ferox Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 My bro picked up a '93 Impreza about a month ago. We are planning on doing the rear disc brake upgrade and would like to also do a rear anti-sway bar install. I have done some research but still have some questions. I noticed two styles of rear sway bar: 1) Legacy Brighton style with c-shaped end links. 2) '90-'94 Lego style with straight end links. Are either of these a better choice for an Impreza? Do we need an Impreza sway bar, aftermarket, or will a Lego sway bar fit? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Legacy and Impreza rear sway bars are different. Your best bet would be to get the stuff from a newer Impreza that came with a rear sway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I don't know about the end links, but I can send you a photo of mine if you like. I replaced my 12mm rear sway bar with a 21mm (I think that's the measurement) from a WRX. Got it for free since the previous owner of the swaybar was upgrading to an aftermarket version. I think I even got the endlinks with it for free. It was a considerable improvement and it's been on the car now for more than 6 years worth of daily driving and rallycross. And the previous poster is correct, the legacy bar won't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 My bro picked up a '93 Impreza about a month ago. We are planning on doing the rear disc brake upgrade and would like to also do a rear anti-sway bar install. I have done some research but still have some questions. I noticed two styles of rear sway bar: 1) Legacy Brighton style with c-shaped end links. 2) '90-'94 Lego style with straight end links. Are either of these a better choice for an Impreza? Do we need an Impreza sway bar, aftermarket, or will a Lego sway bar fit? Thanks Regarding the read disk upgrade: rear disks from an early ('92 or '93) Legacy will fit. Slightly newer should fit too. When I first ordered replacement pads based on the year and model of the Legacy that I had pulled the donor brakes off, I found they didn't fit; turns out I had installed brakes from a '95 Legacy (someone had upgraded the brakes on the donor car before I got to it) Take everything including the handbrake cable. The cable will be slightly longer than the original, but there's plenty of room to install it. I forgot why, but your original brake cable won't work with the legacy rear disks. Rear disk brake upgrade is a worthwhile one. Just for your information, my Impreza wagon is a '97 model L. I'm pretty sure my endlinks are the c-shaped version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 I forgot why, but your original brake cable won't work with the legacy rear disks. From my searches it sounds like the disc brake e-brake cable attaches differently at the brake end than the drum set-up. We were looking at them at the yard this weekend then priced them on-line. They are only like $12-$15 so I think my brother is just going to order new ones. Just for your information, my Impreza wagon is a '97 model L. I'm pretty sure my endlinks are the c-shaped version. That's kind of the way I was leaning. Seems like I saw more aftermarket parts online for that style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferox Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Legacy and Impreza rear sway bars are different. Your best bet would be to get the stuff from a newer Impreza that came with a rear sway. That's pretty much what I figured. The newer Imprezas don't show up in the yards as much as the Legacys. People tend to hold onto them more I guess, so we might have a while to wait. My brother is really getting into his new Sube, so he might kick down the cash for aftermarket stuff or used resale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 If I recall, a board member that did an Impreza lift swapped over a rear sway bar from a first gen Forester. It was about twice the thickness of the Impreza and looked like it was just a bolt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 That's pretty much what I figured. The newer Imprezas don't show up in the yards as much as the Legacys. People tend to hold onto them more I guess, so we might have a while to wait. My brother is really getting into his new Sube, so he might kick down the cash for aftermarket stuff or used resale.I'm not so sure that a newer Impreza will have a beefier swaybar. The skinny one that was stock on my '97 was intended to minimize oversteer; not at all useful for rallycross IMHO. Unless you go for an Outback Impreza it's not likely that you'll see a larger rear swaybar. Your other comment is right on the money...there aren't a lot of later model Imprezas in the yards as yet. I've been looking since I bought my first one 8 years ago and haven't ever found anything newer than '98 (and the one '98 I found was just this year); mostly '93 to '96 and they all have the skinny swaybar. I haven't ever seen a WRX in the yards yet either. Watch craigslist and nasioc for people selling their WRX stock bars for cheap or free. Usually they come with a cheap set of c type endlinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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