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Old 08-16-2010, 06:24 AM   #56 (permalink)
Zerohour
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Location: PA
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Pooparu - '01 Subaru Outback Limited
90 day: 28.12 mpg (US)

Cop Car - '94 Chevy Caprice Interceptor 9C1
Last 3: 18.48 mpg (US)

Mini - '11 Mini Cooper
90 day: 37.63 mpg (US)

Gramps - '95 Subaru Legacy Postal
90 day: 23.18 mpg (US)
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@ Smalls

Nah I won't use the regular cooking oven to melt plastic. I would catch waaaaayyyy too much flack for doing such a thing. Toaster ovens are cheap and we have a BigLots nearby (close out retailer, so cheap price everything).

@ Flander

Yes I could go through the trouble of putting in legacy springs on my outback, and the drop would be ~1", but to yank the suspension apart and spend 200+ just for springs would not really be a worth while cause at this point. Plus I hate pulling apart a suspension that is in a working condition. The AWD just makes it worse as well because of dealing with the four half shafts as the components come apart. And on top of it, there are two local shops that have the equipment to do a AWD alignment, neither of which are cheap.

Not to mention the 04-05 Turbo Baja springs fit the outback and would yield ~1.5" lift @ $175 dollars. hahaha And these springs carry a higher spring rate and give better handling than the factory outback springs! I'm not sure how the legacy springs are from factory, but I would venture to guess they are as soft as the outback springs.
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