hey so I have a 2001 outback with a trashed 5 speed and I can now get my hands on a 99 forester 5 speed, i would like to know if the swap is straight in or if I need drivelines or dif or anything of that nature,
thanks
hey so I have a 2001 outback with a trashed 5 speed and I can now get my hands on a 99 forester 5 speed, i would like to know if the swap is straight in or if I need drivelines or dif or anything of that nature,
thanks
It will work. Both have a final drive of 4.11, so no other parts are needed.Originally Posted by rwdwagon
There is some slight gearing differences
1st Gear
Forester: 3.545
Outback: 3.454
2nd Gear
99 Forester: 2.111
01 Outback: 2.062
3rd Gear
99 Forester: 1.448
01 Outback: 1.448
4th Gear
99 Forester: 1.088
01 Outback: 1.088
5th Gear
99 Forester: .780
01 Outback: .871
Reverse Gear
99 Forester: 3.333
01 Outback: 3.333
So you can see that that 1st and 2nd are different, but it's very minor so that's no big deal. The more drastic one is the 5th gear change. This puts you in a taller gear which means your highway cruising will be at lower RPMs and you will get better MPG. That fifth gear is the same one the Legacy GT was using.
Swapping to a tranny with the .780 fifth is a nice change in my book, I actually plan on swapping the fifth gear in my tranny sometime in the future to get a taller fifth gear for better highway economy.
The only reason you might not like the taller 5th gear is if you have hills around you that you can just maintain speed on in your current 5th gear, with the taller gear you will likely have to downshift to fourth if that is the case.
Oh, and both should be a push clutch and have axle stubs too, so those are compatible.