the acceleration is much better there. With 300,000 miles on my Legacy, it's power at those rpms blows away the '03 at passing. I realize the computer is trying to protect the engine, but's it's being a bit over-protective (unless the '93 is a stronger engine). As it is, I've had nobody ride in this '03 that hasn't commented it's lethargic high speed passing.

I have an '03 Outback with an automatic transmission. At highway speeds it passes very poorly. At any speed over 55mph, it will not shift down into 2nd gear. The result is that it shifts down into 3rd only and the rpms have to climb from around 3500, and there is not enough acceleration to pass like that. My '93 Legacy will shift down into 2nd at speeds up to 65mph, and it passes much better than the Outback. Does anyone know if there might be an aftermarket computer chip switch that might allow for downshifting at higher rpms?