Anybody have a rear strut bar?

BrokenCrank · 09-20-2003, 06:29 AM

I recently purchased some 'previously owned' swaybars and strut bars from someone for my '00 Outback. They came from a '03 Legacy Gt wagon, and all fit fine except the rear bar (no way for it to bolt up).

I am wondering what model (or year) this bar fits, as there is no way for it to mount in my car! i plan to sell it, but will need to know what it fits first, in order to do this.

It is a Whiteline, still in the plastic sleave and unfortunately there are no part numbers anywhere. Will someone with a rear strut bar please PM or email me with measurements/pictures of one of these and which model/year it is from....?

Thanks,
toddley5@hotmail.com

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lucien2 · 09-20-2003, 09:08 AM

that's strange...it ought to fit just fine. You did take the plastic caps off the strut housings in the interior, right?

NiTRoN · 09-20-2003, 04:14 PM

to get to the strut housing you have to remove carpeting.. they located on the trunk flor in the front corners right behind the seat..

BrokenCrank · 09-21-2003, 06:46 AM

I have removed all of the interior panels. The problem is that (in the 2000 wagon anyway) the shocks bolt to the floor, right near the wheelwell and there is no place for the round mount to go. If I were to cut away 80% of the circular mount and redrill the holes, perhaps I could use this brace (I doubt it would offer any structural improvement though).

It is clearly not for this car...I am trying to figure out what it is for...Anyone with a 99 or older have pics of a rear strut bar?

aross · 09-21-2003, 09:23 AM

Due to the placement of the rear shocks, they are already attached to a pretty stiff part of the car - there would be no appreciable benefit to putting one on.

ON the 99 and older, that is a different story, the strut is up high, behind the rear seat.

Hope this helps

IronMonkeyL255 · 09-21-2003, 04:33 PM

Mine are right below the speakers behind the rear seats.

simpreza2 · 09-22-2003, 12:31 PM

Hers some pics of my car...the strut tower bar is 4th pic down.
Jon

BrokenCrank · 09-22-2003, 06:31 PM

Jon,
exactly what I needed!

For anyone looking for a rear bar, it will soon be advertised in the classifieds! Brand new Whiteline "Flatout" rear bar

Russell Rogers · 09-22-2003, 07:03 PM

Simpreza, I feel very honored to be on your Car domain Site. Thanks for the anonymous plug. Yours looks all to sweet also. I love the white faced gauges, and ther horns. Well I've got the horns too. Just wondering what king of Muffler you are using with your catback, and if there is a resonator. Thanks again dude. keep it real
Russell

noahr · 09-22-2003, 07:53 PM

does the whiteline bar fit a sedan as well? i'm looking for a bar for my 98gt sedan.
-noah

IronMonkeyL255 · 09-22-2003, 07:56 PM

I like your Nova, BTW.

Do you think that bar would fit a '94? I was thinking about front & rear strut bars for mine.

simpreza2 · 09-22-2003, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Russell Rogers
Just wondering what king of Muffler you are using with your catback, and if there is a resonator. Thanks again dude. keep it real
Russell

Russell,
I dont have a resonator and the muffler is some cheap "rice" muffler but it sounds awesome...I think it was called mini dragster or something like that. I have a sound clip of the exhaust on my other site exhaust clip.
Jon

simpreza2 · 09-22-2003, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IronMonkeyL255
I like your Nova, BTW.

You want it? Im thinking about selling it to make room for a Subie powered dune buggy

Jon

BrokenCrank · 09-23-2003, 06:23 AM

noahr and IML255,
I have sent you each a note regarding this bar!

noahr · 09-24-2003, 12:48 AM

aspect- i'm fairly sure that the old school legacies are the same chassis as the gc8. you may want to measure the distance between the strut tops and post it here. i actually have an adjustable gc8 strut brace on the front of my car.
-noah

BrokenCrank · 09-24-2003, 08:54 AM

This bar will fit cars with a measurement of 42-3/4" to 45-1/4" from the center of one strut to the center of the other.

Anyone care to measure their car, and identify year and model for future reference?

09-20-2003, 06:29 AM	#1
BrokenCrank Scooby Newbie Member#: 42682 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rhode Island Vehicle: 2000 Legacy Outback Blue w/4EAT	Anybody have a rear strut bar? I recently purchased some 'previously owned' swaybars and strut bars from someone for my '00 Outback. They came from a '03 Legacy Gt wagon, and all fit fine except the rear bar (no way for it to bolt up). I am wondering what model (or year) this bar fits, as there is no way for it to mount in my car! i plan to sell it, but will need to know what it fits first, in order to do this. It is a Whiteline, still in the plastic sleave and unfortunately there are no part numbers anywhere. Will someone with a rear strut bar please PM or email me with measurements/pictures of one of these and which model/year it is from....? Thanks, toddley5@hotmail.com * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

09-22-2003, 06:31 PM	#8
BrokenCrank Scooby Newbie Member#: 42682 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rhode Island Vehicle: 2000 Legacy Outback Blue w/4EAT	Thanks simpreza2 Jon, exactly what I needed! For anyone looking for a rear bar, it will soon be advertised in the classifieds! Brand new Whiteline "Flatout" rear bar

09-22-2003, 07:03 PM	#9
Russell Rogers Scooby Specialist Member#: 27261 Join Date: Oct 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Wa Vehicle: 1999 www.prjct1.com I'm Ron Burgundy?	Woohoo My car Simpreza, I feel very honored to be on your Car domain Site. Thanks for the anonymous plug. Yours looks all to sweet also. I love the white faced gauges, and ther horns. Well I've got the horns too. Just wondering what king of Muffler you are using with your catback, and if there is a resonator. Thanks again dude. keep it real Russell

09-24-2003, 08:54 AM	#16
BrokenCrank Scooby Newbie Member#: 42682 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rhode Island Vehicle: 2000 Legacy Outback Blue w/4EAT	I measured the bar... This bar will fit cars with a measurement of 42-3/4" to 45-1/4" from the center of one strut to the center of the other. Anyone care to measure their car, and identify year and model for future reference?

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09-20-2003, 09:08 AM	#2
lucien2 Scooby Specialist Member#: 1519 Join Date: May 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Baltimore, hon! Vehicle: 1998 Volvo V70R Silver	that's strange...it ought to fit just fine. You did take the plastic caps off the strut housings in the interior, right?

09-20-2003, 04:14 PM	#3
NiTRoN Scooby Specialist Member#: 30556 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Cleveland, Ohio Vehicle: 2000 Legacy GT (BE) over 250,000 Miles	to get to the strut housing you have to remove carpeting.. they located on the trunk flor in the front corners right behind the seat..

09-21-2003, 06:46 AM	#4
BrokenCrank Scooby Newbie Member#: 42682 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rhode Island Vehicle: 2000 Legacy Outback Blue w/4EAT	I have removed all of the interior panels. The problem is that (in the 2000 wagon anyway) the shocks bolt to the floor, right near the wheelwell and there is no place for the round mount to go. If I were to cut away 80% of the circular mount and redrill the holes, perhaps I could use this brace (I doubt it would offer any structural improvement though). It is clearly not for this car...I am trying to figure out what it is for...Anyone with a 99 or older have pics of a rear strut bar?

09-21-2003, 09:23 AM	#5
aross Scooby Specialist Member#: 831 Join Date: Jan 2000 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Vehicle: 11 Blurple WRX 03 BH MBP	Due to the placement of the rear shocks, they are already attached to a pretty stiff part of the car - there would be no appreciable benefit to putting one on. ON the 99 and older, that is a different story, the strut is up high, behind the rear seat. Hope this helps

09-21-2003, 04:33 PM	#6
IronMonkeyL255 Scooby Specialist Member#: 38120 Join Date: Jun 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Greenville, SC Vehicle: 1991 Rio Red Legacy Turbo	Mine are right below the speakers behind the rear seats.

09-22-2003, 12:31 PM	#7
simpreza2 Scooby Specialist Member#: 20381 Join Date: Jun 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Garrison NY Vehicle: 11 Ford Fiesta Silver	Hers some pics of my car...the strut tower bar is 4th pic down. Jon

09-22-2003, 07:53 PM	#10
noahr Scooby Newbie Member#: 15434 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: walla walla/t-town Vehicle: 98 legacy gt caucasian	does the whiteline bar fit a sedan as well? i'm looking for a bar for my 98gt sedan. -noah

09-22-2003, 07:56 PM	#11
IronMonkeyL255 Scooby Specialist Member#: 38120 Join Date: Jun 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: Greenville, SC Vehicle: 1991 Rio Red Legacy Turbo	I like your Nova, BTW. Do you think that bar would fit a '94? I was thinking about front & rear strut bars for mine.

09-23-2003, 06:23 AM	#14
BrokenCrank Scooby Newbie Member#: 42682 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rhode Island Vehicle: 2000 Legacy Outback Blue w/4EAT	noahr and IML255, I have sent you each a note regarding this bar!

09-24-2003, 12:48 AM	#15
noahr Scooby Newbie Member#: 15434 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: walla walla/t-town Vehicle: 98 legacy gt caucasian	aspect- i'm fairly sure that the old school legacies are the same chassis as the gc8. you may want to measure the distance between the strut tops and post it here. i actually have an adjustable gc8 strut brace on the front of my car. -noah

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