Scott in Bellingham Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 theres a local guy here that has a set of struts off a' 98 Impreza Outback Sport , is this what I want to lift my legacy sedan?? are the springs lighter on that car ?? whats the options on these ? are there only 2 different ones or ??? thanks Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 No. You want Legacy Outback struts and springs from a 96-99. Like I said, when I used the OBS springs with the LegOB struts, I was able to reasemble them with no spring compressor. so there is 3 different strut lengths ? or ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I believe the legacy (non OB) and impreza, whether OBS or not are the same. essentially, yes. AFAIK, OBS springs are a tad taller than stock impreza ones. but lower spring rate than legacy ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_kirky Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Hey Scott I have a set of struts off a 98 legacy outback if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Hey Scott I have a set of struts off a 98 legacy outback if you are interested. Yah baby Ill come by after work :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I believe the legacy (non OB) and impreza, whether OBS or not are the same. The Leg OB strut is the only longer one. A good thread to reference. http://subaruoutback.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14983 Is this yellow spring a King spring?? If so I have some ride-questions for you.. Anyhoo here's a shot of (from left to right) a FOR spring, LEG (non OB), and IMP.. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3997&d=1151171638 I also have a couple spring questions for you guys: Will an OB front spring from an H-6 go onto a 96-98 OB strut? Thanks, -mark- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oooo Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Is there any difference in the springs heights from a standard legacy and a outback or is the height all gained from the outback strut. Because if not and you had just legacy springs all you would need is outback struts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superu Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) Hey Zap, so again, is that a king spring on a new KYB strut?? (and not trying to hijack, but i have related questions to OB strut-lifts here I'm curious about swapping king springs in my front OB-swapped struts for more strength to hold up my modified mudrat baja bumper and skid. I got a tip from Gregg to go for H-6 springs. But I'm not sure H-6 front springs will go into 96-99 OB struts.. Your opinion on the H-6 springs vs king springs? I think my modded bumper and skid are like 140ish pounds now, so I deffintely want more stregth up front than stock OB coils. . . thanx -mark- Edited October 5, 2008 by superu misspelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 according to the information I was able to find from various sources and compiles....they would work, but you'd need the newer upper spring perch: spring rates for the newer legacies were a bit harder to find....so the H6 ones might be stiffer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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