mtsmiths Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 My '95 Legacy wagon now thinks it's an Outback. I grabbed the 'One Day Sale' '96 Outback struts and got them installed yesterday. My wagon now sits about three inches higher and rides much firmer. Onliest prob is my wife is mad at me now. She wanted her '00 Leg lifted first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subeman90 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Pics? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I want to see pics too! Dumb question: did you put taller springs in as well, or just struts? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 OK, OK, sheesh, you guyz are SOOO pushy! But, you're gonna have to work for it, I've never figgered out how to direct link photos. Go here. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=585 Struts only, still has Legacy springs. NOT a 'dumb question' (I hope), 'cause I asked WJM the same thing when I bought them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subeman90 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 NICE! More tire in the future???? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 At least in winter! I've got 15" steelies mounted with my studded snows. When the 14's wear out, I'll scare up some 15's and remount. BTW, how do ya like my soda blasted alloys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Nice ride MtS. Is'nt that a little dangerous riding up there where the air is rarefied ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 Well, it's nice not having those snobs in the Outbacks looking down on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Well, it's nice not having those snobs in the Outbacks looking down on me. Yes, now you're on the same plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 so what you got for total clearence now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 I haven't actually measured it yet, But I parked next to an Outback of the same vintage, and it sat at the same height (less the wheel and tire diameter difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handtool Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 So the legacy and the outback run the same springs? Or would you sit a bit higher if you ran outback springs as well? Hopefully not another "dumb question". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 So the legacy and the outback run the same springs? Or would you sit a bit higher if you ran outback springs as well? Hopefully not another "dumb question". I dunno. When I bought them from WJM he said I could use the same springs ... so I did. Mind you, I'm not after 'lift', just a little more air space under the car for snow and the occassional Forest Service road 'speed bump' (if you look at my exhaust pipe in the "Taller Rear" pic, you'll see what I mean). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outback_97 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Looks good! Steve (wishes his Outback was 3" taller... but handled on-road like a regular Legacy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 For those of you that asked about the amount of lift - 2.5 inches. That's with 14" rims and stock tires. Happened to park next door to IIAWAH's clone at the hardware store this am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrigueing Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 My wife would have wanted to keep that car if she saw it now!!!!!!! MT - How is the ol' bluebaru? You still have it? She treat you well? Cory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 My wife would have wanted to keep that car if she saw it now!!!!!!! MT - How is the ol' bluebaru? You still have it? She treat you well? Cory Hi Cory, I sold Bluebaru to a Deaf friend of my wife. Her car had been totalled, and she really needed a reliable car she could trust. She loves it. I had to do a full brake job on it before I sold it, but it was, and still is a great little car. It was just too much like The Pretty One's '00 Legacy. We missed the ground clearance on forest summer roads in summer. A couple of trail head roads are just too rough, and I was always scraping something or catching the overhangs. Replaced it with a Sidekick 'vert, currently named "The Barbie Jeep". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrigueing Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Hi Cory, I sold Bluebaru to a Deaf friend of my wife. Her car had been totalled, and she really needed a reliable car she could trust. She loves it. I had to do a full brake job on it before I sold it, but it was, and still is a great little car. It was just too much like The Pretty One's '00 Legacy. We missed the ground clearance on forest summer roads in summer. A couple of trail head roads are just too rough, and I was always scraping something or catching the overhangs. Replaced it with a Sidekick 'vert, currently named "The Barbie Jeep". Thanks for the update, hope all is well with you. Some day I'll get another subaru and get back to being a regular usmb poster. Cory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Looks really nice!Sits up nice.Really adds to the mean effect of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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