2fst4u Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I was wondering if the legacy's were as safe as the WRX's in rollovers? A member on WRX tuners flipped his rex nd walked away here is the story WRX Performance Tuner Forums - WRXtuners.com (post #4) nd here is the thread with the pics WRX Performance Tuner Forums - WRXtuners.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Subaru uses the same type of "Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame" on the legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fst4u Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 thats wat i figured but i was j/w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Plan on flipping your legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondas123 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 No but I've been "flipped-off" in my Legacy at 70mph. - The Mortgage Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj808 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I "flipped-out" in my legacy when i saw a chick talking on the phone and putting on makeup while driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fst4u Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 ahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 rubber side up = very bad rubber side down = good Just because someone survives a 70mph flip doesn't mean you will unless you flipped the car in exactly the same circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah77clash Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7105588701417541355 Legacy rolled. push play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 i put mine on two wheels once. Would've been able to drive away cept the front wheels were pointing in different directions.... My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fst4u Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 rubber side up = very bad rubber side down = good Just because someone survives a 70mph flip doesn't mean you will unless you flipped the car in exactly the same circumstances. Oh yeah i know that i was just wondering if the legacy's were as strong as the WRX with the rex having rally roots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 no flipping for me, knock on wood Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fst4u Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 ^^+infinity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mand3j Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 wife was driving our 98 outback loaded to the gills (me, 2 kids, camping gear, rocket box plus 3 bikes on top. She drifted off the side road, over-corrected, spun the car 180 degrees doing 75 miles an hour, crossed the median, then oncomming traffic, then down an embankment sideways. The car didn't flip untill it got to the bottom of the embankment before it flipped. Didn't even break the windsheild, we all walked away fine. Considering that the car didn't flip when she over corrected, my hat is off to Subaru considering all the other 4x4 SUVs stability issues out there. Then seeing the structural rigidity of the pilars first hand I've got little doubt that the Legy would proform well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Firemen have trouble cutting through the pillars with the jaws of life.... My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj808 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Firemen have trouble cutting the pillars with anything. Saws, jaws of life, etc... Whatever Subaru did during the redesign worked. Its one tough biatch now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7105588701417541355 Legacy rolled. push play. Well that freaked me out. Never flipping a BD generation. At least they can stand up to a side or front impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j255c Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 that guy was just coming in way to hot. 06 TB EVO IX SE stock turbo monster subaru hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well that freaked me out. Never flipping a BD generation. At least they can stand up to a side or front impact. So BE/BH got the reinforced pillars like BL/BP ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 No. No flipping planned, at any speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Firemen have trouble cutting the pillars with anything. Saws, jaws of life, etc... Whatever Subaru did during the redesign worked. Its one tough biatch now. it's a rally-inspired car, why wouldnt it be safe? if you want to be more safe, put in a roll cage.. Subarus have a whole bunch of reinforcements in the side pillars (from 7 layers of steel with a steel rod core in the middle): Subaru Drive Magazine: Summer 2004 http://www.drivesubaru.com/Sum06/WhatsInside/CrossSection_Photo.jpg A B-pillar from a Forester involved in a collision shows eight layers of high-strength, high-tension steel. yea, it's like having a pseudo-roll cage without actually seeing the bars. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magowin Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 A guy at work flipped his WRX back in Dec or so cant remember when and he quit so can't ask him but him and his 6 year old son walked away with minor bruises. He wasn't speeding or anything like that there was an accident on the interstate and he was hit a certain way to cause the car to flip. He said it flipped 3 times before it stopped. He said he's going to buy subaru's the rest of his life now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas569 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 i saw a dude flip a saab once and the roof didnt even look like it was fazed, strong frickin cars! the guy got out of his car shaking and lit a cig right away.... i was right behind him when it happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Exuberance Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 i flipped my wrx (well, my friend was driving) @ 75... sideways into an embankment. bounced 5 times, had 11 impact burns on my seatbelt... and i walked away. well, sorta. i crawled but that was because i had to jump off the drivers side rear door into the dark of night while a PT cruiser came flying past us (we landed in the #2lane of a 2 lane freeway) and hit the ground on my face. i had bruised ribs, broken nose+concussion (i was reclined and faced planted into the B pillar), cuts on my left hand from breaking the oshit bar... driver had a gash in his head from where the Valentine nailed him (the only funny part of the accident) and that was it. "i like my women the way i like terrorists... ...screaming gods name and ready to explode." http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5479/troy3nu5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Exuberance Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 pics: http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1699/crash3smallse5.jpg "i like my women the way i like terrorists... ...screaming gods name and ready to explode." http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5479/troy3nu5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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