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  1. Should mention I'm on 04 forester King " lift" Springs...
  2. I just finished the " Forester lift " install with adj trailing arms, laterals, etc. tie rods, ball joints and brakes in my 93 L wgn. Awesome ride ! I was immediately disappointed though by a knocking sound from the right front corner and right underneath the passenger rear door. Upon inspection , the front control arm bushings are wasted and also the bushings under said door that support the subframe /crossmember about 10" in front of the rear end. Dealer quoted about $240 for the control arm bushing set and $55 apiece for the crossmember bushings. Nope. Found Whiteline WRX stuff from Rally sport direct but it's $107 just for the inner rear set and another $60 for the front inner set. Also, saw the warning... http://www.rallysportdirect.com/Whiteline-W51710-Front-Lower-Control-Arm-Inner-Rear-Bushing Wondering if the poly bushings will result in a harsh ride. Right now it rides really nice, even with no swaybars... Anybody have experience or suggestions on this ? Cheaper sources...
  3. Thought the turbo calipers were going to wirk on wrx brackets. Nope. Got some 05 wrx front take-offs and ground one down. SS wheel Clears with about 1/8" extra room . Im a little nervous about rocks and crap getting wedged in between the caliper and wheel but maybe it's a nonissue ... Suspension and brake install this weekend hopefully. Got the EJ22T pulled today...
  4. Fairtax , I thought about grinding the calipers. That's good to know someone else thought and tried the same thing. That's the route I will pursue. I chose those SS wheels because I heard they are light and TAF. Already sent them to the powder coater and bought 235/75/15's. I'm using 1" wheel spacers and SS turbo front calipers. ( I guess I need the WRX caliper bracket ...), MC... Bought the parts for the H6 rear upgrade but might just use the turbo vented rears... Have to play around with the brake calculator a bit... I'm expecting it to stop quick on the big , soft truck tires...thanks for the replies !
  5. I've read all the threads all over the other sites, done the brake tourque and bias calcualtions, and bought the parts to do the WRX and "H6" brake upgrade to my 93 wagon BUT as I tried to start fitting parts on I noticed that the wheels may not clear the calipers. Can anyone confirm or deny that the stock 6-spoke 15" wheels that came on 91-94 turbos and early OB will fit over the brakes. All the info I can find elsewhere says "some 15"'s will fit ", but doesn't say specifically which ones....
  6. Is the idea to get the strut perfectly vertical ?
  7. North coast - were you able to re-center the wheel with just the trailing arm adjustment ? I saw in another thread where someone was pointing out that you may have suspension binding issues with your setup. What's your take ? How likely is it to bend stuff or have premature wear on bushings ?
  8. Thanks for the replies. Ordered the Godspeed kit. Did you guys block down the front mounting points for the trailing arms ? If so, what worked best ?
  9. Read several threads on this topic but still can't decide which trailing arms to use to correct geometry on my 93 legacy. KYB/ King spring lift, 28" tires ... Mixed reviews on the EBay stuff ( Godpeed and the like) - http://m.ebay.com/itm/260834552691?cmd=VIDESC&gxo=true http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=190804344943 Cusco and OBX are pretty spendy... Thoughts ?
  10. Found one Ironman dealer in the US. They are " out of stock for about 4 months". Lame. Looks like it's king springs. You guys have a link or something on the subframe drop ? Also, what's the best way to extend trailing arms to center the wheel ? I just used some wedges under the bracket with my current setup...
  11. Forgot to mention, also have 1" wheel spacers...
  12. Looking to run 28" tires on my legacy. Currently have 99 forester struts with stock spring but need additional lift and struts are shot. Leaning towards KYB struts and Ironman or King Springs. Searched a ton but found nothing definitive. Thoughts ? Appropriate model or part numbers appreciated...
  13. Wouldn't touch an auto at this point. Used ones are a crapshoot and I'm not paying to have one rebuilt. I took the original Battle Wagon 93 Lego) to 310k on the original auto but I owned and maintained it the entire time. I wouldn't expect to ever find that kind of reliability again. Been there done that - swapped a lot of autos...
  14. Thanks for the input guys. I'm not looking to build a true crawler nor a rally car - just a more versatile setup than stock. I've always said that the Legos just need a little more power and a little more clearance. I think the DR is going to give me the crawling capability I'm looking for and a mild mannered 22T is going to spice things up on the FS roads and make towing easier. Of the turbo doesn't kick in while I'm navigating rock piles at low speed I don't think it will matter... I do like the idea of the 2.5 heads for more torque but does this make it an interference engine ? Are there any real world numbers on torque increase with the head swap ?
  15. Sounds like leaking fuel hose. You're losing pressure somewhere between the pump and the injectors... Pull the cover off the fuel pump and make sure previous owner didn't botch fuel pump install. Even leaky hoses under the hood don't usually cause gas odor in the cabin...
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