vicdeng Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 why do we need spacers at the rear? is it only for STI struts only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 its a toss-up really, some people need them others dont and you wont really know until you have everything on and the car is sitting on the ground. i would say its worth it to go ahead and order some just incase though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Do it. It's based on the springs that you pick up; some sit "lower" in the rear than others. In reality, it's how the chassis is set up, and it gives the effect that the rear of the car is lower than the front, where rather it's level on both counts. Get a set of 3/8" ones and throw them up before you button everything together so you don't have to tear it apart like I did The 3/8" let you keep your stock studs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 fwa2500... Spotted you in my latest Subie mag Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiwanabe Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I just put my 04Sti struts with RCE springs and 3/8 spacers on. Feel like I could have gone 3/4" with extended studs though. The rear still sits a good 1/2" lower than the front but its not horrible. I can only imagine how ridiculous it would have looked with no spacers. Now I need to roll my rear fenders some more. It sits higher than it did with the COs but the struts have more travel so the tire goes further up into the fender over big bumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Tyrael0 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Alright Im sure my question has been answered aleast in parts throuout this thread. I have read most of it so here is my question. Alright I have a 99 Legacy GT. Ideally I would like to get only about a .5 inch lift on it. If I had to go with a 1 inch lift I would be happy with that too but .5 is ideal. So my question is what would the exact things I need be? Could I just get some aftermarket shocks and springs for an outback? Or second gen forester? Or do I just need some springs from one of these? I have also heard some springs will raise the car. For example from the STI or the WRX I have heard that with the spring stiffness will actually cause lift on older cars. So what do ya think? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Tyrael0 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Also as a side note I was able to fit some 205/60/16 with stock wheels and no lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 WRX will keep the car level with +-0.5in either way. You could do that then put 1 inch spacer and be close to your desired height. -Subikid90Â 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Tyrael0 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Thats a pretty good idea. If it lowered it a half inch I could just add the spacer to even it out. Can I order any aftermarket wrx springs or do they have to be the stock ones? Also where do I buy the spacers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Aftermarket springs will all lower your car, I dont know of any stock height aftermarket springs. I dont remember the name of it, but check the front page of zues marines upgrade parts guide, I know he has a link. -Subikid90Â 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Tyrael0 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Alright thanks. Well I guess once I settle on something I will be sure to post what the results were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 So this kind of scares me. I got 2 fully ASSEMBLED 04 WRX front struts/springs (this means they had the top hats and everything. I got the rears from another 04 WRX w/o the top hats. I used my stock top hats. But that rubber strip didn't seat right. I have driven 20k miles with hard turns and no noises or anything. Was I supposed to pull rear top hats off an impreza chassis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 would be best since the legacy rear top hats (and the 02-03 impreza top hats) are wider. the 04+ springs taper at the top and thats why the different top hats. i would recommend picking up a pair sooner rather than later. seeing how you have gone 20k miles as they are i wouldnt say its an immediate issue, but it is still best to have the correct parts as soon as practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 So 04+ top hats for the rear? (the fronts have 04 top hats). or 02-03 for the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Yes you need the 04-07 tophats for the rear. The fronts are all the same 95-99 legacy, 93-07 impreza are all the same front tophats. -Subikid90Â 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddog Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiwanabe Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yes you need the 04-07 tophats for the rear. The fronts are all the same 95-99 legacy, 93-07 impreza are all the same front tophats. Im not questioning this, but if this is true, how come you can get coilovers(racelands specifically) with tophats that fit 02-07 imprezas if the 02-03 are supposedly different from 04-07 in the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogg Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Im not questioning this, but if this is true, how come you can get coilovers(racelands specifically) with tophats that fit 02-07 imprezas if the 02-03 are supposedly different from 04-07 in the rear? I agree. most coilovers from other manufacturers are the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 the difference with the 04-07s is that they have tapered rear springs (skinnier at the top) which the 02-03s dont. other than the difference in rear springs (and different top hats to suit the narrower springs) they are the same. same bolt patterns, etc EXCEPT the 05-07 STi (and ONLY the STi) which are different on the bottom of the strut where it attaches to the hub because the 05+ STis switched to the 5x114 wheel hubs. the 02-07 WRX, along with nearly all other 5-bolt subarus except the SVX use 5x100 wheel hubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogg Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 okay that makes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 the difference with the 04-07s is that they have tapered rear springs (skinnier at the top) which the 02-03s dont. other than the difference in rear springs (and different top hats to suit the narrower springs) they are the same. same bolt patterns, etc EXCEPT the 05-07 STi (and ONLY the STi) which are different on the bottom of the strut where it attaches to the hub because the 05+ STis switched to the 5x114 wheel hubs. the 02-07 WRX, along with nearly all other 5-bolt subarus except the SVX use 5x100 wheel hubs Couldnt have said it better -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiwanabe Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I see, so its the interface with the spring thats the problem, not the fitment in the mounting holes. Thus why coilovers would fit all years, because the springs are all the same as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I see, so its the interface with the spring thats the problem, not the fitment in the mounting holes. Thus why coilovers would fit all years, because the springs are all the same as well. Correct -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguyinthesky Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 how much lower would 07 wrx struts with cobb springs bring it down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogg Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 the 05-07 sti tophats are the same as the 04 are they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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