i was wondering if the struts/spring swap from an 1996 legacy outback limited will work on my 1997 impreza OBS? i am sure this has been answered before so sorry for asking again. thanks for any responses.

In a word... yes.

 

I compared a set at a junkyard just to be sure. 96 and 97 - they looked identical to me.

well my goal is a little lift. maybe 1 to 2 inches or a little more the local junkyard has a 1996 legacy outback and i didnt want to waste time and $80 for nothing. thanks for the fast response!!

Bump!!

It will work. Throw in some strut spacers while your at it. It will save you from doing it twice.

I got a set that I'll be putting up for sale in the next day or so. pm me if you're interested.

Hey Adventure, are you selling strut top spacers??? if so, how tall and what price? and how much lift am i looking at with just the struts/springs of the legacy outback? this car will still be a DD so i need it to still be road worthy.

Edited February 27, 201214 yr by 97preza

Hey Adventure, are you selling strut top spacers??? if so, how tall and what price? and how much lift am i looking at with just the struts/springs of the legacy outback? this car will still be a DD so i need it to still be road worthy.

 

yeah, still got em. they are 3/8 inch HDPE. It's as high as you can go without changing your tophat bolts. $45. shipped.

 

I used this same spacer set up with forester struts and springs anf got maybe 3 1/2 inches of lift before I changed tires. Outbacks are just a little shorter than Foresters so i'd say you'll be around 3-3 1/4 inches if you used spacers. Subatract 3/8 without. (remember you'll need spacers of 1/4 inch or more unless you're swapping your tophats onto the outback struts.)

 

My car handles great and is still perfect on or off road. It accelerates a little slower and gas mileage has dropped since the lift. But there doesn't seem to be any driveability lost on swapping springs/struts etc. on these. Body lifts maybe. Monstaru has one. I know SJR did one. Not sure at what point these things ever start to become more of an off roader than a multi purpose vehicle.

Mine is still a fukin street queen.Cause she hasna been out enough yet.

cheers