impreza strut question

[scoobiesforlife]

i know ive posted about struts in the past, but this is a different question.

i would like to stiffen the rear end on my car a little bit, it just seems to sag way lower than the front (most likely due to the amount of junk in my trunk) 

but the question i have is, what could i buy for struts to stiffen the back end, without lifting it too much. i was thinking some outback sport struts, but im not sure what years will work.

any advice will be helpful

 

[Matt]

My question would be how old are the struts. The spring is what controls the stiffness of the struts as well as the ride height. If they're worn out it'll sit low

 

[sooch]

I second what matt says!

There are also saggy butt spacers for GC wagons, they would work fine in any GC coupe or sedan.

 

[scoobiesforlife]

My question would be how old are the struts. The spring is what controls the stiffness of the struts as well as the ride height. If they're worn out it'll sit low

the rear struts arnt that old, but the right rear has started knocking again, no signs of visible leaking, but just knocks and rattles over bumps.

i have a full set of 02-03 wrx springs in the garage, just curious as to how much it might cost to utilize those as well.

 

[injulen]

+1 on the saggy butt spacers. They are cheap and easy.

 

[scoobiesforlife]

+1 on the saggy butt spacers. They are cheap and easy.

ive got those rubber "coil spring boosters" as they call them...i was planning on jamming them in the springs before i reinstall the whole thing, i only have like 8 of the damn things somewhere in my tool box

 

[injulen]

http://www.paranoidfabrications.com/shop/category/subaru-impreza/saggy-butt-spacers/

http://www.fastwrx.com/sabusp.html

 

[scoobiesforlife]

how hard would it be to use the 02-03 wrx springs with my car? would i have to get the 02-03 wrx top hats for the struts?

 

[IBratmanI]

You'd have to use your tophats, but the 02-03 WRX top spring holder. But yes, those would be stiffer than what you have.

 

[scoobiesforlife]

now the spring holder....is that the strut itself? i guess im kind of at a loss right now, it is also early for me right now.

 

[IBratmanI]

Nope. The strut has the lower perch that holds the spring, and then on top it has an upper perch. That's what I was meaning. Then your top hat will bolt down on top of that. You'll need your top hats at least in the rear because they have a different stud pattern than the newer impreza.

 

[scoobiesforlife]

okay, so the coneish shaped metal before the top hat, i gotcha now

 

[IBratmanI]

Yep. It's just what holds the top of the spring.

 

[scoobiesforlife]

i just found this, im not sure if this would help possibly solve an issue, i guess when i do the struts, i can always test the upper spring perch on a wrx spring before i change it at all.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/24951-putting-wrx-springsstruts-on-a-legacy/

 

[IBratmanI]

Yeah this is pretty much what I thought you were wanting to do........

 

[scoobiesforlife]

it would be considered a very slight mod since my car is still pretty much original, only aftermarket item on my car is my radio. 

when i had rs struts in my outback, the front at least, it handled awesome. ill just play around with the springs and stuff when i get everything in and make a desision on if i really want to use them, since my driveway in litchfield is pretty much a mud pit, but after mud season its a good driveway.

or if i just want to get rid of the springs for dirt cheap