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Dimensions on KYB's website. They list the Legacy rear strut at 18 inches, the OB at 25 inches. And no, I'll hodgepodge around to make them work: I can't keep spending money constantly for suspension parts and alignments, which is why I wanted to know about the springs. Thanks for letting me know: I too got new arms and a Whiteline 20 mm bar and it handles so, SO much better. If the springs don't work, I'll do 2 inch spacers and roll my fenders, then call it a day: all I'm looking for is to gain back at least another half inch- inch: as I wrote above, I just don't want my tires slashed, is all.

Indeed, I read by about 3 inches: that's why I started this thread, to see if it was at all compatible. EDIT*** make that ***7*** inches, as per the KYB struts. That's impossible: I held both in my hand yesterday (my Bilstein rear and OEM OB KYB rear) and they were absolutely NOT 7 inches in length difference.

Topic! So I was told that the Bilsteins I purchased last year for my OBW were for Outbacks, not for Legacies. They didn't look any different than the Legacy ones, but took his word for it. Fast forward many months and I got them installed... they're for Legacies, not Outbacks <_<. I installed a 1 inch spacer yesterday and while it did lift it a bit, it is still not as high as I would like. A thought came to me about springs today though and, "what if I could put a spring meant for an OBW, on these Bilsteins?" So that leads me to ask the question above. And if I can, would a non-OEM spring be good, such as a King Spring or similar? It doesn't need to be as high as it was, but I don't want my tires to slash either, because the car is too low. Any help is appreciated

Thanks man! Yeah, my mechanic is a general mechanic, but he's an unofficial, "Subaru Specialist." He knows the torque specs of all the brake and suspension bolts of our cars by heart, it's awesome lol. He's got a ton of random parts lying around (my camshaft sensor was going bad last year, causing my car to stall at idle constantly. I went down to see him and, "oh yeah, I've got an EJ lying around here, lemme see if the sensor is still on it )" and a few junkers onsite that he harvests for customers or for scrap and he's had the LGT for a while. He has contacts with many of the JDM shops in the GTA (and just outside), as well as scrapyards, so he's super invaluable for cars and he's become a great friend: the Subaru community has always been awesome (he's on his second Forester, so he lives the life as well lol). My first Sportsman's Show was in 1996, when I was 6 (turning 7) and it has DRASTICALLY changed (for the worse), but they still have some great deals on certain fishing equipment that costs the same on eBay, but without the shipping costs. And yeah, there's an OBW bumper on eBay (EDM) that is PERFECT for my car, same colour and everything and it's only $186 CAD!... but the seller is in Scotland and they won't ship to Canada... And even then, shipping would probably be like $400.00, which is ridiculous still. But thank you for the kind words! If I can make it work, it will look excellent and I'll be happy.

Thanks guys! I looked into some LGTs in Japan and it actually looks like the lip fits OVER the bumper (as it isn't flush with the rear bumper: see below pics) and is mounted to the same supports/bolts/whatever they are that the actual bumper is on, thus if this is the case, I'd gander that it should work no problem, with my stock bumper needing to be cut in the same spots as well. Thanks for the offer Jonny! I'm in Barrie, so that would be a significant drive. I am coming down to Mississauga next week (for the Sportsmen Show and to get some other parts from this guy), so I will be able to test fitment prior to purchase: if it looks like it all fits up together, then we're good! (I may need to remove my, "spats,"/mudguards/whatever they are, but that's fine). If things do not fit up, I will send you a PM As for the crash bar, my mechanic has a junked LGT on site (the rear bumper is cracked and broken throughout, otherwise I'd be good to go without this lip or another bumper).

Good day, everyone. As my '06 OBW requires a new exhaust (holes all over the Y-Pipe and a massive hole between the last convertor and the resonator), I decided to get a bit fancy and ordered some Genome exhausts, along with the the necessary pipes. Now as it is known, the rear bumper does not have the exhaust cutouts that the Legacy wagons do in North America, thus a modification has to be made. I know that Legacy bumpers can fit, but instead of going running around looking for a bumper, priming then painting it and all that jazz, there are a few of these optional lips that are available to me (EDM and JDM rear bumpers are tons too expensive for me, so that's a no-go): https://japandirectjapanese.com/jdm-subaru-legacy-rear-bumper-lip-spoiler-bp5-bpe-wagon-2005-2006-2007-2008-2009-3910.html By the looks of it, it looks like it would fit, but it would have to bring the clearance down by a few inches more, which means I would need to change the angle of the exhaust... I think. All I really need to know is: does it fit my pre-face, '06 OBW? And if it does, does any further modification or cutting need to be done to the bumper to allow this to fit or will it directly attach somehow? I've been asking on Subauoutback.org and while everyone is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful (and always have been: best resource on the entire net for our cars), this one seemed to stump them. Worse comes to worse (of course), if I have to drive with my stock bumper as it is and cut some space out on it, I'll have no choice. Any help is much appreciated PS: And I know about the crash bar: that issue will be taken care of :). Learned about it on here, about it getting in the way

Sorry to bring this back, but where is the DRL resistor in these diagrams? Easy to spot and access or tricky?

Mahalo, Ralph! I'm getting it all hooked up tomorrow or Thursday, I'll let you know how it goes!

Apologies for the double post, but I just ordered the plug and play harness from AW4BYT (Mahalo, Ralph!) and I was wondering if I should keep the turn signal bulbs that came with the housings or should I get brand new, fresh bulbs? Many thanks for any suggestions!

Excellent, I thank you very much! I will move my inquiry to that thread EDIT* Which I can't do yet lol. I sent a PM to the maker of the harnesses (AW4BYT), so I can get everything sorted out Thanks again!

So sorry to bring this thread back, but I was referred here from the SubaruOutback messageboard. Long story short, I wished to get rid of my current USM lenses (due to cracks and internal fog/cloudiness) and install either European (my top choice, but can't find them anywhere) or JDM lenses. I got the lenses for under $200.00, intending to bake both lights and switch... but the housing I got is a full-out housing, with all bulbs (HID), pigtails and everything in working order. So instead of just doing the lens swap, I'm exploring just installing the entire light. Sadly though, I don't have any tools or know-how on how to do this and while I understand mechanics and how things work, I have less than minimal mechanical/electrical knowledge, thus I wouldn't really want to attempt this myself. Therefore, if my lights look like this... ...am I able to do the swap that is mentioned in this thread or would I need to go through greater hoops? Would I literally need to just cut the wires in my car and attach them to the corresponding wires on the lights (according to the guide here) or will there be more involved? Any help is appreciated, many thanks!