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Thank you all so much for the great advice. I like the idea of swapping the body brackets that the rear trailing arms attach to under the back seat to Legacy Outback or Forester ones. There is a 96 outback at my local pick a part yard. Over 300k so i dont want the struts, but re centering the back wheels seems as if it would be important when adding larger tires. Time to head on down with the tool box. Anything else I should grab while im there?

I am lifting a 93 Legacy wagon. Seems 96-99 outback struts are the way to go. I have also heard a couple of people mention forester struts. What all would that entail? What year parts would work? Or just easier to go outback?

Thank you for the advice. Should I use my stock springs, or get corresponding outback ones? Also do you think a 2" taller tire is appropriate? Im not looking to do anything serious. Just a camping fool that doesnt want to bottom out and get stuck somewhere stupid. Any other good advice would be greatly appreciated. (ie. add a certain skid plate(s), body spacers etc)? So I should avoid the KYB shocks that say not for ABS right? Thanks again!

Hi! And thanks in advance for any help I can receive here. I understand that the easiest way to gain ground clearance is to replace the shock/struts & springs from a pre 99 Outback. So I went on to ebay and found sets of four new KYB at pretty reasonable prices. One set says it will not work with ABS (which the lsi has). Another set says not for use with the air lift system (which my lsi had, but has been disabled since it didnt work). I just want to make sure I am getting the right stuff before I throw down the cash as iz po. Any help with exact year parts/stuff, or model numbers, or anything specific as this is starting to seem harder than it should. Also what size tire can I get away with once the deed is done? Thanks much!

Hey there! I have a 93 Legacy wagon LSI and also want a lift. I have read that Forester shocks and struts offer greater lift. I also saw something that said that they would not work with the air adjust shocks that both of ours probably have. Mine has been disabled, but might still be a problem? Any advice on the forester stuff working on a Legacy? Found 4 KYB GR2 shock/struts for the forester new for $277.65 on ebay motors. Like you, just looking for some easy ground clearance. Thanks much!