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5th Gen - Tricks and tweaks
brandon.mol replied to ehsnils's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
No idea. I have a 2012. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
I realized after 5 minutes driving it that I never learned how it was. Taking out the damper made it behave like its supposed to. Won't take long to relearn! -
5th Gen - Tricks and tweaks
brandon.mol replied to ehsnils's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
Not sure if this has been posted or not, but once you do the Nav-screen lockout-defeat mod, you can go into the Nav settings --> Vehicle Information screen and see how fast you are going as per the GPS, which is far more accurate *and independent of your tire size* than the speedo in the car. If like me, you have a scan-gauge II or other digital speedo with configurable correction factor, you can use the nav system screen to correct it. The ECU in my car reports 1% faster than actual on my summer tires and 3% faster than actual on my winters. More importantly, the gauge is wayyy off.. about 6% or more. -
Why you no do it yourself? I flipped mine in like 20 minutes. Put the car up on jack stands, take off the right rear wheel, unbolt the two endlinks from the bar, unbolt the brackets holding the bar to the car, and iust slides right out the right side. Flip and return. i didn't even move off my back.
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I had the same problem, and it was the sway bar touching the spare tire tub. I flipped the bar around so the dip goes down instead of up and problem solved. Endlinks don't need to be vertical. I have mine on the '23mm' setting and they are angled even more. Works fine and that's even more stress on them, however I am not lowered. A hack saw and welder could fix that anyway...
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Strut mount? Since you have konis and can adj your rebound damping, try reducing the damping as low as it goes, ie as little as possible and see if the noise changes, or the circumstances that cause it. Reduced rebound damping may prevent tension loading on the strut which could indicate a bad strut mount bearing. It may be hard yo yell but if you can figure out if the clunk occurs on compression or rebound it may help.
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[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
Yes. Yes you do. 1. Get life insurance if you have a family 2. Get laid 3. Clutch damper delete Three most important things you should do during your tenure on this earth. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
plus DOT 5+ fluid is silicone based and does not absorb water, whcih could cause corrosion or frozen parts. It is not approved for use in your clutch or brake system for a DD. Read your user manual. DOT 3 or DOT 4. For your clutch.. who cares: Put dollar-store brake fluid in it and it will be just as good. No internet points are had by putting expensive fluid in your clutch lines. Any DOT 4 (synthetic) will maybe reduce low temp thickening and its cheap. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
without the damper, it probably doesn't matter much anyway. Full throttle clutch fluid flow, yo. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
I flushed mine with Prestone DOT 4 synthetic. But haven't been through a winter with it that way yet. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
I have a bit of vibration too. Thats just minor wear imbalance in your clutch. The damper delete helps eliminate imbalanced wear, so that vibration partially goes away after a few eeks as your clutch evens out. That's my experience anyway. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
Oh I was referencing the thread I started about a rodent in my car. GTEASER made it abundantly clear how much he dislikes rats -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
You Americans are such suckers for a seal cub. They are the rats of the arctic And we know the consensus on rats... -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
Improvement by removement. Best kind. -
[How-To] Clutch Damper Valve Delete
brandon.mol replied to reeg420's topic in Fifth Generation Legacy (2010 - 2014 )
For me, a big thing about this fix is in cold weather. In freezing temps, the clutch fluid gets thicker and it makes the damper slow things even more. Trying to change your clutch usage based on air temp is absurd. Glad you were successful and happy ripstik. Then again, nobody that's done it has regretted it... Notta one. -
Has anyone confirmed that 4th Gen front lower control arms will work on a 5th gen? I've seen this post from fahr_side: http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost....&postcount=208 Just not sure how certain that "should" is. I'm asking because my front right LCA may be bent (by 0.3 inch rearward, somehow), and if I have to replace it, the Spec-B or JDM aluminum WRX part may be a good option if it fits AND works. Both sides would get replaced in that case. I don't want to bend one again, so something stronger is the point. Unsprung weight reduction is a bonus. Thoughts?