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Damn... this is possibly the sexiest wagon I've seen! Don't even want to think about the amount of time and effort put into it.

SubieRecycler in Denver. Its out of an LGT Sedan, but fits perfect. They only part out Subies and have a warehouse full of parts, and their prices are great. I’ve bought everything from engines to small switches from them.

Dang... their search seems terrible! Maybe I am just using it wrong. I'd kill for some black carpet though.

If you "don't want to cheap out", budget $1500-2000 for a good coilover like KW. You get extra adjustability and damper settings - whether you can take full advantage of it is all up to the user and their knowledge of suspension setup. The downside is that coilovers need to be rebuilt every 40-50k. Don't argue, it's in the manual for every reputable coilover manufacturer. Also the corrosion that cause all those adjutable bits to freeze up - it happens when you drive your car on a daily basis.

 

If you're willing to live with the tradeoffs for the potential adjustability, coilovers are a good idea. If not, a good strut paired with a good lowering spring will do wonders with swaybars, bushings, and a proper alignment (which would end up costing roughly the same amount as a good set of coilovers).

Great info, thank you. Didn't think of the corrosion issue. Rebuilding every 40-50k would be a real pain in the rear for a daily, not to mention it's basically tacking on more and more money to the cost of the coils over time.

I recently was in the same boat of a full strut/coil/tophat package vs a set of coils. The struts and coils on my car have around 100k, and it felt like it was time to freshen things up. Whether it be the right choice or not, I ended up going w/ a more entry coil from Fortune Auto (500 series w/ default spring rates). If you haven't made your purchase yet, give them a look. The gen 6's are pretty good quality for the money without getting into the real pricey premium products. My plan is to pull the old bilsteins, have them rebuilt if possible and get some new tophats and H&R springs on them.

I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but yeah Fortune was one of the brands I was mulling over. Another one was Feal, which I was interested in because they come with Swift springs. I'm actually still really undecided so I've still been digging through old posts and what not trying to find info. At the end of the day, I think I'll probably go with coils but I can't get myself to fire off the money quite yet.

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Installed my kouki tails today. Should have done this sooner.

Love those taiis, where did you source them? I haven't heard the term Kouki in a long time since I got rid of my 240SX almost 8 years ago. How does the term cross apply to the Legacy?

I’m on Koni’s with H&R lowering springs but a full sway bar, end link, strut bar, etc set up. I love the ride for daily driving and road trips and the wheel gap is about a finger and a half. Highly recommend going this route if you don’t need adjustments, don’t ever need to slam the car for shows, or don’t need to go on the track.

 

I also wouldn’t recommend cheap coilovers, if you have the budget for nice coilovers and sway bars go ahead though. With the amount spent on nice coilovers you can also have the setup I have with the sway bars and etc. I believe H&Rs are good for stock struts as well.

Thanks for the info and response. Your hook up sounds very similar to what I had in mind, I wasn't really sure if it was worth it to delve into the coilover world for just a couple extra hundred ($750 give or take to $1000 give or take) but it seems from research that coils probably aren't a great choice for the amount of miles I'll be pouring onto them.