swcolegacyl Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Hi Doug6m, The Forster struts i used are about the same lift as the Outback struts. But the springs are a bit heftier then the springs of the Outback or Legacy. i think there was 1 additional coil and the steel is a bit thicker. The struts will interchange with out any problem. But of course you need the car realigned after the install. Thanks for checking in. Edited January 19, 2015 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug6m Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Hi swcolegacyl, Im pleased they will be a straight swap. Will the extra height and angles require me to change any other parts to accommodate the extra 1.5", like half shafts, CV's, brake pipes etc etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Doug6m, The front will be no problem at all. The rear is a bit of a different story. You will need to add blocks to push the rear wheels back. As you lift the car 2 things will happen: (1) both the front and rear wheels will pull in a bit. And (2) the rear wheels will pull forward. Check out pages 7 and 12 of this thread and you can see what i to fix this problem. Also i've added 1/2 wheel spacers front and rear to push the wheels back out. My car also has 1" spacers on top of the front and rear struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug6m Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thank you for your advice - I am looking forward to getting it done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96outback Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Hey Man, Any update on the car? Its been quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hi 96outback, So recent updates are: about a month a go i noticed oil leaking under the engine. it turned out to be a blown cam shaft seal. So i had both cam and crank seals replaced on the front of the engine. About 2 weeks ago i replaced the rear struts with some brand new Forester KYB struts. what a difference that made. I've already started my summer off-road adventures. I'll keep this thread up to date with changes. Thanks for checking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Beautiful day in Disappointment Valley. About 20 miles in on CR20, great 4x4 road to Silveys Pocket. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/disappointmentvalley1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/disappointmentvalley2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96outback Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Man thats awesome. Im sure that made a huge difference. Did it lift it any more? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) About 2 weeks ago i started getting a check engine light with an error code of P0115. The translation for P0115 is 'Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit.' So i replaced the temp sensor $17.00 on ebay.com and it's real easy to do. Below is a link to a great page i found with clear instructions to replace it. What's interesting to me: is that the car is running much better now, so that sensor has been failing for a long time. Even though I just started getting the check engine light. The temp sensor greatly effects the cars' fuel system. The engine seems to have more power. It's nice and the check engine light has not come back on. Subaru Legacy Coolant Temperature Sensor Replacement: http://lovehorsepower.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47:subaru-legacy-coolant-temperature-sensor-replacement&catid=10:subaru-legacy&Itemid=63 Edited April 18, 2015 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96outback Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240118 Heres a thread i started for a 5 spd swap Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdemod Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Similar direction but not quite as advanced: http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10377 http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10375 http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10376 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hi Jdemod, Nice job. The Legacy is a great project car. That river crossing is awesome. Did you swap the hood? Tried to get up to Alta Lakes today. I was only able to make it about half way up to the lakes because of snow. But it was fun trying. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/AltaLakesRd.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdemod Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Yup, pulled struts and hood off of a junker 1999 outback IIRC. I was actually pretty surprised how well it did off-road before I did any of this. Ive let my little brother drive it for the last year or so but I still have the itch to work on it every time I visit him in SoCal. I'll probably add a 1" lift to it one of these days. Edited April 26, 2015 by Jdemod Adding more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Hi Jdemod, The 1" lift spacers from Subtle Solutions are a nice simple lift. Easy to install and align the car afterwords. Nice job with the car. Hope you get a chance to drive. it. Subtle Solutions 1" spacers http://www.subtle-solutions.com/product_info.php?products_id=107 I just installed a new light bar. eBay.com, 22" 120Watt LED light bar, $52.00. Flood/Spot/Flood arrangement. I have wired simply for now, just with a on/off switch. But next i'm going to wire the new light bar to the high-beams. Old lights: http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/Lights.jpg New light bar: http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/LightBar1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/LightBar2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/LightBar3.jpg Edited April 29, 2015 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdemod Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Nice! I'll be visiting SoCal and will probably do the second round of flushing the trans while I'm there. ( I drained and filled last time I visited a couple months back). My little brother reported understandably poor gas mileage but it has apparently improved since the flush. The subtle solutions kit was the one I was planning to get actually. I'm a big fan of the general grabber tires on there but I think the car needs new sway bar bushings and an alignment. I'd like to weld up a bumper for it at some point and do lights but I don't make it down there often enough. I'm basically giving the car away to my brother when he can scrape together $1k but we have the understanding that I will still work on/ play with it when I visit. I'll try and take some clearance pictures while I'm in SoCal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 After changing the reverse lights to LED i noticed that backing up at night, there's not nearly enough light. So, i just installed a 3rd light. Using one of the LED lights i removed from the front. i moved it to the back and wired it to the beige with red stripe wire that goes through the rubber grommet on the passenger side from the body to the rear hatch. It works great. see what it looks like tonight and aim it. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/3rdReverseLite1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/3rdReverseLite2.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/3rdReverseLite3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-801 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 car looks great man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdemod Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I took some pictures while I was in SoCal to document the height now so that I can update this in the future when I do the subtle solutions lift. Front wheel well http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10385 Back wheel well http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10386 Rear Diff http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10387 Both of my wagons http://legacygt.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2241&pictureid=10388 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Hi Jdemod, you got the General Grabber at2 tires to fit! That's awesome. The car looks great. It's never fun when something breaks, but at least this was a pretty easy fix. The front sway bar snapped a couple days ago. I got a junk yard replacement from a '99 Forester for $35.00. It only took about 1/2 hour to remove the broken one and install the new one. I did have to lower the exhaust on the passenger side to get the sway bar to slide through. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/Swaybar1.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/Swaybar2.jpg Edited May 22, 2015 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I did it! Just bought a new set of tires, General Grabber AT2 LT. 205/75/R15 and they fit. I used the steel rims, witch have a little more off-set then the aluminum rims. they feel great, can't wait to try them off road. http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/GrabberFront.jpg http://srvtelluride.dyndns.org/Subaru/GrabberBack.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrayspecs Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Nice when i go to grabbers or all terrains i was planing on getting a set of the Bassett dot steelies to go with them instead of staying with the stock steelies i have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdemod Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 You'll love them off-road. I went over rocks, through mud and even a little snow with them and they worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcolegacyl Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Just got back from a off-road test of the Grabber's. And Holy S**T, the car roles of rocks like nothing. The tires are great. i went through huge puddles, lots of mud and snow and they where amazing. You're right Jdemod, i do love them. Also the car feels much wider and more stable on pavement. Hi xrayspecs, i checked out the rims you mentioned, but the Subaru rims work out fine. My car does have 1/2" wheel spacers also. That helps with clearance inside the wheel well. Edited May 24, 2015 by swcolegacyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrayspecs Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yeah I would to if I didn't have the goofy looking steelies that have the 5 small round holes in them they just look too much like tractor wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdemod Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The ones on my legacy are 27x8.5R14's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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