Does this look like stock height to you?

[aaronllewellyn]

I recently changed out the wheels for ones with new tires, and noticed a full set of KYB GR-2 struts and shocks, I've been thinking about lowering springs (Or raceland coils for imprezas).

This whole car is a mystery to me, I bought it thinking it was a 91 ss but it had 1990 Ls on the title, soon realized I had bought a 1990 Ls with a full ej22t swap and an AWD conversion. so as I dig deeper into the car, I'm finding MORE and MORE modifications I didn't know existed.

So, after comparing a few pictures of 1990 legacies to mine, mine seems to look a bit lower than stock, or it's in my head.

and, how do I know if I have the slanted rear top hats or not, the one's I have, are flat on top as well as the springs, anyone have a picture of a slanted 1st gen top hat?

[robertpaige]

You from Seattle area?

I don't know what you mean by slanted top hats, I have never heard of that before. Slanted or not, I don't beleive it will change the fitment of aftermarket parts, you should have no problem upgrading to anything with GC top hats. KYB is some good stuff. Car sits maybe a tad lower than stock, doesn't look much lower. I have had a set of GC Raceland's, no problems with them whatsoever. I liked them. I like stiff suspension and my car to be pretty low, but ust depends on what you like. Lowering spring might fit your style/comfort a bit more.

[Alphius]

If you had a better picture from the side and told us your tire size that would be helpful in answering your question.

[aaronllewellyn]

You from Seattle area?

I don't know what you mean by slanted top hats, I have never heard of that before. Slanted or not, I don't beleive it will change the fitment of aftermarket parts, you should have no problem upgrading to anything with GC top hats. KYB is some good stuff. Car sits maybe a tad lower than stock, doesn't look much lower. I have had a set of GC Raceland's, no problems with them whatsoever. I liked them. I like stiff suspension and my car to be pretty low, but ust depends on what you like. Lowering spring might fit your style/comfort a bit more.

No I'm in NY but the car had been in Seattle/Tacoma for 20 years. until last august. I really have NO history on it.

I read somewhere that that subaru guy on here with like 24k posts said the rears of the first gens had tapered/slanted tophats in the rear and therefore wouldnt fit.

When I have the $$$ I'm going to go with the GC racelands, do you know if the GC raceland strutbars fit our cars? would be pretty neat to get one since they're cheap as dirt ($50)

[robertpaige]

I remember seeing that car on Craigslist for a LONG time as a dealership listing. They were asking a lot for it as well. The pictures I saw, it had some kind of aftermarket white cluster backing and an autometer boost gauge. I'm also not a fan of painted trim.

As far as tapered/slanted top hats. I would assume that pertains to running aftermarket springs on stock struts. I also know that something to do with tapered tophats have to do with WRX STi struts/springs. Either way it will not affect fitment of Raceland GC coilovers.

I am not certain that the strut bar will fit, but given that it is made for a GC I believe it should fit the car. I have seen people use GC strutbars without a problem. To make sure, I would take a measurement of each side and compare it to the strut bar measurement.

As Alphius stated, giving us the tire size will be helpful.

[mike-tracy]

The stock ss with stock suspension and tire size looks like its monstertruckin'.

[Legacy777]

Here are scans from the factory manuals that show the height compared to the wheel arch. You can check your car against them.

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... s_1990.jpg
http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... 2-1993.jpg
http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... s_1994.jpg

Regarding the rear springs & mounts, the 90-91 Legacies had tapered springs in the rear and the mounts were a one-piece setup compared to the 92-94's two-piece setup. Here are some pictures of the 90-91 mounts & springs

www.main.experiencetherave.com/subaru/images/susp/

As long as you use the entire 92-94 rear spring mount you should be able to use the GC springs.

Also, you can get the rear GC strut tower braces to fit. I had to bend the bracket a little bit, but it did fit. This thread has more info.

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1451