big sky Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 gents- new to the forum, not new to Subaru's a while back an article was written in Subiesport magazine about changing the pickup point of the front of the trailing links to improve suspension geometry a thread was started on nasioc discussing this: Trailing Arm Brackets, and increasing/decreasing wheelbase length...? (Subiesport) - NASIOC the thread died, but the reason I'm posting here is I ran across a trailing bracket that was not from a WRX/STi- my guess it's from a Forester or Legacy- the mounting point was clearly lower than the WRX/STi (which mounts the front trailing link closer to the chassis) here's a pic: unknown left, WRX right http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j304/BIGSKYWRX/trailingbrktcomparo.jpg anyone want to crawl underneath their Legacy and take a peek, maybe a rough measurement? this could be an easy/cheap "fix" for any lowered Legacy?? tia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfaxe Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 subscribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Older Impreza suspension is COMPLETELY different from 05+ Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big sky Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 this might be limited to pre- 05 double wishbone Legacies- I know the double wishbone still utilizes a trailing link- might be a completely different design however. someone with a pre-05 want to crawl underneath and take a peek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 There were no double wishbone Legacies (yet). BL/BP has struts in front, multilink in rear. BE/BH had the same arrangement. Previous generation had struts all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big sky Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 funny I thought the GH/GR shared the same rear suspension geometry as the newer LGT's upper control arm + lower control arm = double wishbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 It doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big sky Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 do you happen to have a diagram/schematic of what it looks like out of curiosity? here's the GH/GR rear setup http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/Kostamojen/208imprezarearsuspension.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbc84 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 subscribed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Legacy Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 That rear suspension is different from the legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big sky Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 sounds like it is- straying off topic though mainly looking if there are pre-05's that share the same rear suspension as the Impreza and utilizes a trailing link and bracket like posted above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Read post #5 again. Pre-00 did share Impreza suspension. 2000+ Legacy is multi-link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turninconcepts Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 do you happen to have a diagram/schematic of what it looks like out of curiosity? here's the GH/GR rear setup http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/Kostamojen/208imprezarearsuspension.jpg Mike, The GR is totally different from the 05-08 legacy. Same idea, completely different parts and design. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big sky Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tony- thanks how about the pre-05's?- looking for Legacies that might have shared the same trailing link setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tony- thanks how about the pre-05's?- looking for Legacies that might have shared the same trailing link setup Welcome to post #12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang Lung Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 For what it's worth, a dealer told me the 2010 will share the imprezza rear suspension. He said it would provide more room in the back seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big sky Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 alright- checked the STi aftermarket catalog and it is the BD/BG Legacies that share the same trailing links, so......... anyone out there w/ a BD/BG that wants to take a peek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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