Scubaboo Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Becks, thanks a lot for clearing all that up! Exactly, if ever I retrofit the cooler I'll do it at t-belt time. Also gives me time to get all the parts together. I'm in Asia so my car came with the JDM engine. It's a lot hotter here so I wonder why the left the cooler out for this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Becks, thanks a lot for clearing all that up! Exactly, if ever I retrofit the cooler I'll do it at t-belt time. Also gives me time to get all the parts together. I'm in Asia so my car came with the JDM engine. It's a lot hotter here so I wonder why the left the cooler out for this region.You could always run a rad style oil cooler. Just mount it in the front mouth of your bumper . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 You could always run a rad style oil cooler. Just mount it in the front mouth of your bumper . Yup thats an option. Those are kinda pricey though. The USDM setup looks like a really good deal especially if you can offset the cost of the water pump and by doing it at t-belt time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear sway bar and braces installed ! What a difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Rumble Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Our original bar really is barely more than a noodle. 2012 Legacy 3.6R Build Thread 5th Gen Legacy BM/BR Body Kit Compendium Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Our original bar really is barely more than a noodle. [emoji38]Limp noodle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Bought my injector adaptors from Barnbuilt here in Canada for my ID 1000's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scubaboo Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I saw your post that they scratched up your rims, good to see they will be replacing them! Can you describe the difference that big honking rear swaybar makes in terms of before/after? I've only ever done shocks and springs at most with my cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 I saw your post that they scratched up your rims, good to see they will be replacing them! Can you describe the difference that big honking rear swaybar makes in terms of before/after? I've only ever done shocks and springs at most with my cars.The difference is obviously while turning. No impact to ride quality at all. The car doesn't want to understeer anymore. The backend feels way more planted and it follows the front end through the corner now, not trail behind. The car feels 100% better and way more confidence inspiring while cornering, even at lower speeds. Definitely a must have upgrade! You can even buy 20mm OEM Subaru rear sway bars on eBay for dirt cheap. They will be a huge improvement over our stock 16mm rear sway bar. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 The difference is obviously while turning. No impact to ride quality at all. The car doesn't want to understeer anymore. The backend feels way more planted and it follows the front end through the corner now, not trail behind. The car feels 100% better and way more confidence inspiring while cornering, even at lower speeds. Definitely a must have upgrade! You can even buy 20mm OEM Subaru rear sway bars on eBay for dirt cheap. They will be a huge improvement over our stock 16mm rear sway bar. Hope that helps! It does, thanks! The JDM suspension is already plenty stiff and less understeer is maybe what I need to get that "tossable" feeling I had with my old Forester SG. Oh, which model Subaru has those 20mm swaybars that fit our Legacies? Probably one of the STI's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Rumble Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 It does, thanks! The JDM suspension is already plenty stiff and less understeer is maybe what I need to get that "tossable" feeling I had with my old Forester SG. Oh, which model Subaru has those 20mm swaybars that fit our Legacies? Probably one of the STI's? Specifically the 15+ STI rear sway bar, the VA chassis. I'm not sure if the part numbers would be commutable across markets, but at least for the USDM cars, it's part # 20451VA000 with 2x bushings part # 20464VA000. Verify that part number with STis in your region though, can't imagine it would be much different. 2012 Legacy 3.6R Build Thread 5th Gen Legacy BM/BR Body Kit Compendium Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Specifically the 15+ STI rear sway bar, the VA chassis. I'm not sure if the part numbers would be commutable across markets, but at least for the USDM cars, it's part # 20451VA000 with 2x bushings part # 20464VA000. Verify that part number with STis in your region though, can't imagine it would be much different. The +15 WRX also uses the same sway bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 HR, thanks! Usually the part numbers are the same, I ordered a lot of parts for my SG9 in CONUS and they all matched up. Some parts installed here are different from there, but the part numbers are different too. Dgoodhue, thanks for the additional info! I hope I luck into someone who upgraded their sways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 My fogs aren't in great shape. Sanded them down with 2000 grit and finished with 3000 grit and wrapped them. What looks like wrinkles are reflections . Before and after . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Installed my V-Style lip and stripped off the plastidip from the grill. She's going on on Tuesday to have the grill and the chrome window trim wrapped in gloss black vynil . She's also getting all new tint ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Let the wrapping begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Chrome deleted and windows retinted! Also added a black accent on the mouth of the bumper. It follows the natural bumper Lin and the line of the V style lip. (Kinda like the new STi). Let me know what you think ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Rumble Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hard to notice on the dark car, but looks great close-up. The angle you chose for it looks perfect. 2012 Legacy 3.6R Build Thread 5th Gen Legacy BM/BR Body Kit Compendium Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hard to notice on the dark car, but looks great close-up. The angle you chose for it looks perfect.Thanks Humble . I noticed it's hard to see on my car but I actually kind of like that it's hard to point out. That means it just doesn't look out of place ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Alignment time! Also had a rear stud replaced (free) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Had to go out today to buy new wheels and rubber. I was in the dumps about my first wheel choice not fitting over the Brembo's . I'm glad they didn't in the end! This is exactly how I pictured my car when I bought it 4 years ago. I'm blown away!! Niche Form M157 19x8.5 40et General G max 235/35/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 You're the new DeltaSniper!!! Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks1818 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 You're the new DeltaSniper!!! Looks great!Haha similar rim style. Never even thought of that . I'm hoping to meet up with Delta this summer. Snap a few pictures . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Had to go out today to buy new wheels and rubber. I was in the dumps about my first wheel choice not fitting over the Brembo's . I'm glad they didn't in the end! This is exactly how I pictured my car when I bought it 4 years ago. I'm blown away!! Niche Form M157 19x8.5 40et General G max 235/35/19 That looks badass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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