97preza Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 i was wondering if the struts/spring swap from an 1996 legacy outback limited will work on my 1997 impreza OBS? i am sure this has been answered before so sorry for asking again. thanks for any responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 In a word... yes. I compared a set at a junkyard just to be sure. 96 and 97 - they looked identical to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97preza Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 well my goal is a little lift. maybe 1 to 2 inches or a little more the local junkyard has a 1996 legacy outback and i didnt want to waste time and $80 for nothing. thanks for the fast response!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97preza Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Bump!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthCoast Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It will work. Throw in some strut spacers while your at it. It will save you from doing it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I got a set that I'll be putting up for sale in the next day or so. pm me if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97preza Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Hey Adventure, are you selling strut top spacers??? if so, how tall and what price? and how much lift am i looking at with just the struts/springs of the legacy outback? this car will still be a DD so i need it to still be road worthy. Edited February 27, 2012 by 97preza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hey Adventure, are you selling strut top spacers??? if so, how tall and what price? and how much lift am i looking at with just the struts/springs of the legacy outback? this car will still be a DD so i need it to still be road worthy. yeah, still got em. they are 3/8 inch HDPE. It's as high as you can go without changing your tophat bolts. $45. shipped. I used this same spacer set up with forester struts and springs anf got maybe 3 1/2 inches of lift before I changed tires. Outbacks are just a little shorter than Foresters so i'd say you'll be around 3-3 1/4 inches if you used spacers. Subatract 3/8 without. (remember you'll need spacers of 1/4 inch or more unless you're swapping your tophats onto the outback struts.) My car handles great and is still perfect on or off road. It accelerates a little slower and gas mileage has dropped since the lift. But there doesn't seem to be any driveability lost on swapping springs/struts etc. on these. Body lifts maybe. Monstaru has one. I know SJR did one. Not sure at what point these things ever start to become more of an off roader than a multi purpose vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Mine is still a fukin street queen.Cause she hasna been out enough yet. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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