Late '99 BK suspension set up?

[LunchBox04V]

I was just looking for some input on the set up that I was thinking of running this summer. The current suspension set up is......

Whiteline: Front 20mm sway bar with polly bushings, Rear 18-22mm sway bar with polly bushings, Front strut tower bar, Rear heavy duty sway bar mounts.

What I would like to add is......(and currently have from previous BC)
STi: Front strut top hats, Rear lower control arms with new bushings.

What I would like to add to this would be......
STi: Rear strut top hats.
Whiteline / Cusco: Rear strut tower bar.
KYB: GR-2 struts.

This would all be running on 205/45/17 Yoko Prada Spec 2's.

Any inputs?..........

[Huffer]

If you're doing all that, you might as well ditch the GR-2s. they're only a slight improvement over OEM.

The AGX is probably more what you're after?

[LunchBox04V]

I was going to use the GR-2's because the AGX will not work on my car. If I am wrong let me know which AGX to get. I know a lot of BC/GC stuff works on the BD/BG/BK. Thanks for the responce. Any other tips are welcome!

[Huffer]

The AGX will work with Impreza springs & tophats
(AFAIK)

[Wiscon_Mark]

Roger is right, there are several Legacy owners with AGXs.

[sheepdog]

Indeed. Just use GD impreza tophats

[Plays_with_Toys]

Another one voting for if you are switching out top hats anyway, go to AGX's. The rear strut tower bar is supposed to be a good investment on the wagons. It supposedly stiffens up the chassis quite nicely.

[LunchBox04V]

What is the difference in spring rate between the BK wagon springs, and the GD wagon springs? :-? I don't really want to go with less spring rate. For that matter, does anyone know what the spring rates are on the Whiteline "Mild" springs (25-40mm drop)? Thanks again for the help!

[Wiscon_Mark]

I would guess that the GD aftermarket springs would be A LOT stiffer than the BK stockers. They're similar in weight (don't let size fool you, Imprezas are piggies too) to your BK.

[that one legacy]

just be aware that OEM GD/GG springs lower our cars quite a bit, getting springs designed to lower a GD/GG might be asking for trouble.

the OEM '04 STi springs that i'm running dumped my car right on top of the tires, i have very little clearance in the rears (had to roll the fenders actually, cause they were cutting up my tires pretty bad), and it's not much better up front.

[LunchBox04V]

Ok, I would like to swap to the Impreza AGX's. What springs would work, and what are people running now. I would rather not run with a massive drop (I know some people mentioned that the GD springs would drop the BK a lot).

So.......
What aftermarket springs would be best, and what do you guys have out there? Also, is there any other modification needed to make a GD Spring/Perch/AGX/Top Hat combination work? Last, what year combo should I look for? I know that the '98-'99 legacy's were a little different from the rest. Thanks again.

[LunchBox04V]

Also, I found this when looking and working on the old BC. Good-ol' LegacyBBS
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=2153