with the outback struts swap... :banana:

 

did it all in under 2 hrs :-p

 

here are the pics

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=1113

 

next will be tires... i need tires!!!

 

the old struts and springs are for sale here

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84991

pretty cool!....you can definatley tell that it raised the rear....

yeah but i'm having visual problems, the rear wheel well seems to have less space than the front ones, which makes it look like it is saging... hmmm springs spacers on the way!

is this the before and after? It's hard to tell the difference.

 

yup it is

 

it just the way the pic was taken i'll get more pics tomorrow

 

there is a difference, specially when u go in and out of the car.. and when you are next to a regular car too lol

 

plus my tires are 195 60s once i get the new tires i should have alot more clearance

Looks good Neo! I can tell the big difference between before and after..before the rear looks to be sagging.and you can definately see the better groung clearance in the front.

used struts and springs, how much did you pay for them? what year did you use?

thanks Connie

 

Looks good Neo!

 

i used 96 outback set in the front with 60k miles on them and then rears were from a 98, but the struts were replaced with with KYB ones... they only have approx 30k miles on them. fronts were $60 and the rears were $90

 

used struts and springs, how much did you pay for them? what year did you use?

That's a good price on the used parts I think. I got quoted $300 for 4 used forester strut assemblies at the local junkyard.

 

I bet your wagon rides a lot better now!

yup it does ride better and firmer

yup it does ride better and firmer

 

Mine was toed-in more than a degree after teh swap. An alignment is probably in order.

Can you use forester struts on a legacy? I have a 99 outback and if I can use forester struts then I have a better group to choose from at the junk yard

from what I've read and been told, you have to use outback struts on a legacy and forester struts on an outback. You can't use forester struts on a legacy.

from what I've read and been told, you have to use outback struts on a legacy and forester struts on an outback. You can't use forester struts on a legacy.

 

I don't think that's right. I believe you can use either.

 

I don't know what the advantage of Forrester struts on an Outback would be?

Do the forester have the same height as the outback struts? If so then looking the junkyard gives me two sources for newer struts.

njdrsubaru told me that info. I may have mistaken him though. Hopefully, he'll be along to clue us in. He's done many suspension swaps and seems to know what's up.

sorry guys i havent been paying attention to this

 

so here we go

 

Forester struts are for impreza swap only, utilizing the fronts and changing the rear top hats to fit the impreza

 

Outback Struts are for Legacies, front and rear will fit as a direct fit no hat swaps needed. Although you can use forester struts in the front but i'm not sure if forester struts are longer than outbacks

 

so the rule is going by chassis:

 

forester = impreza here you can use forester struts up to 2002 on first Gen impreza from 93 to 01

 

outback = legacy - 95 to 99 are interchangeble, 00 to 04 and so on

Forester struts are for impreza swap only, utilizing the fronts and changing the rear top hats to fit the impreza

 

Outback Struts are for Legacies, front and rear will fit as a direct fit no hat swaps needed. Although you can use forester struts in the front but i'm not sure if forester struts are longer than outbacks

 

so the rule is going by chassis:

 

forester = impreza here you can use forester struts up to 2002 on first Gen impreza from 93 to 01

 

outback = legacy - 95 to 99 are interchangeble, 00 to 04 and so on

 

I do not believe this is correct. 93-01 Impreza and 90-99 Legacy share the same suspenion/Chassis. By extension early Forresters should also be the same.

 

Also to swap onto a first gen Legacy 90-91, the rear tophats and spring from the 90,91 need to be reused. They are tapered, so the OB tops are too big, and use a different bolt pattern.

By extension early Forresters should also be the same.

 

 

i disagree

 

i tried foresters rear strut hats on 93 impreza, 96 impreza and 93 legacy, all wagons... it does not fit