njdrsubaru Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 with the outback struts swap... :banana: did it all in under 2 hrs :-p here are the pics http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=1113 next will be tires... i need tires!!! the old struts and springs are for sale here http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 pretty cool!....you can definatley tell that it raised the rear.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 yeah but i'm having visual problems, the rear wheel well seems to have less space than the front ones, which makes it look like it is saging... hmmm springs spacers on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbusa Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 is this the before and after? It's hard to tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 yup it is it just the way the pic was taken i'll get more pics tomorrow there is a difference, specially when u go in and out of the car.. and when you are next to a regular car too lol plus my tires are 195 60s once i get the new tires i should have alot more clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Looks good Neo! I can tell the big difference between before and after..before the rear looks to be sagging.and you can definately see the better groung clearance in the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 used struts and springs, how much did you pay for them? what year did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 thanks Connie Looks good Neo! i used 96 outback set in the front with 60k miles on them and then rears were from a 98, but the struts were replaced with with KYB ones... they only have approx 30k miles on them. fronts were $60 and the rears were $90 used struts and springs, how much did you pay for them? what year did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbusa Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 That's a good price on the used parts I think. I got quoted $300 for 4 used forester strut assemblies at the local junkyard. I bet your wagon rides a lot better now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 yup it does ride better and firmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniberp Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 yup it does ride better and firmer Mine was toed-in more than a degree after teh swap. An alignment is probably in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Can you use forester struts on a legacy? I have a 99 outback and if I can use forester struts then I have a better group to choose from at the junk yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbusa Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 from what I've read and been told, you have to use outback struts on a legacy and forester struts on an outback. You can't use forester struts on a legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 from what I've read and been told, you have to use outback struts on a legacy and forester struts on an outback. You can't use forester struts on a legacy. I don't think that's right. I believe you can use either. I don't know what the advantage of Forrester struts on an Outback would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Do the forester have the same height as the outback struts? If so then looking the junkyard gives me two sources for newer struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbusa Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 njdrsubaru told me that info. I may have mistaken him though. Hopefully, he'll be along to clue us in. He's done many suspension swaps and seems to know what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 sorry guys i havent been paying attention to this so here we go Forester struts are for impreza swap only, utilizing the fronts and changing the rear top hats to fit the impreza Outback Struts are for Legacies, front and rear will fit as a direct fit no hat swaps needed. Although you can use forester struts in the front but i'm not sure if forester struts are longer than outbacks so the rule is going by chassis: forester = impreza here you can use forester struts up to 2002 on first Gen impreza from 93 to 01 outback = legacy - 95 to 99 are interchangeble, 00 to 04 and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Forester struts are for impreza swap only, utilizing the fronts and changing the rear top hats to fit the impreza Outback Struts are for Legacies, front and rear will fit as a direct fit no hat swaps needed. Although you can use forester struts in the front but i'm not sure if forester struts are longer than outbacks so the rule is going by chassis: forester = impreza here you can use forester struts up to 2002 on first Gen impreza from 93 to 01 outback = legacy - 95 to 99 are interchangeble, 00 to 04 and so on I do not believe this is correct. 93-01 Impreza and 90-99 Legacy share the same suspenion/Chassis. By extension early Forresters should also be the same. Also to swap onto a first gen Legacy 90-91, the rear tophats and spring from the 90,91 need to be reused. They are tapered, so the OB tops are too big, and use a different bolt pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdrsubaru Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 By extension early Forresters should also be the same. i disagree i tried foresters rear strut hats on 93 impreza, 96 impreza and 93 legacy, all wagons... it does not fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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