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Count me in on raising the Outback!! I'm sitting here with a box of new struts and wanting to do the lift at the same time, but i'm hearing nothing concrete on lift kits. Suggestions? Issues?
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Does anyone know how these lifts will affect the camber? Is there anywhere you can buy just the strut extensions, then do the rest yourself?
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I'm hearing different stories and vendors in and out of business, and just looking for suggestions. I just bought new struts and have newer stock springs on their way. Where can I find lift kits? or just strut extensions? does anyone sell lift blocks? Can I make my own? Is there more to it than that? Does anyone make tube bumpers for the front of my subie? Help Please!! Thanks mtnbob
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I'm hearing different stories and vendors in and out of business, and just looking for suggestions. I just bought new struts and have newer stock springs on their way. Where can I find lift kits? or just strut extensions? does anyone sell lift blocks? Can I make my own? Is there more to it than that? Does anyone make tube bumpers for the front of my subie? Help Please!! Thanks mtnbob
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Ebay Struts
mtnbob replied to nipper's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
I had to look mine up. I paid $284 including shipping from the guy on ebay. Went smoothly, no complaints. -
Ebay Struts
mtnbob replied to nipper's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
I bought mine for my outback from him. No problems got them quick and shipped in original carton. Great Ebayer!!!!Super Price!!! -
Would anyone know where I could find a custom front bumper for my 97 Outback?? Or anyone who could fab one for me. I really like the looks of the one from Allied, but they aren't planning on making them anymore:eek:
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I'm interested in the lift kit and a front bumper for my 97 outback from allied, and i'm wondering if mtnman's concerns would affect the outback kit. This is the first time I've attempted to raise my subie, since i'm already replacing the struts and springs it seemed like a good time to do it. Any feedback from the group would be greatly appreciated. Thanks:banana:
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I'm interested in the lift kit and a front bumper for my 97 outback, and i'm wondering if mtnman's concerns would affect the outback kit. This is the first time I've attempted to raise my subie, since i'm already replacing the struts and springs it seemed like a good time to do it. Any feedback from the group would be greatly appreciated:Flame:
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The mechanic that originally put the engine in my car replaced the timing belt but neglected to do the seals. So I started out with a motor that had only 33,000 miles on it but had sat for 5 years in a wrecked Outback. I choose to go to a different mechanic when the car started leaking oil from the seals. I had all seals replaced except the rear seal, figuring I'd get that done when tranny finally went. Now a little over a year later I have an engine with close to 100,000 miles on it a timing belt with 60,000 on it and oil leaking out pretty badly in the front. I'm not sure exactly where it's coming from until I clean it up and get some dye and a black light. BTW the tranny is still plugging along at over 265,000 miles, so it isn't all bad. But I know it won't last forever P.S. Thank You for the timing belt info. It would seem silly to me not to replace it while i'm in there seeing that it is at 60,000 and has probably been bathed in oil.
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Well I took the car to him yesterday and tried not to be an rump roast but explained that he replaced all of the seals except the rear seal and they are leaking worse than they were before. He didn't seem to think that it was his responsibility since it had been a year even though they started to leak after 3-4 months. He basically told me to clean off the engine and put high mileage oil in it to see if that would swell the seals and help the leaking. He said there was no way to know where it was leaking from unless they cleaned off the motor, put a dye in the oil and used a black light to see where it was leaking. That alone would cost me $50-60. I have a portable black light and am fully capable of buying the dye, so I guess I can figure that out myself. Are the seals hard to replace? I'm planning on working on it myself, taking it off the road for a few weeks and doing the timing belt, struts, front control arm, and a few other things. I'm just not feeling that great about the mechanic right now and wondering if I can muddle through this myself, since I have another car I'm about to get on the road in a week.
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I have a 97 Outback with a 2.5 motor out of a 96 outback. The motor only has 100,000 miles on it but I have already had to replace the seals once, and now the are leaking again. The engine runs great so I need to fix them, but not sure why the old ones started leaking after only 3-4 months. Anyone have any experience with this?? I hate to keep throwing my money away on seals, and I'm wondering if my mechanic was incompetent or if it is just a subaru problem. Thanks Robert:Flame:
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Ok if anyone has some barely used legacy outback springs that will fit a 1997 outback give me a holler. My springs have over 260,000 on them and since i'm replacing the struts i figured it would be best to replace the springs too. I'm not interested in WRX springs because if anything I would like to raise my car not lower it. Thanks Mtnbob
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1997 outback 2.5 auto 260,000 miles. i have a crack in my manifold, and figure I might as well replace it(been driving it like that for 40,000 miles). I see performance manifolds all over ebay and was wondering if they are ok, or i should stick with stock. They say they give more horsepower with a little more rumble coming out the back. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. mtnbob