Hobo's 2005 FXT aka Shmee
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I upgraded from a 2003 Forester L to a 2005 FXT. Planning on keeping her for a while.
8/29/14- Pioneer Double Din MP3/CD
8/29/14- Subaru All Weather Mats
8/29/14- Cross drilled and slotted Rotors
8/29/14- New Brakes
8/29/14- WRX strut/springs/tophats Takeoffs w/1,500k
9/2/14- Yellow film fog lights
9/8/14- 18x9.5 Enkei NT03+M Gold
9/8/14- Red Lug nuts
9/8/14- 255/35/18 BF Goodrich
11/29/14- Cobb rear sway bar
11/29/14- Manzo rear adjustable lateral links
11/29/14- Torque Solutions rear Endlinks
11/29/14- VSP wheels 18x9
11/29/14- Bridgestone Potenza RE760 245/35/18
1/20/15- Alignment with -2 camber in rear
1/23/15 - AEM CAI Carb Legal installed with new filter
1/26/15 - Stromung dual tip axleback installed
2/11/15 - Rota DPT White 18x9.5 +22
3/2/15 - Fresh oil change
3/2/15- 5Zigen FN01-RC in gold 18x8.5
8/29/14- Pioneer Double Din MP3/CD
8/29/14- Subaru All Weather Mats
8/29/14- Cross drilled and slotted Rotors
8/29/14- New Brakes
8/29/14- WRX strut/springs/tophats Takeoffs w/1,500k
9/2/14- Yellow film fog lights
9/8/14- 18x9.5 Enkei NT03+M Gold
9/8/14- Red Lug nuts
9/8/14- 255/35/18 BF Goodrich
11/29/14- Cobb rear sway bar
11/29/14- Manzo rear adjustable lateral links
11/29/14- Torque Solutions rear Endlinks
11/29/14- VSP wheels 18x9
11/29/14- Bridgestone Potenza RE760 245/35/18
1/20/15- Alignment with -2 camber in rear
1/23/15 - AEM CAI Carb Legal installed with new filter
1/26/15 - Stromung dual tip axleback installed
2/11/15 - Rota DPT White 18x9.5 +22
3/2/15 - Fresh oil change
3/2/15- 5Zigen FN01-RC in gold 18x8.5
Last edited by Hobosexual; Apr 2, 2015 at 09:46 AM.
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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.
btw i love your rims....always loved those enkei's
btw i love your rims....always loved those enkei's
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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.
btw i love your rims....always loved those enkei's
btw i love your rims....always loved those enkei's
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.


