Oh My Goodness.... I'm new. :)

[georryan]

I just talked to the guy that had done it. He said that he had to change the top hats for the springs he bought, but that was it. If you stay with stock springs you "should" be fine without changing anything. (I'm also assuming you have AWD)

-Ryan

[Yukonart]

Well, Laurel's going with 92-94 suspension mounts to avoid having to replace the tapered springs in the back.

She's going to get the parts off a wrecked 92 wagon soon.
And I've helped her locate 92-94 shocks, springs, and camber kit to complete the transition.

Does it sound like we're on the right track here? She wants to order the parts tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. Any confirmation would be great.

Here's what I've got together for her:

Ingalls camber kit. . . . product # 3542(0). They work for front AND rear, apparently.

KYB AGX shocks . . . . Suburu Legacy, 4 Wheel drive 1992-94

Whiteline Control Springs - 1.5" lower . . . . (Wagon, 1990-1994) Fr:70198 Rr:70369

Can anyone verify that all this work together, providing Laurel gets the proper mounting parts from the wrecked 92 wagon? Yeah, I know. . .it's a mouthful.

[LaureltheQueen]

Thank you arturo.

And my wagon is a awd, and I'm assuming the one at the yard is, I'll call tomorrow and make sure.

[Legacy777]

What are you getting the camber kit for?

You really don't need it. Subaru's have a camber bolt in the front, so you should be able to dial the front back in specs as long as you don't slam the car. The rear can be wiggled around a little to get the aligment settings you want.

I lowered my car about an inch, and was able to get what I wanted from alignment. front and rear were around -1.0 camber.

[Yukonart]

Hmmm. . . guess wer're just used to the Hondas and Acuras being so close to being out of spec as soon as you even TOUCH their springs.

So with those Whitlines (1.5" drop) you'd still see no reason to warrant a camber kit? Cool.

[Legacy777]

Which whitelines you getting, the control's or flat out's. For the control springs, you should be fine. The flat out springs may need something, but I'd suggest waiting to see if you need it.

As for adjusting camber in a subaru, there are two different methods, camber plates, or camber bolts. As to which of these two methods the camber "kit" you talked about does.....I'm not sure.

Camber bolts can be added after the fact and are relatively easy for alignment shop to adjust. Only downside I've heard of, is that depending on the kind and how well they're torqued, they could loosen up a little and you loose your alignment settings.

Camber plates, much more expensive option, and mainly you see racer's using these on their daily car that they race because they want more camber for the track then the street. Camber plates let you pretty easily adjust camber, and you can adjust them on the fly and not have to get an alignment afterwards. You just need to set them up on the alignment rack initially and mark those spots on the plate.

[ciper]

Legacy777 dont forget adjustable control arms to adjust camber in the rear.

Thats what I did, at the same time I increased the "stance" (distance between wheels)

[Legacy777]

Yeah......was thinking about those, but they probably aren't the easiest or cheapest solution.........not sure.

[Yukonart]

Ahhh. . . yes, I should have specified both.

Camber adjustment bolts, mainly for ease and lower cost. (If needed)

But Laurel's going to go with the Control springs, as apparently the AGXs should not be used on applications dropped more than 1.5 inches.

So I think everything should work okay.

[Legacy777]

cool.

Good luck with the install.

[LaureltheQueen]

Everything's ordered, now I just gotta wait for it to come, and at some point get over to the junkyard to grab the top hats from the 92.

[Yukonart]

One shipment down, one to go.