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shoefean
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by shoefean » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:59 am
So I'll be picking these up in a few days and wanted to find out exactly what parts/top hats are needed for these to fit.
The car they are going on
And any pics of other leggys running the same suspension would be greatly appreciated.
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by devilzdriver » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:23 am
I had the exact same set up except with tein springs, then swapped for WRX springs. If memory serves me correctly i didnt have to do anything. Except mount it.
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by 86BRATMAN » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:05 am
Gotta swap the rear top hats for 90/91 legacy rears, then they'll bolt right in, assuming you have 04 STi struts.
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by jamal » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:55 am
Definitely 04 sti. The rear tops are not the right bolt pattern for the chassis. Use 90-91 mounts or you are going to have to drill/file the holes.
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by devilzdriver » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:02 pm
86BRATMAN wrote: Gotta swap the rear top hats for 90/91 legacy rears, then they'll bolt right in, assuming you have 04 STi struts.
Your right!
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by shoefean » Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:14 pm
These are 05 sti suspension if that changes anything! Anybody have any sedan pics so I can see how it's going to look?
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by 86BRATMAN » Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:32 pm
It changes the way the fronts mount up. You'll have to make a new lower hole in the strut, there is a write up somewhere on here.
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by cj91legss » Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:53 pm
I thoight 05 sti suspension was black tho?
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by 86BRATMAN » Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:45 pm
I'm going with someone painted them red, it's peeling all to hell.
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by cj91legss » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:25 pm
shoefean wrote: These are 05 sti suspension if that changes anything! Anybody have any sedan pics so I can see how it's going to look?
Check my build journal.
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91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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by cj91legss » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:26 pm
86BRATMAN wrote: I'm going with someone painted them red, it's peeling all to hell.
Just noticed that
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91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
shoefean
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by shoefean » Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:20 pm
I ended up passing on these cause the dude was asshat. i did pick up some used Tein springs for an 02-03 WRX. Will those fit my Stock struts or will i need WRX struts for it to work? Thanks for the info
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by Legacy777 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:50 pm
Can you remind us what year Legacy you have?
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by shoefean » Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:31 pm
94 legacy sedan
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by cj91legss » Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:35 am
If youre still curious about ride height, you can check my build journal since I have the 04 red struts and springs on my ss.
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92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
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by shoefean » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:19 pm
cj91legss wrote: If youre still curious about ride height, you can check my build journal since I have the 04 red struts and springs on my ss.
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Thanks but i passed on getting those Red's. I'm now curious what 02-03 Tein springs look like on stock legacy struts cause i have a set sitting in my garage...
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by cj91legss » Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:28 pm
I don't know what the ride height will be on your sedan. I don't know if the ride height would be reduced evenly compared to OEM 02-03 springs. When I had 0203 stock springs on my car the rear sat lower than the front and I wasn't happy with that. So if you get the tiens, be prepared to have the back sit lower than the front. Obviously on a wrx the ride height would be the same for the most part, it was just different on my car. BUT this was on my 91 wagon.
91 L-TW Wagon with a full Swap -RIP
92 SS Prefaced, GD dash swapped, 22T/205 Hybrid 20 psi - BEAST!
93 SS Bone Stock Gone!
94 TW Bone Stock Gone!
91 SS 4EAT Sold!
98 LGT 4EAT
98 LGT Wagon 4EAT
shoefean
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by shoefean » Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:40 pm
Okay... Finally decided that i want KYB AGX's so i sold the Tein springs and picked up some H&R springs. My question now is what parts will i need. Will i be able to use my current top hats or will i need 90-91's?
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by robertpaige » Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:58 pm
If the strut/spring is for a WRX you will still need to use the 90/91 top hats in the rear, fronts still bolt right up.
the guy who had the really low winestone SS on the corvette wheels
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by mike-tracy » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:05 pm
What did those come off? If its a gc8 then you don't have to change anything.
As an aside, the 90-91 rear tophats only work with certain year impreza springs, the sticky has the info.
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Josh Colombo wrote: ↑ Mon Jan 14, 2002 10:23 am
Wait....I'm confused now.
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by shoefean » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:08 pm
Those struts came off of a 98 outback. And after checking the kyb website, they have 90-94 legacy agx struts. Would i need new top hats or could i use my old ones?
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by mike-tracy » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:45 pm
You can reuse your tophats.
1992 Legacy SS 5mt, build in progress
Josh Colombo wrote: ↑ Mon Jan 14, 2002 10:23 am
Wait....I'm confused now.
devilzdriver
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by devilzdriver » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:13 am
When i built my suspension the second time, i quit using the stock crap and upgraded to group N's let me tell you noticeable difference.
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by mike-tracy » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:36 am
Devilzdriver, do you have a source for group n rears for our cars? Fronts are the same as later cars, but the dealership told me they couldn't get rears anymore (gc8 application).
1992 Legacy SS 5mt, build in progress
Josh Colombo wrote: ↑ Mon Jan 14, 2002 10:23 am
Wait....I'm confused now.
shoefean
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by shoefean » Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:21 am
So i purchased some KYB GR-2's front & back. My question is, will i be able to use my existing top hats or will i need new ones?