What did you do to your Subie today?

[Alphius]

^looks good! I love my LGT 5spokes! Have you thought about painting them?

I have thought about painting them. A couple are curbed pretty well so they would look better if I did some restoration and painted. I'm not sure what color I would like on them though... Are yours painted?

[Legacy777]

Put on my 05 LGT wheels.

Yeah those do look good!

[sqc151]

lookin good.

[cj91legss]

Suits the car very well.

[Grayguy]

I have thought about painting them. A couple are curbed pretty well so they would look better if I did some restoration and painted. I'm not sure what color I would like on them though... Are yours painted?

Yeah, mine are painted"cast iron."



On a white car I'd think about gold, bronze, or graphite/gun metal

[cj91legss]

Wow those really look good on a second gen

[Deride]

It does help that he is lowered =) but yea one of my favorite Subaru wheels for sure!

[Grayguy]

The lowering helps a lot

These LGT wheels have always been my favorite subie wheels by a long shot!

[originalcyn]

Sigh, new lug nuts...

[originalcyn]

rebleed, everything is feeling tighter, so that's good.

[SUBYLUV871]

put the snow tires on today

[rallyak]

Snow tires on here too, and found broken spring on my shifter.

[Legacy777]

I replaced the oil seals on the 6spd, put in the axle stubs, and pressed in new shifter joint bushings. The 6spd's ready to be swapped in. I'll probably try taking the 5spd out on Friday.

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... spdswap/06

[sqc151]

i played around today....

not bad for a 20yr old car.
now time for biggerz turbo...
(gas gauge doesnt work, fixing it this week)

[Someperson]

All of this, until I decided to keep the wagon intact

[sqc151]

looks like a bomb went off... haha.

[Someperson]

I took out 2/3 of the interior lolol smells so needed to be done XD

[Someperson]

Things that should not fit into a subaru:it's own interior lol

[SILINC3R]

Got to test out the LBS (locking brake system) today doing 50 through an intersection. 3 cars attempted to make a left in front of me. The first had time, the 2nd kind of hate you just don't stop, and 3rd person your an idiot and didn't even try and pay attention but thank you for not trying to proceed through your bad judgement. The worst part was I kind of saw it coming but said what the heck lets see how this goes. Tires locked up and squealed, saw I was good and let off the brake all in about a half second. Always wanted to see how non-ABS would react in real word. Only second time ever getting them to lock up in 7 years. ABS is so over rated.

[kimokalihi]

Stupid ABS probably would have failed you anyway.

[cj91legss]

Stupid ABS probably would have failed you anyway.

Hahaha +1

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[mike-tracy]

The last time I needed abs and didn't have it was in my 89 Volvo. Was in the merging lane on to the Flats in Marysville, and we are doing around 50 when there's a panic stop. Of course the road was greasy and wet.

I have a couple car lengths between me and the car ahead. So I push the brakes. Oh crap this is for real. OH CRAP I AINT GONNA MAKE IT!

My brakes are locked up and I just slide, slide, slide towards the tow truck in front of me. Turning the wheel does nothing to change my direction, I'm like a missile heading straight for a massive steel bumper. About 4 inches (seriously!) from the tow truck's bumper I finally stop, with my nearly new tires flat spotted. Gotta change my drawers when I get home.

[Alphius]

Time to learn threshold braking.

[mike-tracy]

It is true that I didn't do everything possible to get myself out of the situation. I may have been distracted as well. Either way I didn't crash but the biggest point that stuck with me is that I had no control over my direction of travel in that panic braking situation.

[Legacy777]

In panic situations, threshold braking or working that modulation so you don't lock the brakes up is very difficult. It's a skill that has to be honed, and don't think most of us are put in that situation frequently enough to change our normal reactions. I've been in a similar situation, and there are times when ABS will help save your bacon.

On the flip side, I've been playing around and locked up the wheels on a slippery road at slow speeds and ABS increased my stopping distance compared to if the tires would have just locked. I was beginning to wonder if the car was going to stop in time. I ended up just having to really stand on the brakes to get the car to stop.

So it is a dual edge sword. I would say....most of the time I would probably want ABS for a daily driver.