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rear strut swap?

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:44 am
by speedoboy31
i have a 92 2wd sedan that came without a sway bar.i also have a 92 awd sedan parts car.i've already swapped the sway bar(i welded angle iron mount to rear lat links). my question is : will the strut assem from my awd directly bolt to my 2wd? are the springs in an awd stiffer to accomidate the diff/axle weight? my 2wd is sagging in the rear and i would like to bring it back up. a tighter spring rate would be an added bonus. any insight would be appreciated. thanks in advance----speedoboy31

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:32 am
by entirelyturbo
No, they will not.

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:06 pm
by speedoboy31
woluld the springs fit?if not does anyone have any suggestions for some stiffer rears? without dropping?

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:42 pm
by entirelyturbo
The springs will, but the struts won't.

Most springs lower the car as well as having a stiffer spring rate, so you've got few options there. If you want a little more stiffness, just put KYB GR2's on it, I think the consensus here is that they're 15% stiffer than stock struts.

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:01 pm
by speedoboy31
would the springs from a 92 awd give me a little stiffer ride/a little more ride height?

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:12 pm
by americanyouth
Convert to AWD. Problem solved.

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:43 am
by speedoboy31
NO, I'M NOT CONVERTING!!!! the reason i want just a tad more than stock is that i haul my speaker box always, and sometimes a small utility trailer.my goal is to retain stock height(or a little more)and maybe stiffen a little as a bonus. any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:29 am
by n2x4
With a FWD legacy, you HAVE to use FWD rear struts. There is a difference between FWD and AWD struts. If your current struts are bad, I'd say just go with some new gr2's from tirerack.com You'll get rid of the sag you have now, and it will be stiffer.

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:18 am
by speedoboy31
thanks for the advise. i'll check into the gr2's. would the rear springs from an awd fit? would i get any additional load capability? or am i peeing in the wind?

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:21 am
by entirelyturbo
The springs will fit, but you most likely will not notice any difference.

For what you want and what you are willing to do, just replace your struts with GR2's and go on your way.

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:46 pm
by speedoboy31
thanks guys,don't mean to pester with questions