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Old 09-08-2014, 07:32 PM
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I upgraded from a 2003 Forester L to a 2005 FXT. Planning on keeping her for a while.

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Anyone knows what oem rear sway bars work?
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i think the impreza wagon sways will work but not positive on that
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What suspension is on your car? Looks good!
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Anyone knows what oem rear sway bars work?
sick!! nice purchase. as for oem sways you can use the sti 20mm with their mounts and that will work fine. Since you are lowered you will have to use impreza sway for the rear as well as the mount because the oem fxt sway bar mounts are too tall and throw off angles and geometry. Ive done all of this. come out to fremont meet one night and we can talk haha. I have the white fsti. Welcome to the turbo forester family hahah.

btw i love your rims....always loved those enkei's
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What suspension is on your car? Looks good!
Thanks man, I threw on 05 wrx takeoffs. Thanks for reminding me lol. Need to add to the list
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Originally Posted by Sakai530
sick!! nice purchase. as for oem sways you can use the sti 20mm with their mounts and that will work fine. Since you are lowered you will have to use impreza sway for the rear as well as the mount because the oem fxt sway bar mounts are too tall and throw off angles and geometry. Ive done all of this. come out to fremont meet one night and we can talk haha. I have the white fsti. Welcome to the turbo forester family hahah.

btw i love your rims....always loved those enkei's
Thanks man, I'll def hit you up with questions
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Originally Posted by Hobosexual
Anyone knows what oem rear sway bars work?
Pretty much everything STI fits. Same endlinks, front bar is already the same AFAIK. I have the 20mm STI rear with Whiteline links/mounts/supports on mine.

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i think the impreza wagon sways will work but not positive on that
Rear bar is the same as the rest of them, but the front is different and specific to the wagon. It will not fit any other model.

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sick!! nice purchase. as for oem sways you can use the sti 20mm with their mounts and that will work fine. Since you are lowered you will have to use impreza sway for the rear as well as the mount because the oem fxt sway bar mounts are too tall and throw off angles and geometry. Ive done all of this. come out to fremont meet one night and we can talk haha. I have the white fsti. Welcome to the turbo forester family hahah.
Yup, which is why I didn't go that low, though when I switch to the coils I will likely go a little lower than the Swifts dropped it.

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Originally Posted by 04GG
Pretty much everything STI fits. Same endlinks, front bar is already the same AFAIK. I have the 20mm STI rear with Whiteline links/mounts/supports on mine.



Rear bar is the same as the rest of them, but the front is different and specific to the wagon. It will not fit any other model.



Yup, which is why I didn't go that low, though when I switch to the coils I will likely go a little lower than the Swifts dropped it.
Awesome! Thanks man, time to hunt for some sway bars
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Originally Posted by FLYSTI05
i think the impreza wagon sways will work but not positive on that
Think I'm going to stick with sti suspension parts
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maybe need saggy butt spacers on the rear with sti suspension. just FYI
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If you need bushings for a 20mm sway I have some I never used, would sell them for cheap
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