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Your parents own arborwear?!?! :slobber::slobber: I worked in trees in Oregon a few years ago, and my boss (Phil Frazee of Arbor West) knows John? (owner/operator) and sold me on them... They're like Carhartt with a gusseted crotch! Can't beat it, tough as hell and articulated!! :banana: Tree climbing and arboring in the canpoy is FUN!!!! Blake's hitch yo! Anyhoo, i try to get some new ones every couple years, usually looking for the seconds bin.. Yeah!! I will be around in later august (out the first weekend), definitely let me know if you are going to make it down... I can understand not wanting to do 5 hours to SE UT w/o air in August, BUT it'd be SOOO much better with the dual range down here!! You're welcome to camp out in our yard (I'd offerhte spare room, but that's my baby's these days ). Ciao!

Very nice work man!! But with things like this Me thinks "you b@$#ard!!" Power tools are a god-send which I am still lacking! I've been wondering for a while if there's a good 1/2 drive electric inpact wrench, since I ain't got no air tools.. Is this corded or cordless? I think as not often as I do these bigger jobs, I'd be interested in a corded one... What're your impressions of this tool? Again, nice work on the lift and axle fixin'! I can't believe you ahve people throwing dual ranges trannies at you :slobber::slobber: Shewt, put that in the leggo wagon and you'll have a well redone rig, although in the lighter loyale, might be a bit better. cheers, -mark-

Let me pipe in for a second... Gen 2 forester strut assemblies will lift a gen 1 OB. You might be able to use gen 2 FOR springs WITH THEIR (gen 2 FOR) tophats (they have a reducing coil diameter the gen 1 FOR spring doesn't have, thus OB tophats work with gen 1 FOR springs). I think gen 2 FOR assemblies lift gen 1 OBs over an inch, whereas gen 1 FOR coils in OB struts will gain around 3/4 inch over OB suspension... that's all... Yes the OB is higher than the legacy b/c the strut shaft is longer, but the springs are the same (leg vs. OB)...

8-0. . . . NICE work dude!! We should hang out more! I want to play with your tools and your garage when we do a similar project on my rig If only there wasn't the 4.5 hour drive... Good on you with the arborwear G! I knew there was something about you, well besides the subaru thing, that let us get along so well. Again nice work bro, I'm psyched to see and ride in the dual range IMP. I've thought for a long time that would be the ideal rig...

Yes, front right, rear left... looking good! (i mean the struts and springs

That's cool. I was wondering about such big pipe from the manifold out. I was told to keep the "Y" pipe to preserve the backpressure from the manifold through the "Y" pipe, then open it up down stream from the cats (I'd done a cat delete and lost ALL low end, so i put them back on and went 2.25" cat back. . .) I still wonder if I lost some low end with my cat-back exhaust. But i did a few mods at the same time so its tough to tell. Right, I remembered that after posting. So you're going to do OB struts AND FOR springs at the same time right? The intake reonator slows the air coming into the box, therefore slows it all coming into the intake manifold. I've read conflicting info on where to modify on MAF engines and I think the final info from that researcing was to modify the pipe from the MAF to the intake. Clean up the plastic pipe like a cold air intake, but leave the plumbing fore of the MAF... Which would mean leave the intake resonator I guess.. Just pulling that box out of the fender gave my rig a throatier sound and a bit more pep in throttle response... Maybe do a bunch of research before messing with any of it... I forget where i got the most informative info regarding intake stuff... Possibly from NASIOC of all places... Those kats do a lot of modding and have a lot of into... That was the suggestion for a NA 2.2 motor, modify plumbing b/t MAF and intake manifold... OR (also what I was thinking of) pull the resonator out of the fender and pipe it to a snorkle!!! :banana: Just thoughts! Happy lifting dude!! Nice paint job BTW Here is a video of what it sounds like. Yes I got it air born in this video (Landing was hard) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U1-7l8wDqI

AWESOME!! I'm curious too, How does it perform with those headers and the 2.2? Did you do any other intake mods (like the resonater delete from the fender)? nice lookin' rig bro! get some before and after measurements of ground clearance, etc. I'm interested int he front lift from OB struts/springs to OB struts FOR springs (since I haven't gotten my front springs yet TTFN

I (finally) Did it. FOR spring will provide a touch more lift than OB spring (confirmed for rear strut thusfar). I gained about 3/4 inch with gen 1 FOR springs in a gen 1 OB strut: 95 leggo on 98 OB struts and coils (with worn out 27x8.5x14 BFGs) 95 leggo on 98 OB struts and 99 FOR coils (with worn out 27x8.5x14 BFGs) Given the extra half coil in the FOR spring, there may be a slight geometrical difference in the upper spring perch, so I also used FOR tophats, but when side-by side I couldn't eyeball any real difference b/t the FOR and OB tophats... Here's the before profile (when the BFG's were new, 8-10-06) and here's the after profile 6-23-10 and 40,000 miles on the BFGs... I think, to the eye, it looks more like an inch so maybe i had some inconsistency in measuring.. I did the before measuring a couple of months ago, and the before profile pic above is also on slightly uneven ground, slightly. But maybe enough to compress the left rear a touch...

Thanks guys, that's good stuff... Kind of verified what my reason was trying to say. If it had like 60-80K less miles it'd be a no brainer I think... Olnick, its an auto 2.5 Overall the car's in really good shape and was highway miles from a hoods in the woods instructor... My thought is this, yeah lots of miles and doing a HG by helping out a local wrench (making it cheaper for me), fixing steering leak, and of course brakes, etc. etc. I'd still have 250,000 miles on an automatic tranny, which could grenade in a couple months... So thanks for the good thoughts and insight... I'm passing this one.. BUT then there's this other option: a neighbor has a 99 forester S with, "a bad motor".... He said he did the whole timing kit, except the one pulley the dealer told him never goes out. Told him it was a composite and like $500 for the pulley, so he didn't do it, and that's what failed. He's trying to decide if its worth putting another motor in it. I'm telling him I'm interested if he wants to sell it. I'd totally drop like $500 for this forester and drop in another block!! It was his wife's grandparent's car, has the pusher on the front bumper a tow hitch, heated seats and is auto (good for towing our new/used tent trailer has just under 200K I'm kind of all about foresters these days. thoughts on this one??

Just finished putting forester springs in my new KYB GR2s (rear spring swap only thusfar) Here are some rally cross pix: How it started, new to me, in Oct. 2003 Then after some modding (struts, tires, intake, exhaust, bumper, spoiler, clutch, tint,) A climb that reminds me nearly daily why I NEED a low range In the snow at Arches NP: Great looking rigs in here!!

NICE WORK DOOD!! I've been researching this for like 3 years, saw -chux's DR come through the market (of coarse at a bad time) but am excited to see this go through... I'm still working some australian forums to see if anyone down there will help me get a DR AWD tranny... Aplineraven's thread is quite comprehinsive, good find and good on you for linking it... nothing but good reports! I will be eagerly following your progress and your reports on the final outcome, road, highway and trail driving subaru_dude!!

I have the chance to get a '96 OB with 246K miles for $500. It has a suspected failing head gasket and a certain power steering leak, and a couple minor things like rear latch interior pannel clips broken, etc.... My gut tells me pick it up, do the head gasket and call it a day, but with 245,000 miles, I want the next subaru to be a definite 10 year rig... -torn between emotion and logic-

NICE! Lemme throw in something I just found out!!! I have yet to post this officially somewhere (I just finished the back strut spring swap 2 nights ago and took photos this morning), but lemme suggest gen one foreter coils in the OB struts... You'll get about an extra 3/4 inch lift (at lest in the back, probly the same in front, but I am not positive just yet) ... OB left and cherry red FOR right, There's an extra half coil on the FOR spring: when fit into strut: checkit, this is the rear... 95 leggo on 98 OB struts and coils (with worn out 27x8.5x14 BFGs) 95 leggo on 98 OB struts and 99 FOR coils (with worn out 27x8.5x14 BFGs) I also used FOR tophats, but when side-by side I couldn't eyeball any real difference b/t the FOR and OB tophats... Given the extra half coil in the FOR spring, there may be a slight geometrical difference in the upper spring perch... Here's the before (when the BFG's were new, 8-10-06) and here's the after profile from this morning (6-23-10).. I think, to the eye, it looks more like an inch so maybe i had some inconsistency in measuring.. I did the before measuring a couple of months ago And possibly the before profile pic above is also on slightly uneven ground, slightly. But maybe enough to compress the left rear a touch... Plus 40,000 miles of wear on the BFGs Anyhoo, there's my little tidbit of info... I'm enjoying following the evolution of this safariwagon, nice work TheLoyale!

SICK!!!!! :slobber::slobber:i wanna one too, i wanna:slobber::slobber:

+2 BUT, I'd still like to see a 4x4 swap in the WRX... Maybe one good trip till the 210+ HP shreads the 'ol EA82 tranny But still curious. . .

tiiiight! Really like the skid plate's framing... Solid but not too much to overweigh the front end... When're you coming to moab again? bring your welder and some scrap stock

who resells a subaru??

Looks good, ya'll.. now you need the cargo liner too I'm here to say, limo black and night driving = not the best combo Back in my muscle car, high school days, I lmo tinted my 69 dart, all around! Yeah, windows open for night driving in that bad boy Ooh yeah, with the air shocks in the rear, to rake it up in back, and the flat black, rattle can primer job!! CLASSIC!! ooh, that takes me back

Ditto on the gravel express rear tire kit from overseas!! Newsoobdude, have you started looking into what it takes to get a D/R AWD? If you have a better solution that importing one from australia or europe, I'm on board with your plan!!! That is what I've come up with in getting one here...

who is this Martimus? I must track down and begin dialogue. . .

That's awesome. I've been asking about the difference in overall clearance b/t OB springs and FOR springs for a while, without much success. Do you have measurements comparing OB springs vs. FOR springs on and off the car? And, is the FOR tophat "taller" ? Thanks man, this answers a speculation I've had for a while... I'm doing this as soon as I can get the front springs and tophats to complete the set...

I've been looking into a D/R AWD swap for a few years now... not much success thusfar for feasability... buying and shipping from australia, etc. etc... I think an EA82ed 4x4 in an impreza would be the bomb!! I'd say go for that one, 'specially since you've been there with the brat... you'd have FWD for townie driving and real 4x4 for the rough, rally, recovery, etc. PLUS you could run it in FWD too!! If you really do have the hook-up on a D/R AWD I want it... nice work on this IMP so far dood!

Yeah, i got 4 OB struts from tire rack for that, but i think these are complete assemblies (read: strut, spring and tophat...) You'll only get struts from tire rack and have to reuse your legacy springs or source some OB or first gen forester spings (second gen FOR springs are different.. they have a smaller diameter at the top of the coil.. same as i found on H-6 SVX front coils, thus they won't go in a first gen OB strut's upper spring perch/tophat) I think if it (second gen FOR suspension) lifts a first gen OB an inch or so then it'll lift your 95 OB 2.5"ish at best? It might not be enough to worry about the rest of the stuff, but it also might... I did OB strut swap on my 95 sedan like 6 years ago.. No probs.. Well except the used struts finally died last year So i'm on new GR2s, but still, no probs... I didn't do rear trailing arm brackets, engine/tranny x-member brackets/spacers or anything with the rear diff... I know its tried and true, but you should get another inch of suspension lift out of second gen fozzy bits I think another thread was on nasioc of all places... but the link above is pretty good... I'm psyched to stay tuned whichever route you go... It's always good to see another leggo lifted.. ciao, -mark-

:banana:BAM:banana: http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15512

a fine question... All I've heard is up to 2" over stock and you don't need to drop driveline (crossmember spacers, tranny x-member or rear trailing arms bracketry, etc.) compontents, BUT maybe second gen FOR gear might be pushing the envelope of a legacy/95OB... You may get to be the lucky one to share that info with the crowd I think i found out about it on dirtyimpreza or subaruoutback.org maybe do some searching over there :-\ **EDIT**check here for a start http://www.teamilluminata.com./Customers/OBAT/obat.htm I'm pretty sure this also linked from the DI