5th Gen Ownership - Official Random Thoughts Thread - V3

you're right scuba, the sonoma gt was the 2wd version, though considerably toned down since it wasn't turbo'd

 

The Sonoma GT was an appearance package that 'looked' like a Syclone on exterior and interior. GM did some performance updgrades to the motors that was available with rest of the s-series truck a year later. Some people love the SGT, I could care less.

 

Yup I think so, and VERY toned down! IIRC those beasts were 4 and something seconds to 60mph trucks from the factory, in the early '90s!

 

WRX's of the time were 6.5 second cars lol

 

The 0-06 was advertised as 4.6 seconds. When I ran a 12.9 with minor mods my 0-60 was 4.1secs on scan tool. It is down in the mid 3's now.

 

yeah those trucks were insane. I'm not a truck guy in the slightest, but god i'd rock the crap out of one of those beasts in a second.

 

I am not truck person either. I first experienced one at the street races in the early 90's when an old guy showed up with his Syclone and smoked my friends decently quick bolt on 5.0 Mustang. (The old guy was probably around my age now). I always remember that truck and moment. I bought my Syclone as a daily driver in 2001, which a lasted about a moment. It had low miles, never seen winter and was too nice to subject to winters. I really like how it launched off the line and put the power down with the AWD and I decided to get rid of my Corvette at the time. Shortly after buying my Syclone, a friend when he saw my Syclone said one coworkers had a broken Typhoon that he trying to get rid of. I got that for cheap money and daily drove that. It was beast in the snow, which got me interested in AWD daily drivers like my Subarus.

The set up I'm leaning towards most are 12 lbs lighter per wheel I'm wearing now, with smaller diameter than my current wheels/tires, and a larger contact patch by roughly an inch. Also planning on doing a stickier tire than what I'm wearing lol. 18x8 would be bit lighter, sure, but would be a reduction in contact patch over what I have now and what I'm looking at getting.

Hi Humble..... I been reading this post and...How much do your current wheels weigh? 12 pounds would be a huge reduction per wheel. When I went to my current wheels...OZ Racing Crono HT 18x8 they came out 2 pounds lighter than stock, and that is a noticeable amount. Unless your current wheels are over 30 pounds there is no way to get anywhere near that 12 pound goal. To get 18's under 20 pounds you will have to go to "Uber expensive" pure racing wheels..... I think if you check Tire Rack you will see that even at 18x8.5 the lightest will be around 18.5 to 19 pounds and will be about $500 each....the really light wheels are all around 17x7.5 which defeats your goal totally. Keep us posted

I think he posted the weight once- I can't find it, but they weren't light by any stretch.

I think he posted the weight once- I can't find it, but they weren't light by any stretch.

Yes, his FiveAD wheels are at least 30 pounds, maybe more.

Yes, his FiveAD wheels are at least 30 pounds, maybe more.

That won't be helping the handling at all.......that is about 10 (or more) pounds than stock....."Holy unsprung weight Batman"

Yeah, my Five:AD's in 19x8.5 are by no means light. I stood on my bathroom scale both holding and not holding one of my wheels, and from what my memory tells me, they weighed 31 lbs each. The stock 17s, again from what my memory tells me, weigh 27 each. The wheels I'm look at getting in 18x9.5 weight 19 lbs each.

 

As for price, the wheels I'm looking at are about $300 a wheel. Really not too bad, something I can likely save up for over the winter and afford by spring when I'd need them again. Mach V Awesomes/Wicked Awesomes in 18x9.5. The company that makes them has stated they had Subarus specifically in mind when they designed these wheels in both fitment and price, and wanted to make a good, lightweight, reasonably priced track-ready wheel. Also, they look an awful lot like your wheels, Scooby. They're available in different finishes too, haven't decided what finish I want yet.

 

Edited September 18, 2018 by Humble Rumble

If I saw them at a glance I would have thought they were like mine....GREAT choice That weight reduction will make a huge difference in handling.

The OEM wheels for a Canadian 3.6R Legacy are 17x7.5 and IIRC weigh about 22 pounds....my OZ's are 18.8pounds and the difference is very noticeable when driving, shall we say, "Spirited" style

 

 

Here is a great reference site..... not sure how up to date but good starting place

https://www.andysautosport.com/learning_center/buyers_guides/wheel_weights/

Edited September 18, 2018 by Scooby Fan

I have SSR (Speed Star Racing) Type C in Championship white, 17x7.5 weigh in 11 pounds. On city street they bend to easy. I only use them when I'm on the track.

Yeah, my Five:AD's in 19x8.5 are by no means light. I stood on my bathroom scale both holding and not holding one of my wheels, and from what my memory tells me, they weighed 31 lbs each. The stock 17s, again from what my memory tells me, weigh 27 each. The wheels I'm look at getting in 18x9.5 weight 19 lbs each.

 

As for price, the wheels I'm looking at are about $300 a wheel. Really not too bad, something I can likely save up for over the winter and afford by spring when I'd need them again. Mach V Awesomes/Wicked Awesomes in 18x9.5. The company that makes them has stated they had Subarus specifically in mind when they designed these wheels in both fitment and price, and wanted to make a good, lightweight, reasonably priced track-ready wheel. Also, they look an awful lot like your wheels, Scooby. They're available in different finishes too, haven't decided what finish I want yet.

 

 

DAMN your wheels are heavy! even the TSWs i think are under 30.

 

My Konig Deceptions are 18X8 and only 22.5. Its about 5lbs a wheel less than the stock ones.

Edited September 18, 2018 by Golferdude1087

 

Check out what turboYoda put in a 4th gen!

 

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Speaking of 4th gens...here's a 4G63T one lol!

 

https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/4g63-swapped-legacy-2-5i-267671.html

^^^another Subaru ruined...there are plenty of good rwd platforms why ruin an awd one to have mediocre performance at best. Different isn't necessarily better.

Test drove an Ascent yesterday. There was an email we got about a kind of release event. It was kinda dead at the dealer, but I drove a Touring model ($47k [emoji15]). It was nice, but very big. I’m 5’-10” and my hair was just rubbing the roof in the 3rd row. Not bad, but I would rather have an Outback myself. Also, the spare is under the vehicle, probably no room with the 3rd row.

 

They did have freebies, and they gave me this:

 

 

I’d say pretty cool for just doing a test drive. These things run for $85 new. I would never have considered getting one, but it was free [emoji6].

 

 

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sweet

My wife finally noticed the wheels on my car even though she was under the impression that this was a car I was not going to modify. To quote her words exactly she said those are some serious wheels on this car... I lauged a lot internally but kept a straight face

Don't get in trouble Fred.

not to worry, I am not going to buy the gtr nismo seats at 15k a piece...I promise.

I've got secrets I've kept from all of you

The Sonoma GT was an appearance package that 'looked' like a Syclone on exterior and interior. GM did some performance updgrades to the motors that was available with rest of the s-series truck a year later. Some people love the SGT, I could care less.

 

 

 

The 0-06 was advertised as 4.6 seconds. When I ran a 12.9 with minor mods my 0-60 was 4.1secs on scan tool. It is down in the mid 3's now.

 

 

 

I am not truck person either. I first experienced one at the street races in the early 90's when an old guy showed up with his Syclone and smoked my friends decently quick bolt on 5.0 Mustang. (The old guy was probably around my age now). I always remember that truck and moment. I bought my Syclone as a daily driver in 2001, which a lasted about a moment. It had low miles, never seen winter and was too nice to subject to winters. I really like how it launched off the line and put the power down with the AWD and I decided to get rid of my Corvette at the time. Shortly after buying my Syclone, a friend when he saw my Syclone said one coworkers had a broken Typhoon that he trying to get rid of. I got that for cheap money and daily drove that. It was beast in the snow, which got me interested in AWD daily drivers like my Subarus.

 

That's quite a journey with GMC!

 

Looking back, reading about the Syclone way back then, how it ran the way it did with little drama, was one of the things that got me clued in early that AWD is a good way to run high horsepower and eventually paving the way for getting into Subarus myself.

 

Your truck lools really clean and looks pretty much how I remember the magazines showing it. Glad it didnt get visors and other 90's trends on it lol!

 

Less than 4 to 60 and the quarter in 12's is awesome!

I've got secrets I've kept from all of you

 

You can't hide behind that couch forever! Did you buy another Legacy GT?

No but am buying a new garage for it though:lol: We're closing on a house here hopefully by the 2nd. Been a crazy month getting it finalized, excited to be a home owner

...and here I was, thinking you were trading engines with Brendan pre-sale.

 

Congrats on the purchase! Bought a garage (with house attached, conveniently) myself not quite 10 months ago, and based on that, I can say you'll have no shortage of projects. Thankfully, most of mine have been things I've wanted to do- I've only *had* to replace the garbage disposal and the refrigerator thermostat so far, everything else has been optional. Unless you count wall-mounting a TV downstairs, hanging a 60A subpanel in the garage, and now insulating said garage as mandatory items, in which case I'm doing exactly as much as I have to.

^^^Nope, actually we just found out Friday that my wife got hired full time again. Also, found out that I am getting a big promotion as well. Things are all better in Brendan land. Just pulled my car from the classifieds. Not for sale any more.

 

Stu, can't wait to see the new house.

Brendan's definitely been a huge help with letting me ask questions and giving suggestions.

 

The home surprisingly doesn't need much immediate attention. Most they are handling after the inspection was done. Of course my gf will want to make it more "homey" inside and then come next spring I'm sure the outdoor work will keep me on my toes for awhile. Couple big trees out front so I'll be starting cleaning up leaves here soon. One thing I'm excited for is an area in the back for a small garden so that'll be a good start for a little compost in the meantime.

Go figure. Today on my way home my truck started making a huge racket from the rear diff. I just rebuilt it a while ago, but I'm thinking towing an 8k lb trailer To idaho might have been a bit rough on it. I'm tearing it down this weekend to see what's up. This may be the end for the truck though. 330k miles and 2wd here in idaho may just not be worth fixing it.