legacy suspension sagging on back

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jaaniitis0

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Hi
Just bought a 07 legacy and i love it as its my first Subaru.
but i have small issue
Suspension on the back are way lower then front.
there are new shocks and springs on it and it didn't improve any ideas why?
 
Had a few of these so it Should sit level . You changed them? did you look up the part numbers or order the same ones that were in it
 
jaaniitis0 said:
Hi
Just bought a 07 legacy and i love it as its my first Subaru.
but i have small issue
Suspension on the back are way lower then front.
there are new shocks and springs on it and it didn't improve any ideas why?
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Possible was self level on it if is an outback. And someone fitted not self leveling.

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Here are just a few pic how bad it looks
And yes I have done them myself and I ordered parts in local motorfactors


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jaaniitis0 said:
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Here are just a few pic how bad it looks
And yes I have done them myself and I ordered parts in local motorfactors


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Maybe just angle of pic. But the rear pass looks at a strange angle.

Re replacment. Send me pm message of part numbers you bought and your chassis number.

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I’d say your wheels are all wrong What size wheels and tyres ? Have you on it
 
Stock tyre was 215/45/17 . You have gone 225/45/18 which is 25.6mm bigger or an inch in old money . Also what off set are the rims .

I think your suspension is ok just your wheel and tyre set up making it look like it’s sitting down :thumbsup:
Now your suspension still might be wrong but I doubt it :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
scoobysub said:
Stock tyre was 215/45/17 . You have gone 225/45/18 which is 25.6mm bigger or an inch in old money . Also what off set are the rims .

I think your suspension is ok just your wheel and tyre set up making it look like it’s sitting down [emoji106]
Now your suspension still might be wrong but I doubt it [emoji106][emoji106]
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As above

225/40/18 be recommend size.

Although look like spec B wheels. Is that a mazda centre cap?

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These are factory legacy wheels. Not too wide - 18x7.5. I dont know whats the story with the mazda center caps
 
davelegacy[emoji769 said:
;583554]As above

225/40/18 be recommend size.

Although look like spec B wheels. Is that a mazda centre cap?

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Well spotted it is a Mazda centre cap
There was a 225/40/18 on it but I decided to put 225/45/18 for a bit more comfort


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jaaniitis0 said:
I have 18 on it
Just put some new rubber they are 225/45/18


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Were they the same size tyre that u had on before or did you increase wall size for comfort. gttjohn has a legacy wonder what he is running
 
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I just went up a wall size for a bit of comfort


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I have been looking quite a bit at these pics I think the fact you have a bigger tyres it's making arches more full looking if part no are correct it must be wheel tyre size. I only say this back in the day I had a set of oz 3 spoke on a car with big wall on tyre front looked ok rear looked down I changed springs and no different put old wheels back on a presto. do you have a pic of car with old tyres and wheels on it before new rubber it might help
 
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I have been looking quite a bit at these pics I think the fact you have a bigger tyres it's making arches more full looking if part no are correct it must be wheel tyre size. I only say this back in the day I had a set of oz 3 spoke on a car with big wall on tyre front looked ok rear looked down I changed springs and no different put old wheels back on a presto. do you have a pic of car with old tyres and wheels on it before new rubber it might help
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It was the same with other tyres and with the old shocks and springs
So I was doing a bit of research and found that u can get spacers for top of the shocks that make it rise from 20mm to 30mm,so was just wondering are they any good.


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Can't say myself but I am sure someone will be along to give advice I doubt your the first person to have this problem did you replace rear top mount bushes with new springs they are common to perish on subaru over time


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Never heard of top mount extenders to be honest or of it being done but maybe it's possible :thumbsup:
 
Look up saggy butt spacers the Americans use them a lot on wagons from a company called paranoid fabrications and I think kart boy . I'd try your old wheels and see how it looks before I'd use spacers
 
jaaniitis0 said:
It was the same with other tyres and with the old shocks and springs
So I was doing a bit of research and found that u can get spacers for top of the shocks that make it rise from 20mm to 30mm,so was just wondering are they any good.


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Find your fault first imo.



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