I just installed a bunch of new parts on my Legacy, I can now say that I am 100% out of the dead zone and back into modifying the car.
1. Cobb Sport Springs- I tried forever to pick up a set of Cobb Springs on various forums like legacygt.com or Nasioc but could never find them. Cobb stopped making these springs years ago and no online dealer has them. Out of sheer luck I happened to find the Springs and a Cobb Rear sway bar handing on a wall at a local performance shop. The shop sold me both for $150.00, an incredible deal which I of course had to pick up. I had my heart set on the Cobb Springs because they are the only springs that were designed to work with the stock Legacy struts, and because I am on a budget I did not want to buy struts as well. In addition the Cobb Springs give a raked look to the car, lowering the front more than the rear.
Below is a before and after shot of the ride height.
I also went out of my way to order a set of Tein Spring silencers as the Cobb springs are known to be noisy. My initial impression of the Springs once they were installed was 100% positive. The first thing I noticed was that the car hardly looked lowered, in fact as I pulled up to my car at the shop I wondered if they forgot to throw the springs on. However once I sat in the car I immediately could tell that the car was lowered. Also after taking a closer look at the wheel gaps it was pretty obvious, but you don't walk away thinking the car is slammed to the ground or anything.
Driving the car you could tell that it seemed tighter, easier to corner and the body roll was almost all gone. Granted I had the Rear Sway bar installed at the same time but combined it really helped transform the car.
2. Grimmspeed Brake Support- I have read that this inexpensive modification is one of the best bang for our bucks. It reduces the slack in the brake pedal and gives you a much better feeling when you apply the brakes. I was very impressed.
3. Cobb Rear Sway Bar/Kartboy Endlinks- These combined with the Cobb Springs almost completely eliminated any body roll in the car. I have yet to reach the limits of this set up on the street, I can simply corner as fast as I want with no feeling of roll, or lose of traction.
4. Rallispec Transmission bushing- This is the one product that I am unsure of, as of yet I simply cannot tell the difference. It is supposed to firm up the shifts and improve the feeling of the transmission. I was told you could experience some slight noise/road vibration and to be honest that is all I noticed. I am hoping the slight vibration settles down once the bushing gets a few miles on it, if not I may consider pulling this mod as I can feel no improvement in the shifts.
