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10-77-005-02-22 is the part number I found on the Eibach Japan website

Jesus, people weren't kidding when they say Eastern Canada goes heavy on the salt

I wouldn't use the original donut as your tire diameter is quite a bit larger than the stock tires. Pulled from Tire Rack's website for Subarus recommendation on matching tires: "Within 1/4-inch of tire circumference or about 2/32-inch of each other in remaining tread depth." 225/45/18 compared to 205/50/17 is 2.83 inch larger in tire circumference so the spare tire would be significantly smaller than what you have on the car now. Might be tough to find a spare from a Spec B so you could look into other Subarus with a similar rolling diameter as well

18x8.5 +44 Wedssport SA10R BLC with 255/35s from his for sale ad of his previous Legacy

18x8 +45 Enkei RPF1 Wheels with 235/40 Continental extreme contact DWS 06 from his first post If you go 9 or 9.5 you will have to roll your fenders and depending on how much camber you plan on running and how meaty of a tire you'll need to do a pull as well

There was a front half cut with the sport bumper that was available to me locally when I was laid off and the moment I was working again I called about it only to be told it was sold the week before

Argh I need that front bumper in my life. Also reminds me I need to throw my roof racks on haha

I would google that part number and a few sites come up with it but it likely could be discontinued as Tire Rack usually sells Eibach stuff but they don't list anything for the Legacy anymore

That's a hell of a build. I watched that episode of Skid Factory the day it came out

Well the part number you have shown in the picture is for a BMW so no haha. Part number you want is 7716.140. Also I wouldn't recommend ordering through TDot. They have pretty bad customer service from my time dealing with them and they are usually quite a bit more expensive than other retailers from the US even after duties and the currency conversion

I desperately need a lip on my car so it doesn't look so monster truck from the front. Looks like the S204 style lip?

Just check the back of your current wheels and they should be stamped with your width and offset

if you have the option to rent a fender roller, rolling fenders is super easy as long as you take your time in ensuring you have enough heat in your fenders. i've owned by eastwood one for 6 years now and i rent it out on the side and it's paid itself off quite a bit. also as silly as it sounds, if you need to do a slight pull go with the phone book route. i find people who people with a fender roller give you a flared fender edge which i'm not a fan of. a clean even pull can be done with the phone book method

On stock suspension those tires will probably be fine. A bit on the tall side so your speedometer will be off. Like it's been asked, wheel specs (width and offset) are needed to really know if it would work for you or not

Car is still the same but was clean for once so just snapped a few pictures

Awesome build man! Your paint makes me very jealous considering how beat up my paint is from Canadian winters. You're gonna love the V2s. They're one of my favorite modifications to date!

I feel like a lot of people will say that what's important is you're safe and a car can be replaced because the car has meaning/sentimental value to you because you made it your own. You should get another Legacy (in wagon form like others have suggested) and continue on with what you wanted to do with yours! It's always sad to see a car go like this but exciting to see what's in store for the future build

Nothing really changed. Recently picked up a Cobb catted downpipe to free up a bit of power and sound. I have a lot of maintenance I need to do in the near future such as new PCV, brake fluid flush, clutch fluid flush, transmission fluid change, rear diff fluid change, and oil change. Sigh

It wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing to run the Cobb springs on the KYB's but they would just be better suited to either the Koni's or the Bilsteins. Trust me we got pretty bad roads in Alberta too haha. With my job, I probably do more light offroading than most people with trucks and jeeps. Konis are built great as well and don't forget the lifetime warranty which I think they're the only aftermarket strut replacement option that offers this

Honestly depends on what you're looking for. The KYB GR2 are just OEM replacements so they're not really recommended to use with lowering springs. If you decide to go with aftermarket springs, then it's recommended you go with an upgraded strut such as the Koni Yellow or the Bilstein HD. Both seem like pretty popular options but if I remember correctly, the Koni Yellows will work better with lowering springs. Konis are also adjustable in dampening and have a lifetime warranty but will require you to do some cutting of your old strut bodys to do the fronts as they're only inserts. Rears are fully replacements though. I was going to go Koni Yellows coupled with Swift springs until I ended up getting a set of KW V2s

Honestly I find it the easiest way to get a consistent pull which you can't really get with a fender roller unless you're a rolling god. It's a pretty common method that I've seen used on a lot of cars but to each to their own. You could always test fit first and see if you even need to pull your fenders

I personally do it with phone books and a heat gun. I know some people use a fender roller to pull their fenders but you end up getting the edges of the fender flared out which I don't really like. Just heat up the paint like you would before doing a fender roll, jack up the car, place a phone book between the tire and the fender and then lower the jack. I will usually place a couple of 2x4 pieces under the tire to have it compress and then usually will hop on the door sill a little to let it settle. Start off small and work your way up. Once you remove the phone book the fender will go back in a decent amount. Sorry if that's super confusing

Really depends on how low you are but I would expect you will have to at least to a slight pull in the front. Even on 235/40s on a 9.5 et38 I had to do some slight pulling in the front so I wouldn't rub. A 235 on a 8.5 would only be slightly stretched anyways

Got around to taking some photos that aren't potato quality. Still so many things I need to do to clean up the car but really happy with the look so far.