DJA Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Apologies if there is already info about this somewhere on the site. I've been hunting around for a while and haven't found the exact info I am looking for. Basically I need to know which front sway bars will work on my 95 legacy L. I was at the pick n pull to get a sway bar (read that 90-04 non turbo and non GT legacy front bars should be interchangeable), but the sway bars I found (98 outback, 96 Lego, and 93 lego) all looked different. The length was the same and the width just barely different between the outback and legos, but the main difference was the curl of the bar. They all curled in different directions, the biggest difference being the bar from the outback. I would have taken the sway bar from the 96 home, but it was in pretty bad shape. Next time I'm just going to bring the bar off of my 95 for comparison (which I should've done in the first place), but I figured I would ask in the meantime if anyone knows the exact compatibility between front sway bars and models. I was mainly just going off of this: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/official-suspension-faq-swaybars-struts-springs-coilovers-alignment-171914.html Thanks for the help! Edited October 20, 2014 by DJA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Just grab both front and rear bars off a 96-99 Legacy Outback wagon. I've done this on my 95, my 96, and my girlfriends 95, and it makes a world of difference. Do not upsize just the front bar. You'll get horrible understeer. Do both front and rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJA Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Gotcha. Maybe the geometry will be different when the car is lowered back to the ground, but when I put the bar from the 98 OB on the 96 legacy at the pick n pull, the bolt holes on the ends looked like they curled out in a totally different direction. I also layers the bars down side by side and they were definitely shaped differently. But if you've put both front and rear from an OB on your 95 legacy than I guess I'll give it a shot. It would be nice to tighten up the steering a bit more than how it was with the stock bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJA Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Just installed the front and rear bars off a 98 outback. Mounted up without a hitch. Turning feels much tighter than the stock 95 bars. Thanks again Su bah roo'n for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwick Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Keep an eye on the plastic end links. They might crack (mine did) if you are out pushing the car a bit. I only did the rear bar on my 95' (from an Outback) and took the car out and pushed it a bit after the swap. Unbeknownst to me, the front end links cracked, and I was clueless until the car wandered a bit in the snow above 25 mph or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJA Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 So far everything is good. I did notice that the endlinks on the front come in at a sharper angle after the swap, but haven't noticed any damage yet. I should also note that I swapped the endlinks for both the front and rear bars since mine were pretty shot and i'm sure the originals would have blown anyways with or without the upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwick Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If you have the money, they make an aluminum end links (wish they factory with all as plastic makes ZERO sense) that the WRX guys/gals use which would a solid upgrade as you could change out the bushings after they wear and even run urethane in them for extra rigidity. They aren't cheap though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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