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I want to lift this Legacy GT to the high in pic below. Any suggestions welcome. Thank you
what the setup do I need to use? Outback struts and 2” spacers with rear subframe drop or what? What about tie rod ends at the front? Thx
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I want to lift this Legacy GT to the high in pic below. Any suggestions welcome. Thank you
what the setup do I need to use? Outback struts and 2” spacers with rear subframe drop or what? What about tie rod ends at the front? Thx
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Uh... is that a GT Spec B? Manual perhaps?
I’m all for overlanding, but I had a ‘09 Legacy GT Spec B sedan & it would be sacrilegious to do that to what is essentially a WRX for grownups.
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This one isn’t spec-B it has EJ255 same as STI and yes it’s manual
But I will still going to do it I mean lift it
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If you weren’t in Canada I’d make you an offer on it. I really can’t get behind doing any off-road mods to a car like that. Those things are awesome street cars. Quick & definitely sleeper status. If you wanted to do a build on a Subie, I would sell that 1 & pick up 1 that isn’t so rare.
The 1 in the picture you referenced is sitting on what looks to be some super serious suspension mods.
I have 2” spacers w/ Bilstein struts, RalliTek springs, & RalliTek Adjustable front end links & I don’t think mine sits anywhere near as tall as that example appears to be.
That is probably something like a 4” lift, molded wheel arches, spacers, completely new strut tower assembly & a Rally Innovations rally bar. It can be done, but you’d pretty much have to replace every suspension component to achieve it & then you’d have a lot of work to do to get it to work with the rest of the car.
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This is all just my opinion - you do you brother - I’m not a mechanic or anything, but to get to where that 1 is sitting would be obscenely expensive.
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My Legacy GT sits on Bilstein shocks and swift springs (best GT spec-B struts system worth ~$800-1000) and it has adjustable sway bar links. It is locked solid to the roads while cornering. After I will lift it I will sell that suspension. As for engine upgrades it has tons of upgrades (intercooler, 18g turbo, up and down pipe, cobb stage 2+ tune, cobb air intake etc) it makes ~350 bhp. My point is to have a sleeper lifted overland rig. I am a mechanic myself and coming from racing industry. I always liked lowered cars and had lots throughout my life but at this point of life I want to have powerfull overland rig. That’s the whole point, lots of horse power and capable to go off-road. I don’t want to loose fast car performance and that’s what I am used to. I am used to lowering cars but not lifting that’s why need more info. ;-)
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well with a whole lot of massaging of the inner fender and pinch weld , some plastic trimming and remolding I got the 235s squeezed on . Still need to do a bit of rolling to the rear fenders but for the most part they fit with minimal rubbing
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Looks good! I am very afraid of body work. I just got a rally light bar from Rally Innovations in today. I have to take the front bumper cover off to install it. I’m worried about the task. Right now, other than my Subie - I only have my Zero motorcycle (which is great, but it’s electric, so range could be problematic) or my old 84 Dodge D350 single cab dually 2wd. It’s just meant for towing horse trailer’s or a tractor as needed. I know it needs new glow plugs & probably the transmission checked before I try going anywhere w/ it. I was being a cheap ass last fall clutch starting it instead of finally replacing the starter.
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Do yourself a favor and Order up some of the body clips that are used to hold on the bumper, they are plastic and no matter how gentle you are with them over time plastic becomes brittle and you'll probably break a few make the reassembly a lot easier
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You think they'd be brittle already? The VIN plate says it just came out of assembly this past November?
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It’s a super simple task. Have a blanket handy to set the bumper cover on and you’ll have it off in less than 10 minutes. Even after 4 years even the clips in the worst possible locations still come out easy enough and go right back in.
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Nice. I’m planning on putting a hidden winch on from Primitive Racing on, but that’s gonna have to wait a while still & I’m going to have a pro do that job. Friday’s weather is going to skunk me for fishing so I’ll give it a shot after work when I can borrow the warehouse. I may hit you up if I have any issues. I watched a video of someone taking off the cover on a wrx, but it’s reassuring to know it’s simple enough. Thanks!
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No problem! Even though it’s not the same years the bumper cover is essentially the same. It’ll take longer to watch the video than it will to do the task haha.
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Finally picked up my new lady! First time Subi owner and I am loving the Sport. Now for the mods.....
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Congrats again on your new Fozzy and welcome to Overland Bound! I’m really digging the sport trim.
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oh sorry I didn't know it was new no they should be fine but still wouldn't hurt to have an extra couple of fasteners laying around. You never know when you might need one
