whitetiger

i also care. to me, if you can get a hub to mount to our trailing arm and work with the brake system(parking and regular, obviously with a new rotor) then you have a solution. getting a axle to work is easy, even if you have to have the stubs switched. 2010+ should be a piece of cake as the whole setup from the sti can be installed.

this thread ought to be closed at this point. mods?

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/450410/9763689/0/1258593128/Apec_HT_APEC-1803_APEC-2000_APEC-2097_LQ2467_RX1805_OD2015.jpg

http://www.coinlink.com/coinguide/coinimages/1796-5_5_anr_obv.jpg

gotta bump this thread. peopleofwalmart.com continues to be full of LOL

^yes, the spec b has better struts. sorta.

worn struts dont cause more stiffness, but just more bounciness. to be honest, im surprised anyone would call the stock lgt suspension stiff. worn out susp parts will cause the ride to be softer and bouncy, along with clucking/popping from the worn out part.

this is nice, but will the lgt axle splines engage the sti rear hub? and do you have a rear brembo setup to see if that will work here?

when can i order!?!?!

good. i want my car to look bone stock(aside from the lowering:)). i have my rice sticker fun when i autox.

that was me. had just got pizza from brooklyns'. one of the few times i actually drive my LGT.

Spotted a LGT last night in edgewater. had a bike rack on the back.

Duffman, can you take a pic of the clearance between the front tire and the front lower spring perch of the LGT strut? i am considering doing this on my 3.0r sedan and i want to know how much room there is to play with using the outback tire sizes.

^me too, FBP

^that is something you would have to take to the machine shop for. those holes better be spot on or nothing will fit. and i bet the hub plate is smaller on the legacy hub, so the studs would be too far out to the edge for good strength. but its worth measuring.

^no good. they dont un-bolt from the knuckle, they have to be pressed in to the knuckle.

well, i was hoping you had a new sti or tribecca rear wheel bearing and new LGT rear axle on the shelf to see if the axle will slip in to the bearing just as a start to see if the splines are the same. that would be a good start.

FBP, Any news?

also, there are some very nice brake kits that only use 5x114.3 bolt pattern.

and also, you dont hear about sti wheel bearings going bad

all you need is a sti/tribecca hub and a legacy axle to see if the splines fit. you should have those in stock right?

permanently, yes. :lol:

not sure. dont know how else they call them. you are better with OEM parts stuff than i am.

no, but thats why i think the tribecca hardware will be valuable. its the only instance subaru ever did with a r160 and a 5x114.3 hub. if you can confirm the tribecca does infact use a r160. i think it does cause it has the 5eat trans. and to me, the key is seeing weather or not these hubs can be taken apart to even swap the hub/stud plate.

well, here is what i think the step by step test process should be... 1. see if the hub/stud plates can be separated from the bearing assembly. If they can... 2. can the sti or tribecca stud/hub plate be installed/pressed in to the legacy bearing/knuckle flange assembly. If they can... 3. test fit hybrid asembly on legacy along with 5x114.3 rear rotor and brembo rear caliper with pads. if everything fits( the rotor fits properly on center with the caliper) then more on to worrying about axle splines. if not, a special caliper bracket may have to be made to get the caliper to fit over the rotor on center. this may affect wheel fitment, but doubt it since its the rear. 4. since the female axle splined part is on the transferred 5x114.3 hub/stud plate, the lgt alxe has to fit in to that spline pattern. if it does, we're set. if not, for R160 people, will a tribecca rear axle work? or, maybe the outer axle stub with the right spline pattern can be installed on a LGT rear axle. for r180 spec b people, maybe the whole sti rear axle would fit. if you get all 4, we got ourselves a fairly cheap and viable hub conversion for the rear.