Hi folks. I'm new to the forum. Just bought my wife / family a 2012 Outback 2.5 Premium last weekend. Just ordered an STi rear sway bar and will be installing a couple of comfort accessories this weekend (Pyle backup sensors and OEM puddle lamps). I don't want to mod the car to ****, since this will be our "family car" (10-month old baby will be riding in the back), but I would like to make it more fun to drive, mostly with improved on-road handling.
I've scoured the internet for adjustable struts/shocks for the Outback, but coming up dry. I'm a huge fan of Koni adjustables (yellow) - had them in my Maxima, which i raced on road courses throughout California, and I rigged Maxima fronts and 300Z rears for my Altima 3.5SE. I've had KYB GR-2 and KYB AGX in various cars in the past and am not a fan of either. I've had Rancho RS5000's in an Explorer and liked them. I'm a big fan of moderate over-damping in rebound (the AGX's over-damped compression as you turned the knob, which is why I didn't like them).
Has anybody tried custom fitting Koni's or Ranchos to the Subaru? Koni front dampers for struts are usually cartridge inserts which utilize the stock housing, so there's gotta be somemodel that will meet Outback front strut specifications. The rears, I imagine, will be trickier since the spring sits on a seat attached to the shock assembly.
I'd appreciate any info or ideas - adjustables made for the Outback, other folks who have tried a custom job(with success or failure), specs/measurements of the strut and shock (lengths - fully extended & contracted).
Thanks!
Jay.
BTW - has anybody tried Dunlop Sport Maxx TT's on a 4th gen? They make 235-55-17 that should fit nicely. I've got these on my Altima and I love them. I'll post on another thread, but thought I'd ask just in case any handling-freaks check on this thread. Thanks!
I've scoured the internet for adjustable struts/shocks for the Outback, but coming up dry. I'm a huge fan of Koni adjustables (yellow) - had them in my Maxima, which i raced on road courses throughout California, and I rigged Maxima fronts and 300Z rears for my Altima 3.5SE. I've had KYB GR-2 and KYB AGX in various cars in the past and am not a fan of either. I've had Rancho RS5000's in an Explorer and liked them. I'm a big fan of moderate over-damping in rebound (the AGX's over-damped compression as you turned the knob, which is why I didn't like them).
Has anybody tried custom fitting Koni's or Ranchos to the Subaru? Koni front dampers for struts are usually cartridge inserts which utilize the stock housing, so there's gotta be somemodel that will meet Outback front strut specifications. The rears, I imagine, will be trickier since the spring sits on a seat attached to the shock assembly.
I'd appreciate any info or ideas - adjustables made for the Outback, other folks who have tried a custom job(with success or failure), specs/measurements of the strut and shock (lengths - fully extended & contracted).
Thanks!
Jay.
BTW - has anybody tried Dunlop Sport Maxx TT's on a 4th gen? They make 235-55-17 that should fit nicely. I've got these on my Altima and I love them. I'll post on another thread, but thought I'd ask just in case any handling-freaks check on this thread. Thanks!