96 impreza trans into 97 legacy (awd)

[wakesyco]

wondering if a 96 impreza 5 speed will fit into my 97 legacy wagon both are already 5 speeds and awd. i think they are both ej22 as well need some help because trannys are hard to find in az and real exspensive.

 

thanks

[tyler_s18]

i believe they will. someone said the trans outta 91 legacy will fit in my 93 impreza so i bet yours will work to

[idosubaru]

yeah like 1990-2000+ almost any Subaru Legacy/Impreza/Forester transmission is interchangeable fairly easily. There's a few changes over the years but still interchangeable easily.

 

The biggest hump is the final drive ratio is probably different. I'm guessing but the impreza might be 3.9 and the Legacy could be 4.11. The easy way around it is just to get a matching rear diff and swap that too.

 

Or verify gear ratios, but it's quite annoying verifying that since Subaru was kind of scatter-brained about final drive ratios, it's not as simple as asking what year/model has the gear ratio's you need - it's much more convoluted than that:rolleyes:

 

The one significant difference might also be clutch type - quite a few Legacy's have hydraulic clutch starting around that year and the Impreza probably won't, it'll be cable clutch. Pretty sure those systems are interchangeable, but might require a few extra steps to fit your cable style cltuch components from the impreza onto a hydraulic clutch equipped legacy - the trans are still identical (keeping gear ratio notes above in mind).

[wakesyco]

cool thanks i have the trans chart they have the same final drive both are 3.9 most of all the other gears match up tho i think second gear is different.

[idosubaru]

tho i think second gear is different.

yeah the internal gears hardly matter at all, you won't even notice it. the final drive is what matters since the front diff is integrated into the trans so it needs to match the rear diff.

[MilesFox]

although different years and models, i swapped a 5spd awd trans from a 93 legacy into a 95 legacy. 2 different gens, same gear ratio. was an exact fit. i used the 95's clutch and flywheel with the 93 trans

[pearlm30]

although different years and models, i swapped a 5spd awd trans from a 93 legacy into a 95 legacy. 2 different gens, same gear ratio. was an exact fit. i used the 95's clutch and flywheel with the 93 trans

 

 

Thats good to know

Thanks:banana:

[edrach]

Just for the record, my '97 Impreza (originally a 3.900) has had a '95 Legacy (4.111 with matching rear), a '96 Legacy (back to the 3.900), and a '95 WRX (JDM with 4.111 again).

 

Why am I going through transmissions so fast you ask. Original car was bought with 120K on the odo and I use it for my DD and rallyX car. All the other transmissions, except the WRX one, came from Pull a Part and had over 125K on them when I pulled them.

 

WRX tranny required the most modification since it was hydraulicly actuated and needed a conversion to cable (new clutch fork and moving the pivot ball for the fork and removing the hydraulic stuff and replacing it with the cable stuff). My suspicion is that almost year from 1991 to 2000 (and maybe later) can be made to fit.

 

By the way, the WRX transmission only had 45K on it when it was installed. It's the sweetest shifting I've seen in the Imp. We'll see how long it lasts. Since this one is a short ratio gearbox I'll likely have it rebuilt if it goes out prematurely.