lfrisé Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Can you get your hands on the same from a 08 STI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 I found the one for the 2008 STIhttp://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff271/saoul_marin/2008STI.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 So It looks like the Tribecca and the 2008 STI are the same but not the LGT. So for now I have no option with OEM parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 ^correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I was investigating this, and it's no go. At least not in a bolt on way. There is a slight chance this would work: 00-04 Legacy hub is separate from bearing housing. The bolt points on the bearing housing is same as 05-09 Legacy. One could get 00-04 Legacy bearing housing and SVX rear hub (5x114.3), again separate from teh bearing - it probably won't fit, but I bet could be machined down and be pressed into the 00-04 bearing housing. The question is how to safely do such kind of machining so to not compromise the hub strength. I am not a metallurgist/machinist, so I don't know, but I guess some extra care should be used. This is a very safety critical part obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 IMO you would be better off trying to press apart a 05 lgt front and rear hub/bearing and see if the hub sections are the same. if so, you could trake apart a 08 sti front hub/bearing and press the hub in to the 05 lgt rear beaing. though the 05+ lgt hub/bearings come as a unit, that is just how they are serviced. one should be able to take one apart to mess around with. anyone have a worn out front and rear lgt hub/bearing? they should be pretty common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Can someone take measurement of a front and rear hubs from a legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Ok I have another idea, what about swapping the rear hub/bearing/holding plate from a 5x114.3 08-10 STI. Someone has a picture of the part on could take measurment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I bet it won't fit into Legacy bearing machining it down. Plus the axles won't mate. This actually may be true wrt SVX's hubs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Ok I have another idea' date=' what about swapping the rear hub/bearing/holding plate from a 5x114.3 08-10 STI. Someone has a picture of the part on could take measurment.[/quote'] this definitly will not work. unless someone succeeds and disassembling our rear hubs to see if othe parts can be press together to frankenstein somthing up, the hub conversion thing is a lost cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 I will find how to make it work. I'm making it my year resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue subie Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 what if theoretically you had coilovers from a 2008+ impreza/wrx is that different from an 2005 as well? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 what if theoretically you had coilovers from a 2008+ impreza/wrx is that different from an 2005 as well? thanks what does this have to do with hub bolt patters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 what does this have to do with hub bolt patters? The knuckle (or whatever you call it, where the two bolts go, one for camber) is thicker on the 114.3 set-ups. IE: 08+ WRX vs 08+ STI, I think that part is the only difference for coil-overs between the two. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 ^are you sure its thicker? compare it to the front tribecca knuckle which is the same as an 05-10 legacy but has the 5x114.3 hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 ^are you sure its thicker? compare it to the front tribecca knuckle which is the same as an 05-10 legacy but has the 5x114.3 hub. I am not sure. Just thinking back to a conversation I had with Myles from RCE. I could be wrong. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeoW71 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'm sort of interested in this because I have some wheels from my 05 STi that I could use on my legacy. From what I can tell, the 05-9 legacies use bolt on hub/bearings for the front and rear. I know the 05+ Sti uses bolt on hub/bearings on the front, so it might be possible to just bolt up those hubs to the Legacy front knuckles. You'd probably have to change a couple other items also, but I'm not sure at this time. It also looks like the 08+ Impreza uses bolt on hub/bearings for the rear. Somebody said the Tribeca uses them also. So, you might be able to bolt up the hub/bearings directly to the knuckle also. I can't do much research on this right now as I'm in the middle of a move. Quite frankly, the reason I'd do this is because the STi hub/bearings are stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z0rr0 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 i dont want to convert to 5x114.3 per se', but i would love to have an R180 size rear bearing/hub so i can just use STI axels for my R180, not the crazy expensive (read: over $300 per) Spec B rear axels. im going to order the spec b ones, but i do have some time, if there's ideas to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I've seen people with 240s professionally redrill their OEM hub from 4x114.3 to 5x114.3 Would that be a good idea? 5x100 to 5x114.3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naimouasta Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 still won't work i think. considering that the sti's have a hub bore of 73mm where as the 5X100's have a hub bore of 56.1mm. even if you could, the (assuming sti) wheels, need somewhere to sit on. bolt-on 114.3mm wheel bearing assembly probably won't fit either. part of the assembly sits inside the knuckle, and considering the bearing is bigger in the 114.3mm, that part that sits inside the knuckle is probably bigger too. considering that when 5X100 impreza's do a full sti drivetrain swap + 5X114.3, they swap the knuckles/suspension pieces front and rear i believe to make it work; i wonder if there are even actually any 5X114.3 legacy's running around; considering the difference's in the 05+ legacy's suspension, to the sti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z0rr0 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 if i had the extra scratch, id buy an 08 hub and try it, but all im after is an easier way to get my r180 in the rear, and iv'e decided to just get the damn spec b axles. i think even if you have to have the rear spindle machined out to accept the hub, it would be worth it, but in order to even take advantage you'd have to have the R180 out back.. so this could be feasable for spec b guys, and sti 6-speed swapped guys. i have a sneaking suspiscion that the hub may just bolt in. if i can get my dealer to bring one in for me to test with, i'll try it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 The rear cross member from a 08 STI + bolt directly to the rear but the Suspension is behind the axles on the 08 STI compared to LGT sitting in the front. I have all at home to try to make it work. Starting to work on this in the next 2 weeks. Please stay tune for the update. I will post pictures off the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 From what I looked the front should be a piece of cake and have my ideas for the rear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 are you trying to put the rear susp from an 08 sti in to a 05 LGT? it wont work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfrisé Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 I( know that it doesn't I have the complete rear subframe assembly from a 08 STI at home. It would fit but the suspension is problematic so have another idea!!!Stay tune... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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