91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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Swapping in 05 sti struts and sti pinks into my 94, need to source some 91 tops hats, are there other late model subarus that have the same design and fitment as the 91 top hats, looking for pillowball mounts that might work, would the whiteline 'com' c work?
- can i use the perch from the 05 sti tophats? from what I have read no.

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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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I am unaware of any other Subaru that has similar rear top hats as the the 90-91 Legacy.

As you've found, any of the newer ones may be close, but require some modification to get them to fit.
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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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what about the front? if i use shocks and struts from a 96 legacy with sti pinks and the sti tophats would this fit?
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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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The front top hats and mounts should work fine.
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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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yeah, i had 05 sti struts not 04, thats where my issue was
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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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I was going to say the 05 STI strut wont work, the rears will but not the fronts.
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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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yea just going to modify the 05 strut (weld/drill)
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Re: 91 Legacy top hat upgrade and fitment

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took a trip to the u pull it, decided i am just going to buy new 90-91 top hats from the dealer, instead of a junkyard jem
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