JohnnyWas

Dammmn, I love your car. Almost got those Rays myself.

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Here's me.

60deg. in February?! Went out today for a dank vape sesh and snapped some pics of my dopestyle stancewagon

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You have to set the goals here, make your own path buddy. You've got stretched tires on a oversized cheap wheel setup with a worn suspension.

 

Options:

 

-Sell the wheels for an 18x8 +48 setup and keep the tires, then get koni struts and some sport springs, and install everything. Get a JDM rear sway bar. Great DD setup.

 

-You could also get coilovers, slam, roll, pull and camber the f*** out of that thing. Start vaping.

Rude, man. I don't vape

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Always forget to get a proper butt photo...

Different Facebook groups. Lots of Eastern Europeans that run junkyards that have parts. This particular one is coming from Latvia.

Damn. The hunt is real!

I have issues. I told myself no more car parts this semester. Thennnnn I found an already colormatched JDM rear with the half skirt for an unbeatable price shipped. So its on its way. Just gotta figure out what I want to do about the crash beam.

Where?! How?!

18x9.5 +35 with 275/30/18 - guaranteed rub. If you used really stiff c/o at stock height, it might be driveable. The fronts would need the fender liners removed. The rears would stick out too much, so you'll need mud flaps.

OMG DEFINITELY! haha

I'm running 18x9.5 +38 and I couldn't imagine fitting anything more than 235/40 in there, and I'm v aggressively rolled / pulled.

My front fender liners def take a beating on long trips -- probably just remove them when the weather gets nicer

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Installed JDM HID's about a week ago and snapped some pics on this unseasonably warm Brooklyn afternoon. More pics in my thread

Happy Holidays, gang!

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Probably the last time this season I'll be able to wash my car

Pictured in front of my new shop! (moving in January)

I know what you mean......I'm a Bronx Boy myself, though I don't live in The City now. Back in the '50s and '60s a lot of cars had Curb Feelers, wire whiskers that touched obstacles before any real damage could be done. The scraping noise was your warning. Good idea but too tacky for the 21st century. Naturally there's an electronic solution, but it's pricey.

 

A DIY solution could be rigged up with some type of micro-switch with a stiff black feeler extending out from the front lip, and a buzzer or light on the dash.

I've developed the habit of turning down my curb mirrors while parking to keep an eye on potential curbage

Trust me brother, my STi was supposed to be my daily 6 years ago, then it was a forester and the same, then a legacy that all got out of control lol. Went out and got another forester to actually daily lol.

Yeah. Only shame is that it keeps diverting time / attention away from a nearly 4yr project I've been working on!

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Damn that thing looks good.

Those wheels give me a chub every time I see them :wub:

Thanks guys! This is just supposed to be my daily, and I keep getting carried away with it! haha

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Hopefully this lip lasts as long as it took to put on.

NYC is completely unkind to anything lower than stock

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Drove to the Poconos this weekend. Enjoy a touch of Subaru Season along the way

Car looks super good!

 

Question for both of you, you guys are pretty low: you remove the bump stops in the rear or is the suspension just on the stiffer side?

I still need to raise the rear a little as it's a lower than the front but it feels like its hitting the rear bump stops way too frequently at this height

Mine are removed and the suspension is pretty stiff. Considering some Saggy Butt Spacers to return to more proper geometry on the bottom end of things tho.

Your exhaust so tiny it can hardly be seen from space.

Waiting on some shorter hangers to tuck it up a little more.

But you're right: it is MY exhaust.

It's starting to become known as the Turbo Hearse among friends, and I think I like that...

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5K miles with q300. No issues here.

That will likely be next for me.

Man I love those wheels, what lugs are you running?

Volk Racing Formula lugs

What exhaust is it anyways?

OBX Wagon catback. Not my ideal choice, but there seem to be too few options for proper wagon fitment. Didnt want anything burning up my bumper