dasbigunit

yay, my first spotting

 

The grill is a custom one that I made and had the STI badge so I put it on. Not lowered, currently on OEM suspension. Will be putting USDM 08 SpecB suspension on this summer. OEM wheels; use them in the winter, have 08 SpecB wheels I use in the summer and they should be going back on in about a month or 2. Hawgzaust FTW .

 

 

Your OBXT looks awsome.

Thanks, saw you again today turning into Lockheed? I work next door @ Speck.

-Ed

Spotted silver LGT with aftermarket grille and sti-badge, lowered, wheels, exhaust, turning left onto Hanover from Page Mill ~lunchtime.

dasbigunit... that helo a kyosho? im got a pair of LMH100's myself.

It's a TREX 500, but I rarely get to fly anymore. Nice on the LMH that's perfect a backyard flier.

Yup, 4 wheel LGT brake swap.

 

Ahh well . I think you need to replace the rear rotors with vented ones, too, right?

It's actually an OBXT, but it's on coilovers to the stock legacy height (because the lgt wagon WAS made with turbo, but didn't have 5MT in '07)

So i had to get the OBXT and undo the stupid suspension lift.

 

I'm positive it was me though, since I work on hanover.

 

Well golly, looks like they did have the LGT wagon in 07..after some googling.

Woohoo! I finally got spotted! Sorry I didn't see you.

 

About noon, 07 DGM LGT wagon with aftermarket wheels on hanover heading toward pagemill in palo alto. Tried to wave, but I don't think you saw me .

mdudley, it looks very nice, especially with the tint and drop. The STI wheels and Brembos make her look like a super sleeper.

Blue LGT wagon, rims, tint, EB Willow Road (HWY 84) 11am.

Blue LGT Wagon, tint, with LARGE FRONT Brembos on the Stanford side of el camino real by the soccer fields early afternoon Sat 4/5

Metallic Blue LGT Sedan nice and clean, tint Southbound 101 SFO to Palo Alto

just use the solution he posted, it's a couple more bucks for the shaft collars, but it works great, i've had mine on for 20k miles, front and rear COBB. track days, up to go snowboarding, full lock to lock parking lot manuvers, everything!

SWP LGT with 2 Yakima Bike Racks, looked like AVO exhaust in left lane of 101S at Marsh Road. about 2pm.

FWIW,

 

I've had good luck with the OEM ones, and the spacer/collar fixes to keep the swaybar centered...

 

I've taken the setup to the track, I max out steering locks pretty often negotiating the tight parking lot in my apt complex. There's this crazy curb that I go up to get to the local gas station, that definitely maxes out the swaybars, because I go up something like this:

 

1) right front wheel going up incline/driveway diagonally.

2) left front and right rear wheels go up driveway at same time (since I'm going up at about a an angle.), right front begins to lift off ground as I go near the top of the driveway/incline...

3) wait for it... wait for it....

4) my whole car tilts over on the LF and RR acting as fulcrums, lifting my left rear wheel at least 5" off the ground, and dropping the right front down pretty hard.

 

No, I'm not a racer, it's just the way the driveway is oriented to the street it's hard to go straight on.

 

Anyways, my point is I think I'm pretty hard on my swaybars, and never had any problems with them or the stock links.

Yeah, the tires were a strange discovery that outbacks use a larger rolling diameter than the LGT, the downside is 18's look tiny on it... 245/45R18

 

Your invidia setup, is that full cat-back? it didn't sound too loud outside; how is it inside the cabin? could we meet up sometime maybe next week for me to go for a ride and check it out?

05 SWP LGT Wagon. Stage 2, HIDs, dropped on 18"? Rotas. 101N to 3rd St. Caught you at the park for a quick chat, didn't get your LGT handle.

If it was a wagon it was me. how noticeable was the exhaust? I've been debating sticking the stock mufflers back on to get back the sleeper factor.

 

If you remember a black Ford Contour SVT behind you, it was you, I was a few cars back.

 

The first thing I noticed was that the car was lowered. The exhausts look REAL nice. Not obtrusive, but not exactly sleeper. What type are they?

Blue 05+ Legacy GT, Lowered, Exhaust going across 101 @ the Marsh overpass.

Black LGT, Tinted, de-badged, lowered? at Microsoft Campus in Mountain View next to building 5.

No, it doesn't affect clearance at least not for me, other things hang down lower, like control arms, rear diff, etc...

swp? i always see "swp legacy" in posts.

101S to 87W, dark blue? legacy GT wagon, lowered, tint. I was in the Diamond Grey OBXT lowered no tint. about 11:15pm Friday night 6/1

This is a pretty sweet setup, I like it a lot, just gotta get the ride height and new wheels.

I actually just installed the MR Coilovers Front and Rear, and ended up only changing out the rears for the COBBS even though I had all the McMaster parts on hand.

 

I think I'll leave it like this for the rest of the summer. It feels a lot more neutral (almost ZERO understeer), which is great fun. When winter starts coming around, I think that's when I'll put in the front COBB swaybar back in and let a little mild understeer come back for safety.

Thanks Velomac. I think I'll give the washers a try.

velomac, could you put up a quick schematic or describe the dimensions of the actual spacers you made?

 

Bore / OD / etc...

 

Thanks!