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So apparently quick struts for Legacy are a thing now. . .


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As soon as I saw this, it lost all credibility for me. I'm pretty sure the shocks are different on all these cars (2.5i vs LGT vs 3.0R vs wagon)

 

Fitment Information:

Excludes Outback Models

2005 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2006 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2007 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2008 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2008 SUBARU LEGACY 6CYL 3L Sedan AWD

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan AWD

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 6CYL 3L Sedan AWD

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I'm pretty sure the shocks are different on all these cars

 

The dampening is probably different, and I know the wagons have stiffer rear springs, but otherwise they bolt up.

 

I put an OEM wagon strut/spring set on my legacy and works just fine. Actually has even wheel gap compared to stock where the front is slightly higher.

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As soon as I saw this, it lost all credibility for me. I'm pretty sure the shocks are different on all these cars (2.5i vs LGT vs 3.0R vs wagon)

 

Fitment Information:

Excludes Outback Models

2005 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2006 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2007 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2008 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan / Wagon AWD

2008 SUBARU LEGACY 6CYL 3L Sedan AWD

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 4CYL 2.5L Sedan AWD

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 6CYL 3L Sedan AWD

 

All the 4-cylinder Legacy sedan and wagons use the same exact struts (i.e. same body, same valving). This includes 2.5 non-turbo and 2.5GT. These models do use different springs, though, likely to compensate for differing weights and weight distributions.

 

The 08/09 3.0R Limited sedans uses Bilsteins, but you can use regular model shocks as replacements (as long as you change out the spring and top hats, too). The 09 non-Limited 3.0R uses the same struts as the 05-09 N/A and GT models.

 

I guess the takeaway is that the quick struts are a reasonable replacement for all of the models the vendor lists. I suspect that installing these onto wagons may result in a little bit of a saggy rear end. For $260 shipped, that might be OK for people on a tight budget that consider any shock that works OK as 'good enough'. Legacy wagons are relatively rare, so it shouldn't affect a lot of people.

 

With that said, I'll stick with KYBs and OE springs.

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Pretty much.

 

I have a 19 year old girl I sold an 07 leggy 2.5i 5 speed for super cheap that was rough (keyed on all panels, $hitty tint, that sort of thing) as a first car. she's put 40k miles on it since and has decided she likes it and wants to keep it. . . just did wheel bearings, axle boots, and ball joints. Struts are getting kind of clunky at 165k so something like this might be a good buy for her as it would save a good chunk of labor vs. KYB's. . . and I/she could keep the old springs/top hats to throw onto some KYB's if she ever opted to go that route, or moved up to a GT of the same vintage.

 

I'd figured they were probably on par with Sensen in terms of quality/damping. Maybe you get 50k out of them, maybe not. It'll probably ride tighter than 150k mile OEM units. . . but wouldn't bank on how much or for how long.

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