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Yeah I looked at the stock front bar before it got pulled and it looks like 20mm maybe? I got a Tribeca front bar which is 25mm after the mechanic Shtboxer here recommended it for 2.5i. It fit perfect with plenty of room to spare. Shtboxer recommended Forrester endlinks that are designed for the rear stock bar and they also fit perfect - no issues. The rear bar is 25mm by Perrin for only $89 but weighs a ton and barely cleared the exhaust. Definitely needed the AVO mounts for this massive bar. The rear endlinks were a challenge...the dealer traded me a set of Whitelines for my Kartboys that didn't fit. Also used front/rear heavy duty bushings with new u-clamps by Energy Suspension and Mobil 1 synthetic grease recommended by Subietonic in his install write-up.

Wow I just had 25mm front / rear swaybars installed...handles amazingly better now and stops the ridiculous body roll. Now just need to get a deal on these Bilsteins.

You may want to look at aftermarket lower control arm bushings as well. I got AVO poly bushings and makes handling more planted. Also will be installing AVO steering column poly bushings. These combined with the Bilsteins should significantly improve the handling. I think the reason why the Outback handles this way stock is that it was truly designed to be a rugged off-road vehicle. So much so that some people say NOT to mod the swaybars because you lose some of the independent suspension qualities to go over rocks etc. Don't really need to go offroad that much personally...I mostly use my Outback as a truck for hauling stuff.

I just did and no dice. They basically told me that there isn't enough demand to justify building a kit here in the US. He also said that they have been getting a few calls lately requesting Outback parts but that still there are no plans to make one.

Does that include all the parts, including top hats, etc? I just noticed Japanparts now has a sku# for a kit for 2.5 and 3.0 Outbacks but currently lists for about $2000 - and probably is missing some of the misc. parts http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=1&car=141&middle=3&small=9

I'm a maybe...all depends on the price.

well said

How does it perform off-road or on unpaved bumpy roads now?

Any good tint shops in the OC ? Need to tint my front windows and sunroof.

Wow...that's lame. At least they gave it a try. Yeah I noticed when I change the seat height it does seem to help temporarily. But then after a while the squeaks return. I called SOA and they just said it is a warranty issue and to go back to the dealer. The dealer told me that there really isn't a fix because the noises come back after a while just like you said ^ I just turn the volume up on the radio. Though sometimes I like just quiet too and those times the squeaks drive me insane.

Thanks for that ^ Bling factor mostly...but then again the radiator hoses do fail after a few years (5?) and these aftermarket ones should last a lot longer than stock.

from the photos i've seen it appears that the top hose is the same...not sure how the LGT's are connected with that intercooler and if the bottom hose is different size?

What about radiator hoses for 2.5i ? I know the GT's have extra cooling system parts but not sure if the main hoses are different than 2.5i ?

Great thread...our color is very rare now. Only produced from 2008 - 2009 I believe. Here is my album: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/album.php?albumid=376

Just got the Perrin LCP installed and noticed a 3 changes so far: - The RPM's at idle speed dropped to almost 1/2 K. It might use a little less gas now at idle. - High speed improvement once I hit 65+ the engine seems more responsive, feels more powerful and the RPM's dipped below 3K at 65 - 70mph. Previously the RPM's stayed at 3K at the same speeds. - Acceleration is slightly more responsive in general

I have a 2009 with 8500 miles and the creaks have already started. Mine does the same thing kind of rocks slightly left to right and creaks. The dealer said this is a common problem and there are service bulletins about this.

wow that is no joke...good job with the write-up. I'm having issues with noisy springs in both the back and bottom of driver seat. Don't even weigh that much and I still seemed to wear out the springs already.

+1 what kind of exhaust are u running?

Have you noticed any difference with power improvement from the spacers? I think you are the only 2.5i owner that installed them.

I need to do the PZEV ECU refresh too...Irvine or Costa Mesa Subaru decent? Everyone is taking their PZEV's in to get the work done at once, I might wait a few weeks when the crowd dies down.

Yeah and I think the donut spare really could wreak havoc on the AWD and alignment. Do most Subaru dealers handle alignments? I'd rather go there than a regular alignment shop with less experience with AWD vehicles.

Did you get the Grimmspeed spacer yet? I'm close to pulling the trigger and maybe get the lightweight pulley too. Any feedback on which pulley is best? Re: install I'm just going to take it to the dealer cause it might help with any warranty issues if they do the labor. Perrin $97 http://www.fredbeansparts.com/servlet/the-1007/Perrin-Lightened-Crank-Pulley/Detail Cobb $135 http://www.fredbeansparts.com/servlet/the-1008/Cobb-Tuning-Crank-pulley/Detail Rallitek $130 http://www.rallitek.com/licrpu.html