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04-09-2007, 05:06 PM | #1 |
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2008 Impreza Suspension vs. Legacy suspension vs. Tribeca suspension
Alright, I got my first glimpse at the 2008 Impreza suspension in the dealer brosures that just came out...
The front suspension does look a lot like the current legacy suspension. I suspect almost everything in the front will be compatible with Legacy parts, including the control arms (although I didnt get a good look at those yet) The rear suspension however, is quite different... The struts in the Legacy are in front of the upper wishbone, but in the Impreza they are BEHIND the wishbone, which is interesting. The wishbone itself (if that is the correct term) is also quite different. The legacy one has one connection, while the Impreza is more of an actual wishbone with TWO connections to the subframe... This is simular to the Tribeca I believe. Now, I just double checked, and the Impreza REAR suspension is actually almost exactly like the Tribeca, but more compact. This means that the Impreza is more like the Tribeca in terms of geometry than the Legacy, which is interesting... And kind of sucks, since there are not any aftermarket tribeca suspension components out there unlike the Legacy. So, in short, the 2008 Impreza is more simular to the Tribeca in terms of suspension than it is to the Legacy. As to what this means in terms of handling, I do not know. I do believe this was done to create more interior room since locating the strut farter back makes for more rear seat room. I am quite curious now how this suspension will fair compaired ot the Legacy, which some say is a better handling car now than the current Impreza...
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04-09-2007, 09:17 PM | #2 |
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It will handle fine... Its a traditional upper A arm double wishbone design. Its been used in sports cars for eons.
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04-09-2007, 09:30 PM | #3 |
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Sports cars yes. Rally cars? Not sure, havent done my research on that.
I need to find some pics don't I... |
04-09-2007, 09:36 PM | #4 |
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A similar design is used on the EVO
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04-09-2007, 09:48 PM | #5 |
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Alright, heres the Legacy rear suspension:
And heres the Tribeca rear suspension, which is virtually identicle to the 2008 Impreza: |
04-09-2007, 11:01 PM | #6 |
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Looks like the WRX will have aluminum wishbones
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04-09-2007, 11:25 PM | #7 |
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04-09-2007, 11:40 PM | #8 |
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That is not the Impreza suspension, thats the Legacy. Jamie even stated that in her thread. The Impreza has almost zero aluminum other than the engine/drivetrain
The new brochure for the Impreza shows the Impreza suspension, and it looks like the Tribeca design as I mentioned. |
04-09-2007, 11:47 PM | #9 |
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arghh- someone had that pic posted in 08 WRX thread- damn weiners!
carry on Maybe the STi will have aluminum bits in the rear |
04-10-2007, 01:05 AM | #10 |
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I hope it will, there definatly will need to be some STI upgrades suspension wise, cause there really isnt anything out there that will work for that setup yet...
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My bad, sorry, missed Jamie's comment about it being a Legacy suspension. It's posted here, with no comments about it being a Legacy picture: http://www.subiegal.com/gallerymain/...subaru_wrx.htm And I didn't check any previous thread comments. Sorry. -Chris |
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04-10-2007, 10:02 AM | #12 |
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It's OK Chris- sorry for calling you a weiner
I can't hardly believe that STI doesn't have a few ideas up their sleeves for aftermarket suspension tweaks |
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Oh noes! And there I was all excited posting away on the LGT.com.
At the fronts might save the LGT folks some money (hopefully). |
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I'm curious now if this means the WRX brakes are actually Tribeca brakes, not Legacy brakes...
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04-11-2007, 12:09 PM | #15 |
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I have a crappy scaned photo of the Impreza suspension, ill try to post it tonight...
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04-12-2007, 09:47 PM | #16 |
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Sorry for the quality (its a scan of a photocopy ) and for how long it took, but here you go, straight from the brochure...
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Another thing to consider is front suspension geometry. The legacy GT has almost 6 degrees of positive caster stock . It will be intresting to see where the WRX is.
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04-13-2007, 08:32 AM | #19 |
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Hot damn, you actually got a crisp, clear answer! Sounds like good news to me, I'd rather have LGT brakes than 4-pots, and it wouldn't be surprising if someone made 4/2-pot adapters for the larger rotors.
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Thats great news about the brakes!
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Yeah, my experience with emailing Subaru has always resulted in very clear and thorough answers. I too am excited about the bigger better brakes on a lighter car!!
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I could have sworn that subaru WRC cars were all struts...
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04-13-2007, 08:54 PM | #25 |
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^ my point exactly
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