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  1. I saw that you planned to swap JDM power folding mirrors. Just wondering how that's going. - Ralph
  2. Huge difference. Probably the single biggest performing bang for your buck upgrade you can do to this car. Especially since you're ride height is lower a stiffer and more capable end link is a must. I would consider it part of the bare bones of your car, without them you have no sway bar. Cheers.
  3. I have the same bar (as do many) but from what I see you're using stock rear end links. Consider completing the package by upgrading the end links to Agency Power ones from an 05-09 Legacy, direct fit. http://www.agency-power.com/catalog/agency-power-rear-sway-links-subaru-legacy-p-7675.html?osCsid=f32mlslu946r2lu9s0qupitus5
  4. Before I say anything about your last post (which is utterly ridiculous) I must say a few things about you. I have done a search on all your posts and/or threads. It seems you have well over a dozen threads about your suspension needs/requirements, which is fine. However when someone answers the questions you ask in way or manner that you don't like you seem to get ignorant. I am not the only one that feels this way as it has been expressed several times by several users. Let me explain a few things about forums to you: This is LegacyGT.com. It is a forum. Welcome. It's a place where people from around the world gather to discuss a specific topic. In this case it is Subaru Legacy's. You have a Legacy. I have a Legacy. We all have Legacy's. We all have our own unique individual experiences with these particular vehicles including the parts (OEM or aftermarket) that bolt on to them. If you feel that ones experience is not inline with your needs or requirements then simply ignore it. DO NOT call it out and start a war because you will not win, and none of us will win either. There is a term for people like you: TROLLS. You are a troll. How does it feel? I wouldn't know because I only contribute useful information. I do not disprove others experiences. How do you know what is right or wrong? Oh wait...Google. You seem to rely on Google a lot for your information that you use to put others down. If you love Google so much I don't even know why you're on this forum. If you can find all your information based on general consensus on Google then you clearly DO NOT belong in a forum. You are ignorant when it comes to suspension but mostly to your fellow forum members. No wonder no one wants to help you. I certainly don't. I do however admire your pickiness with OEM specs and whatnot. I am the same way. I am very picky with everything in my life, not just my cars. If I cannot find the answer on here, I resort elsewhere. I DO NOT get mad and flame others or post 'how hard is it for you guys just to look?' It is not your place to order others to do your dirty work. If they have something to contribute that they think you may find helpful, believe me they will post it. You have NO RIGHT to assume anyone on this forum is obligated in any way, shape or form to help you with your needs. You have every right to ignore anything and everything that is said on this forum if you feel it does not help you in your quest for information. --- Okay on to the real post here: this is my last post to you because now you're getting defensive. It seems to me like you need to justify to yourself the reason why your car does not sit the way you want. You need to make yourself feel better for wasting hundreds of dollars on a suspension setup that you knew full well would not look the way you needed it to. However you felt compelled to install it anyways and then hate on others that had a different experience with these parts. Just because your car didn't turn out the way you wanted it to does not mean you have to pick mine apart. So, if you actually read my post you would have noticed that I said there is still a rake to the ride height. In order to explain myself again, I can see I'm really going to have to dumb this down for you: The H&R sport springs for this car are sold with 2 short springs and 2 tall springs. The short are for the front. The tall are for the rear. If you compress each spring by 1.7" (roughly the ride height drop I experienced) you will still have a short spring and a tall spring. I never once said my car rides level, not sure where you got that from. You can try this at home if you don't believe me. I can also see you did not do your due diligence before you picked it apart. If you did you would have read that I have 8" wide wheels with 215 rubber. This explains in great detail why you cannot see the top of the tire on the front because it is stretched a little bit. What thatmeans is that the tire is not square to the rim, it stretches in towards the inside of the fender. Also, through the power of your previous deduction, sherlock--the wheel is tucked. The rear is not tucked as you also stated because the car does NOT sit level. I cannot fit one finger between the front fender and the tire. I can fit two fingers between the rear fender and the tire. I'm not even going to comment on the fact that you rely on Google for your information about spring settling. Oops, I just did. By the way your image resizing skills are outstanding. Unsubscribed.
  5. See this thread here for a before and after picture of my car about a month after the install: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/need-suspension-01-legacy-gtl-sedan-171330.html?t=171330&highlight=stoggy Now look at the pic below. About 12000km after install. http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x387/stoggy95/subaru_handr_zps71ac011a.jpg I think the pics speak for themselves. The rear, as you said, is not the same ride height as the front. You noticed when you installed yours that there is a rake to the vehicle. Mine had a rake too, obviously. Keeping in mind the relationship to the front ride height the rear has dropped 1-5/8" and the front has dropped 1-11/16" from the measurements I had from stock. To put it simply, the rake is still there, it's just lower all around. It DOES NOT sit level like you are looking for but it is definitely lower than your car is fresh after the install. With your King Springs when you have a load in the truck or people in the back etc you will have a saggy ass end which is (to me) unappealing. I am happy with the rake. I've had over 550lbs of shit in the car and it sits nice and level and doesn't bounce or nothing. About the 'settling' period for springs, it really depends on the brand of struts, the driving style and how many km are on them. I have never seen springs settle in 500km, it just has never happened for me. I have always seen lower results with any brand (I'm talking, Eibach, H&R, TIEN, HKS, King Springs, OEM, etc). I've literally installed several dozen coil springs in my life--both factory and aftermarket--and they always take way longer than 500km to settle in. That said, this is the internet and most of it is make believe. I'm speaking not from the internet but from my personal experiences on various vehicles from cars to semi trucks with leaf springs and air bags. Even air bags settle. Just my .02 on that matter.
  6. Not sure if you're looking for more drop all the way around or not but you have to let springs 'settle' so to speak. I have the H&R's and the front is closer to 1.7" and the rear is almost the same... King springs are great, but they will settle also. Just keep it in mind. Car looks great man, I wish I had white.
  7. Hey guys, new to the forum and just saw this thread. Here's my ride, hope you like it!
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