miata coilovers on wagon

[elgigante]

Saw that miata struts work on the Subaru gl. Will rear coilovers work?

[AWD J3wman]

yes but you have to use the strut mount from the subaru and the spring needs to fit in the strut mount

[elgigante]

Perfect, so how come everyone resorts to subaru legacy coilovers when miata ones can be found for way cheaper

[elgigante]

Perfect, so how come everyone resorts to subaru legacy coilovers when miata ones can be found for way cheaper

[AWD J3wman]

Cuz ebay coilovers ride like crap but it works. not gonna lie it makes up for the Sh*t status rear sway bar I've got.

[elgigante]

So do the fronts fit aswell?

[Subarutex]

So do the fronts fit aswell?

 

No.

 

Miata's use an upper / lower control arm suspension with the integrated shock/spring (coilover).

 

EA82's use a McPherson strut setup, like almost all other Subaru's.  Which means the front suspension has a lower arm, and the strut acts as the shock/spring/ & upper control arm.

[AWD J3wman]

^This.

So you have to mcguyver some stuff together. I used XT struts on stock springs up front and NB Miata coilovers in back, sits pretty good. Might toss in some coilovers in front though.