highmilesguy

my 85 GL Wagon has 320,000 and still runs great, all original drive train... everything still works, looks pretty good too, has wheels/brakes from an XT6

85 GL Wagon 5spd Dual Range 4WD 320k, 90 Legacy Sedan 5spd FWD 230k, 92 Loyale Sedan 5spd 4WD 153k, 92 Loyale Sedan FWD Auto 120k. hmm... I have more of these things than I thought..... but I need them, really!

Thanks, that would seem to be legacy struts, I'll check the length on some in my local junkyard and then go from there. I need them to be a little stiffer than the XT6 struts anyway.

Hi everyone, I have a few subies and my latest purchase is an 85 GL 4WD wagon. It has been modified a little, the wheels and brakes are from an 89 XT6, so I now have 5-bolt 14s and 4-wheel discs. This is a nice setup, but the former owner also replaced the GL front struts with XT6 struts, he told me he had to since the front suspension parts are now part GL, part XT, and the stock GL struts wouldn't fit. Everything works well, but the front rides a little lower (and softer) than stock, which would actually be OK except I live on a bad road and would like to get front end height back to stock so I don't damage any of the scenic rocks jutting out of my long, potholey driveway. Only the brakes/wheels were changed in back, no problem there. It sounds like some of you might know if I could either replace these front struts with some other Subaru struts, or if there's another way to get my front height back up a couple of inches? I'm just looking for the stock clearance. Someone suggested that Legacy struts might work, but I don't know if this is true, or how to find out. Any suggestions would be appreciated!