Hello everyone,
Well I'm new to this board, but I defiantly have some questions for all of you.
I am the owner of a 99 Legacy Brighton, I have been wanting to do some suspension upgrades and possibly a motor swap or turbo the existing motor. I have tried to find someone who has done modifications to my year and a wagon, to no avail.
So here it is... Help...Please... Is there a reason that no one has modified my year? Any Ideas as to modifications? I love my car and want to make it more fun to drive and make it worthy of having that "Subaru" badge... My budget is about 5k.
Thanks
Suggestions?
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Dynamic Entry
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welcome to the bbs
if you have $5,000 to spend, you should sell your vehicle and use the money to buy something else
you can get a LOT of car for that amount on this board
but if you are super-irrationally attached to your car, i think you will find consensus in the idea that an entire motor swap is better/more-worth-it than adding a turbo to your N/A
i think the reason you haven't found many others tuning 99 brighton wagons is that it would be a very quirky, niche-market thing to do. at that time Subaru was not regarding the Legacy as a sports car, all the Sporty Steering attention was going to the Impreza, and likewise all the aftermarket support also targets the impreza
all that said, I'm sure that suspension upgrades will make you have more fun driving, even without power up
modern legacy models have vastly different rear suspension set-ups, but I think your model year should still be compatible with impreza stuff (not that all of it fits perfectly, but most of it can work to some degree)
as this is your first post I'll be the first to encourage you to search
and if you haven't already you ought to check out the stickied threads at the top of each forum
no matter what you build or what you buy, this message board can help you
if you have $5,000 to spend, you should sell your vehicle and use the money to buy something else
you can get a LOT of car for that amount on this board
but if you are super-irrationally attached to your car, i think you will find consensus in the idea that an entire motor swap is better/more-worth-it than adding a turbo to your N/A
i think the reason you haven't found many others tuning 99 brighton wagons is that it would be a very quirky, niche-market thing to do. at that time Subaru was not regarding the Legacy as a sports car, all the Sporty Steering attention was going to the Impreza, and likewise all the aftermarket support also targets the impreza
all that said, I'm sure that suspension upgrades will make you have more fun driving, even without power up
modern legacy models have vastly different rear suspension set-ups, but I think your model year should still be compatible with impreza stuff (not that all of it fits perfectly, but most of it can work to some degree)
as this is your first post I'll be the first to encourage you to search
and if you haven't already you ought to check out the stickied threads at the top of each forum
no matter what you build or what you buy, this message board can help you
Andrew
16 Outback - wife's daily
95 Gravel Express - Sold
92 Green SVX - RIP
02 WRB WRX - Sold
93 White SS "Angel": 4EAT to 5MT 550 Robtune !SOLD!
̶9̶2̶ ̶W̶i̶n̶e̶s̶t̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶S̶ ̶5̶M̶T̶ R.I.P.
16 Outback - wife's daily
95 Gravel Express - Sold
92 Green SVX - RIP
02 WRB WRX - Sold
93 White SS "Angel": 4EAT to 5MT 550 Robtune !SOLD!
̶9̶2̶ ̶W̶i̶n̶e̶s̶t̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶S̶ ̶5̶M̶T̶ R.I.P.
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Dynamic Entry
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http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=41326
Agree to $4000, fly to the east coast and drive it back.
Sell your brighton to cover the ticket and fuel.
Feel good about the whole thing.
Agree to $4000, fly to the east coast and drive it back.
Sell your brighton to cover the ticket and fuel.
Feel good about the whole thing.
Andrew
16 Outback - wife's daily
95 Gravel Express - Sold
92 Green SVX - RIP
02 WRB WRX - Sold
93 White SS "Angel": 4EAT to 5MT 550 Robtune !SOLD!
̶9̶2̶ ̶W̶i̶n̶e̶s̶t̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶S̶ ̶5̶M̶T̶ R.I.P.
16 Outback - wife's daily
95 Gravel Express - Sold
92 Green SVX - RIP
02 WRB WRX - Sold
93 White SS "Angel": 4EAT to 5MT 550 Robtune !SOLD!
̶9̶2̶ ̶W̶i̶n̶e̶s̶t̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶S̶ ̶5̶M̶T̶ R.I.P.
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legacy92ej22t
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Although there are people here that are familiar with your year of Legacy and what can be done to it, you may have better luck here:
http://sl-i.net/FORUM/index.php
That forum is geared more towards your MY. good luck!
http://sl-i.net/FORUM/index.php
That forum is geared more towards your MY. good luck!
-Matt
'92 SS 5mt. All go and no show. Sold :(
'94 Audi UrS4 Modded (new project)
'96 Outback 5mt.
'07 Legacy 2.5i SE
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Oh... and I hope the fucker get bunked with Gunter, arrested for raping Gorillas.[/quote]
'92 SS 5mt. All go and no show. Sold :(
'94 Audi UrS4 Modded (new project)
'96 Outback 5mt.
'07 Legacy 2.5i SE
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Oh... and I hope the fucker get bunked with Gunter, arrested for raping Gorillas.[/quote]
my 2cents keep the brighton your stock reliable DD and parts getter. find a turbo legacy or swapped impreza to mess with. that way you have less stress about breaking it. you should be able to find a NICE turbo legacy for $5k or a pretty decent swapped impreza.
as for your 99 brighton its subarus were talking about here, its like playing with legos to quote the old adage. pretty much anything you can do to one model you can do to another. it just takes some inginuity at times. just head over to nasioc and start reading about phase 2 ej22 turbo builds. or get a usdm wrx swap and get going.
as for your 99 brighton its subarus were talking about here, its like playing with legos to quote the old adage. pretty much anything you can do to one model you can do to another. it just takes some inginuity at times. just head over to nasioc and start reading about phase 2 ej22 turbo builds. or get a usdm wrx swap and get going.
1994 Touring Wagon: ruby mica, 5mt swapped