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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    OK thanks for the heads up. I actually happen to have rear perches from an 02 lying around so I'll throw them on. It's just the rear where this is an issue correct?

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    so, to settle this for the 97-99 legacy gt..

    if i want to buy godspeed coilovers for 600 from ebay..
    they will fit the front but not the rear?
    and the ONLY thing i will need is top hats from a 93-01 impreza
    and then it WILL work with NO problems and thats it?
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Which godspeed coilovers from ebay? 92-01 Impreza ? 02-07 / 04 STi Imperza / 05+ sti?

    Be specific

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Apologize in advance if this question was already answered i couldnt find a solid answer for my question. Im curious if raceland coilovers for a GD will fit on my BE. I know the rear is completely different but ive been told swapped with wrx tophats they should mount up. I dont mind If i have to tweak em for the price of em but if its a dead end please let me know

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    The fronts will fit. The rears will not.

    BE/BH fit.

    The rear struts from the multilink rear end are much shorter then the larger GC/GD versions..

    A few members are running BL/BP coilovers all around.. Check the forums.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Thanks for the quick reply. Glad i didnt purchase them lol. Looks like im going on springs..

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Sorry but all this bh bd gc wrx sti sob swap got me on the way to the psyco ward, i have a 2000 legacy wagon gt and all i want is to find a nice complete set of bolt in suspension, dont wanna swap anything, somthing from tein or bilstein or anything that will give me a good ride and good handling, anyone could tell me what i need and the part numbers to ask for, its a jdm, and i live in the Cayman Islands so i have to get it right the first time ordering, if not its gonna cost me a bundle to reship in order to get the right parts, so someone please help.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    I don't have part #s but anything from 2000-2004 Legacy wagon (BH, that's yours) will work, and the 2005-2009 (BL) can bolt up as well. JDM years are different, but if it's listed for a 3rd or 4th gen, you can use it.

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by Wiscon_Mark
    I don't have part #s but anything from 2000-2004 Legacy wagon (BH, that's yours) will work, and the 2005-2009 (BL) can bolt up as well. JDM years are different, but if it's listed for a 3rd or 4th gen, you can use it.

    There are JDM Bilstein suspensions on sale on eBay quite often.
    ok, will the same year usdm fit on the jdm
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    yeah im also pretty confused, i have a 2000 outback which is a BH? so none of the GC, GD fits? what about GH or is that the new wrx that doesnt fit anything?

    help please!
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by subyj
    yeah im also pretty confused, i have a 2000 outback which is a BH? so none of the GC, GD fits? what about GH or is that the new wrx that doesnt fit anything?

    help please!
    Fronts will work from other models, however rears will not work from any model besides 3rd (BE, BH) or 4th gen (BL, BP) legacy's. Personally I have only heard people say that 4th gen rears work and I have never seen any proof.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    would BL,BP fit on the front or would i have to run two different kinds of coilovers
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Yes BL/BP fronts will work, however the strut top hats needs to be changed because where the strut bolts to the body is a little different on the 2.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    ok how hard is that to do?
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    not too bad, but you need a spring compressor. I think you can rent the cheap ones at an autozone/oreilly's. Just compress the spring, remove the retaining nut (Impact will make this much easier), exchange parts, and put back together. Its kinda hard to explain more detailed than that unless you are looking at it and/or know the terminology.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    yeah this obviously isnt my area of expertise lol

    i have access to a spring compressor but what kind of top hat do i need?
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    The one meant for your car, BE/BH.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    oh ok that makes sence
    thanks for all the help!
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Im not looking to swap anything, i wanna just buy a new complete set but dont no what to look for, the car is just street, so what i want is a super comfy ride with out having to pay thousands of dollars, im looking for a set for the front and back complete, struts, springs and everything that it needs, preferable tein or bilstein, but what do you guys suggest in other brands.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    I got a 97 legacy gt wagon. What suspension will fit my car? I just need a point blank answer as I am having difficulty understanding the posts.

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by Chrisboy
    I got a 97 legacy gt wagon. What suspension will fit my car? I just need a point blank answer as I am having difficulty understanding the posts.

    Thank you.
    I have 04 sti megan track series coilovers on my 98 gt wagon, you can go with bc coilovers they a optional rear camber plates for an extra $125 or $150. My rears bolted right up but I had to modify the fronts a little. Redrilled the front so the camber plates would be horizontal for camber adjustment and wielded the old holes up. But if you don't want to drill your front sthen I would go with bc coilovers for our cars, depends how you budget is.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Yup I heard that bc has some for our wagons. How about wrx or sti stock suspension, what will fit without changing a single thing, sort of plug and play. Thanks!
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by Chrisboy
    Yup I heard that bc has some for our wagons. How about wrx or sti stock suspension, what will fit without changing a single thing, sort of plug and play. Thanks!

    There's no way around it unless you get the bc coilovers, or you can mix it up 92-01 fronts, with 02-07 rears. Just throwing that out there, but I wouldn't recommend doing it. If you don't want to mod anything go for the bc's for our wagons, best bang for your buck.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by Chrisboy
    I got a 97 legacy gt wagon. What suspension will fit my car? I just need a point blank answer as I am having difficulty understanding the posts.

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    The only modification you will have to do is ROTATE the front top hats (mounts) 180 degrees
    ---> Front top hats have bearing in them that allow the strut to pivot when steering.
    ---> Just twist and bolt up.

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckthefuk
    Quote Originally Posted by Chrisboy
    I got a 97 legacy gt wagon. What suspension will fit my car? I just need a point blank answer as I am having difficulty understanding the posts.

    Thank you.
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    The only modification you will have to do is ROTATE the front top hats (mounts) 180 degrees
    ---> Front top hats have bearing in them that allow the strut to pivot when steering.
    ---> Just twist and bolt up.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-2001-SUBAR ... 6b&vxp=mtr
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    So if I'm gathering correctly the stock suspension setup from 02 wrx sedans front and rear will fit up on correctly on bd sedans? The tophats and spring lands from the bd would have to be swapped out for the wrx?
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Quote Originally Posted by pleaidestar
    So if I'm gathering correctly the stock suspension setup from 02 wrx sedans front and rear will fit up on correctly on bd sedans? The tophats and spring lands from the bd would have to be swapped out for the wrx?
    WRX strut/springs are direct bolt on just rotate the front top hats 180.

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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Thanks chuck...got a lil confused, same goes for coilovers or springs listed as sold for wrx? Believe me I'm not usually this dense, its Friday all I can think of is getting wasted for the apocalypse.
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    Re: The Official Coilover/Strut swap fitment guide!

    Coilovers are the same however if you choose units with camber plates they will not be at dead centre.. They will be off so adjustments are pointless. The GC top hats work or anything branded BD/BK/BG.

    Springs are specific to the strut you use. you can interchange but depending on style and top.

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