susp. lift for legacy?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:36 am
I'm new to this site, so, Hello. Has anyone here raised an awd 1990-
1994 legacy by putting taller wheels/tires or aftermarket struts on?
Just by looking at my stock suspension setup, i can clearly see that
taller tires would rub the bottoms of the factory struts. But there
are other types of struts that you guys have used to lower your cars
and use 16-17 inch wheels/tires. Just wondered if while doing this
anybody noticed extra clearance between aftermarket struts and bigger
diameter wheels/tires to take it the other way. To make a 90-94
legacy into an imitation "Outback" so to speak. Seems like i saw
pics of rally racing with these subarus in the past, so i assume that
someone out there has found a way to increase ground clearance under
a 90-94 legacy. I just want more ground clearance on my subaru for
taking it further into the mountains and the ability to use a 15 inch
rim/tire with beefier tread. Wondered what it might cost for the
strut and or brackets, if such items really exist. I'm a mechanic
and have self-installed a lot of new parts on my subaru and would
rather not sell/trade it for a real Outback in my price range, as it
would most likely need alot of the same parts that i have installed
on my current 1990 AWD legacy.
And is it possible to install an ABS system into a 1990 legacy,
by using parts from a salvage yard? Or would it be a waste of time
and money to install used ABS parts? Any suggestions, or sites to
look at or info would be appreciated. Thanks Mike
1994 legacy by putting taller wheels/tires or aftermarket struts on?
Just by looking at my stock suspension setup, i can clearly see that
taller tires would rub the bottoms of the factory struts. But there
are other types of struts that you guys have used to lower your cars
and use 16-17 inch wheels/tires. Just wondered if while doing this
anybody noticed extra clearance between aftermarket struts and bigger
diameter wheels/tires to take it the other way. To make a 90-94
legacy into an imitation "Outback" so to speak. Seems like i saw
pics of rally racing with these subarus in the past, so i assume that
someone out there has found a way to increase ground clearance under
a 90-94 legacy. I just want more ground clearance on my subaru for
taking it further into the mountains and the ability to use a 15 inch
rim/tire with beefier tread. Wondered what it might cost for the
strut and or brackets, if such items really exist. I'm a mechanic
and have self-installed a lot of new parts on my subaru and would
rather not sell/trade it for a real Outback in my price range, as it
would most likely need alot of the same parts that i have installed
on my current 1990 AWD legacy.
And is it possible to install an ABS system into a 1990 legacy,
by using parts from a salvage yard? Or would it be a waste of time
and money to install used ABS parts? Any suggestions, or sites to
look at or info would be appreciated. Thanks Mike