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Sold.

I've been out of town most of the winter/spring and haven't pursued selling (or upgrading) the legacy. It's still for sale and I lowered the price to $1800 without the WRX wheels. Still open to offers.


$1800

Yeah, the struts were shot on mine when I bought it. It's not too tough or expensive to update to WRX and that's what I did. Now it rides really solid. I got all the info from the sticky in the suspension forum here on Legacycentral. I forgot to mention, it also has new CV boots.

You might also try posting on www.stlsubaru.com. The vibe there is a little different, but someone might be interested.
-g

Hey. I'm glad you found Legacycentral. I hope everything works out.

Also, I PM'd you about my Legacy for sale.
-Gabe

Here's link to a 3.1mb zip of pictures. Open with winzip or stuffit.
http://webpages.charter.net/gabrield/LegacySS.zip

I'm not planning to separate the wheels. When it sells, I'll let the buyer know your interested.

Right. They're 15". Post updated.

White '91 SS . 5 speed. New WRX clutch installed by AXIS. (1500miles ago) WRX shifter linkage. STi tranny mount. WRX struts. New timing belt and tension pully (2000 miles ago) Car has 208k miles and EVERYTHING works. (Air, Cruise, Power antenna, sunroof) Right now the car has a set of black steel 15...

I don't know who this guy is or what he's talking about! Just kidding. I thought I'd chime in and thank the guys here on the board for posting tons of useful info. "Ultrasonic" and I have done both our cars' suspension systems after researching here. I'll let Steve give everyone the update...

Sure enough, the tensioner went bad. I replaced it and all the belts and it started up right away. Runs great.

I just bought the Legacy in June so....... I haven't taken out the tensioner so I'm not exactly sure if it or the pulleys are working correctly other than looking at the belt. (the belt looks almost new) Is there a way to check the tensioner? Or, when this happens, should it be replaced? Thanks. Gabe

Confirmed. My timing is WAY off. How did this happen? I was driving about 35 or 40 and not doing any extreme acceleration.

Can anyone chime in to let me know how this happened and what I need to do (while it's apart) to make sure it doesn't happen again? Thanks.

Good advice. Easy to answer if it's possible or not........just look.

Is it possible for the timing to change if the belt isn't broken?

Yeah. Checked it with a spark tester and also pulled a plug.

Tonight, I was leaving home and my '91 SS stopped running about two blocks down the road. I thought it ran out of gas (because my gas gauge doesn't work) but I put a couple gallons of fuel in and it still didn't start. All the lights come on like normal, it cranks like normal, and doesn't start. It ...

Finally got around to measuring the ride height.
Front: 387mm
Rear: 381mm

Not as bad as I thought.

I should have been more specific. I was proposing WRX stuts, with Legacy springs, upper spring perches, and top mounts. Lots of people post about using the WRX struts and springs. I'm yet to find a thread about using the stock springs. No big deal. Anyway, I decided to put them on to see what happen...

Re-read my original post. I'm not asking if the pieces will fit together. I'm not asking for the spring rate. I know that already!

Give me a break.

Does anyone else have some real results so this thread doesn't end up on someone else's search with no actual new information?

Checked 'em. And searched. That's why I posted. Anyone?

Are there any known issues with using the stock rear springs/top mounts with WRX rear struts in my '91 turbo Legacy?