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90 Leg LS FWD using STi trailing arm and lateral links?

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:37 pm
by SILINC3R
will STi trailing arms and STi rear lateral links fit my car
1990 Legacy LS FWD

says fits 02-06 WRX and RS from subaruparts.com
do I need to find 98 -01 RS to make it fit

boxer4racing.com says these fit 93-99 impreza, Foreseter, and legacy

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:31 pm
by greg donovan
i was looking into this for my old 90 FWD and i am pretty sure they will work.

you would need to get different sway bar endlinks. i think the sway bar is the same but not 100% sure.

a better option might be the adjustable whiteline lateral links.

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:58 am
by SILINC3R
i have the sway bar from Whiteline i would just need to install the c style end links which i have i believe

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:10 pm
by Legacy777
There are some differences in the FWD rear crossmember and how the lateral links bolt up.

I don't recall exact details of the differences, but I recall there being some when I did my AWD & 5spd conversion. I think you may run into some issues.

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:20 pm
by evolutionmovement
I thought the only difference in the lateral links was the bolts that secure them to the crossmember. I didn't hold them up together, but they LOOKED the same when I compared them a few years back. The bolts and crossmember are absolutely different.

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:32 pm
by Legacy777
See I don't remember.....I've slept a couple times since then.

I do remember the bolts being different, but I don't remember if that was it, or if the width in the bushing was different.

I just looked at the parts book, and there are different part numbers for the bushing that connects the lateral links to the crossmember. That's not a definitive answer, but does bring some more doubt into things.

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:15 pm
by SILINC3R
hmmm, wasnt there some that put these on? im guessing they had an SS though.

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:10 am
by greg donovan
i suppose if you wanted them on there bad enough and the cross member was an issue you could swap in an AWD crossmember.