peteyjr

I would start with better pads, rotors , MC brace . Wilwoods might fit with the stock rims but you will only get a better feel not necessarily shorter stopping distance. Braided lines give marginal improvement

I had rubbing issues up front when I had Swift springs on stock struts. Rare to hear of anyone having rubbing issues out the back.

Surprised the Wilwoods with porterfields didn't improve or at least help with the mushy feel. They worked wonders on mine. If you think the porterfields dust just try the stoptechs,it borders on ridiculous . What did you get ? the RS 4's

With another kind of pipe it will be much slower or at least more mellow.

Here is a pic of my wagon on Swifts and koni's before I changed them out for ION springs.

Remember it was pointed out that Swifts were originally designed with the JDM Bilsteins (or something like that) so the drop with Koni's will be more like 2-2.5 " (at least up front)

I put on Porterfield R4s in my wife's Miata and find they are awesome. Way better than any Hawk pad I've ever owned. Replacing my Annoying HP+'s in my Legacy with those (Wilwoods as well).

You should be fine with 18's and a 1.5 " drop but it may depend on tire choice. I ran 225/45/18 without rubbing on low Swifts (approx 2 " drop) . but since they were on stock shocks they wore out and eventually I got some rubbing on the inner plastic wheel liner.

Can't help you directly but I do have progress bars and can tell you their quality is excellent . I considered them at one time and Pm'ed a member who spoke good about progress springs.

 

 

 

Anyone have progress spring with Konis? I'm interested in how that setup rides. I want a harsh ride that follows the road very closely.

Well that explains why the front was slammed when I had swifts on. So are you talking about spec B specific springs by Swift. I thought they also made wagon /sedan specific springs

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i would just replace all 4 corners.

 

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I'll second that. When I put on the Koni's, the bounce house action was eliminated. Stock dampers were shot with the lowering springs. Took about a year and 1/2.

Looking for an aggresive spring while I save for coils. Recomendations? Or a inexpensice coil?

 

Swifts are pretty aggresive. But I believe saving up for coils and doing it once is the call.

Good choice/setup. You can also get Koni's from tirerack. MSprank from Infamous tuning on this board used to provide a service where he had cores and would do the cuts for you. Don't know if he still does.

 

 

I appreciate the input!

 

My next question. Would the koni inserts combined with Epic Engineering Springs be similar/comparable to the setups mentioned above?

 

Does anyone have a link to a vender for the koni inserts? What is involved in installing the koni inserts? I saw one thread where you have to drill, I'd prefer not to compromise stock parts in the event of going back to stock.

That Eibach/Koni setup By cypher looks like a really good option.

 

Here is my wagon on Koni's and IONS taking a turn on a X -cross course

 

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I wouldn't do swift springs if you are looking for a non slammed ride. They are a bit too low and you will lose suspension travel . There are other options out there for a more reasonable drop (rallitecs, IONS etc) . With the Bilsteins you may have to use saggy butt spacers in the rear to even the stance out. While the Bilsteins are really good , I would steer you towards Koni's (Which I have) . Their adjustability is an added plus especially for autocross.

Nice, goes to show that OCI and highway cruising are kind to Turbo's.

I will also add that having had both Swifts and IONS, The Swifts were way too low but the stance was fairly even as the fronts were well proportioned to the rear (Had that slightly raked look). With the IONS that are curently on the wagon, the stance is less raked and and at times the rear looks a bit lower. I will probably do spacers in the back eventually .

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i just upgraded to the koni-epic combo. My oem struts-springs had 86k on them and where ready to be replaced anyway. Putting new springs on the stock stuts of that age is a waste of money. As it's been said, they wear out faster and then you're paying for labor all over again.

 

I just took a ~600 mile round trip from pa to va yesterday and the koni-epics were awesome. The feel was very good even over the very rough roads of pa. Just a very firm, but compliant and comfortable ride. The konis rebounded beautifully and the handling was incredible. I am so glad i upgraded. It feels like a different car with bmw-like handling. Oh, i have the konis set halfway between full soft and full firm.

 

Props to m sprank for his koni-epic assembly services. I purchased the bolt-on solution from him. Highly recommend.

What happened to your ride Leo?

 

 

Might get the up and dp once you are in town and my car is fixed.

 

Anyone know of a junked LegGT or Outback XT? Need a set of engine heads and cams.

Leo , lets bring the Leggy community together for a meet in Sebring (A fairly central location) . We've talked about it so long lets finally get it going

For those living in the South florida region the autocross season is upon us. Next event is at Homestead Sunday the 27th of Feb. If interested in participating (or even watching PM me

Swifts drop the front end by quite a bit (almost too much). Unless you pair them up with Bilsteins you will have an even drop.

I wouldn't worry about upgrades in the mild way (Stage I or II) many of us here are way over 100 k without problems . Cracked ringlands are mainly attributed to bad tunes (yes even in stock form) . Good tuners like Infamous do timing compensation and make the most power out of safe tunes. Good scheduled maintenance and regular oil changes are key to turbo longevity. I would ask for some service/oil change history if possible.

Bird Road Subaru is a good dealer. I know the owner and bought my WRX brand new there. But.... I question that mileage on a car that shows that much wear on the seat . If its been outdoors then the Fadded headlights is not so much of a problem and kinda normal in the Hot Fla sun. For some reason my WRX headlights faded badly but shined to near new with a kit from the autoparts store (Several are out now and polish them to near new). My leggy never had that problem but i polish the headlight covers every so often. Is the Turbo Leggy worth it? Yes if you value near STI like performance. They have alot of potential but need greater maintenence. The ideal for you would be a Turbo Wagon but they are harder to find (especially the 5 MT version) . I went up to Philly to find mine a few years back. BTW there are several South Fla LGT's . We meet in Homestead for the Monthly Autocrosses . Next one in January