I purchased a 93 legacy LS (or L, whichever one w/o the turbo) wagon a few months ago and am extremely pleased with it. As far as I can tell, the only thing on it non stock are the rims. I would like to upgrade some of it's components, hopefully to make it last longer or more fun to drive. I don't know where to start however. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Good tires and shocks are a good first move in my opinion. A rear sway bar doesn't hurt. I am running Traction T/A's on WRX wheels with KYB GR-2's and the IPD rear sway. These were the first, and definitely most significant mods I made. The KYB's and IPD bar are excellent bang-for-the-buck items!

 

After that? Maybe some stainless brake lines, shifter bushings, and strut tower braces?

 

It's tough to make the car accelerate on a budget, so the best thing to do is make it able to go without slowing down too much

 

Assuming all the maintenance is up to date? Filters, fluids. plugs, wires, etc... These can really slow you down if they aren't kept up with.

 

Just my $0.02.

 

-Heikki

Good tires and shocks are a good first move in my opinion. A rear sway bar doesn't hurt. I am running Traction T/A's on WRX wheels with KYB GR-2's and the IPD rear sway. These were the first, and definitely most significant mods I made. The KYB's and IPD bar are excellent bang-for-the-buck items!

 

After that? Maybe some stainless brake lines, shifter bushings, and strut tower braces?

 

It's tough to make the car accelerate on a budget, so the best thing to do is make it able to go without slowing down too much

 

Assuming all the maintenance is up to date? Filters, fluids. plugs, wires, etc... These can really slow you down if they aren't kept up with.

 

Just my $0.02.

 

-Heikki

 

Ditto on that. Don't waste money on fancy junk like air filters and whatnot...the K&N once might say you'll get more power...but it'll kill your lower RPM power. Just change the oil and filters regularly...and it'll last a long time.

I purchased a 93 legacy LS (or L, whichever one w/o the turbo) wagon a few months ago and am extremely pleased with it. As far as I can tell, the only thing on it non stock are the rims. I would like to upgrade some of it's components, hopefully to make it last longer or more fun to drive. I don't know where to start however. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

More fun to drive? Do you already have the alloy rims? If not get them. struts and a rear sway bar get my vote as well, along with good rubber to hold you to the road. Under the hood there is not a lot that needs to be done, unless you are looking to make a rally racer out of it, inwhich case you probably need uo upgrade to an Imprezza (as there are more mods available for it. . .) Oh, and keep the salt from the roads off of it as much as you can.