Dropped Tribeca

[gndm93]

Hello! Here's my dropped Tribeca! :D Hope you guys like it!

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j241/crazye36drifter/2009-10-24074058.jpg
I used front and rear springs from an 09 Legacy spec-B. Rears fit with no problems, but with the fronts I needed to change the spring seats to the Legacy ones. Front is about 1in lower. I am not sure how much lower the rears are as I forgot to measure it before the drop. They are sitting on 20inx8.5 rims with 275/45/20 tires. I will take all comments good or bad!

[wrx-boy]

:tup: Nice work. I've been doing the research on this exact setup. Any issues with the tires clearing the suspension?

Love it...

[gndm93]

Thank you! No major issues. I haven't really pushed it hard yet though, due to the wet weather I am having here. Slight rub then I hit a hard dip. but my wheels are much wider and larger then stock. Other then the slight rub, I am very happy with the ride!

[wrx-boy]

What offset are you running on your 20x8.5's? Also, do you get any fender rub when you have the wheels turned and go up a driveway/curb? Looking at your shots from your other post (painting white to blue), and the turned wheels look super close to the fender.

Anyway you cut it...the lowered look def. looks great IMO :tup: :tup:

[gndm93]

I am sorry I am not sure what offset I have. I have tried looking for the stamp on the rim but I can't seem to find it. So far no fender rub while turning up a curb or driveway, unless I'm turning into my driveway or pulling into my work going 60mph. The space between the wheel and fender is very close. I can't even stick one finger between the fender and tire. I do have wheel lockup problem when I cut my steering wheel all the way. But thats a given for my larger wheels.

[boostsr20]

Thats hot! So what exactly did you do for the fronts? Any part numbers to go with it? Also, are 09 legacy springs the same as 05's? I have a set of those sitting around. How do the stock shocks seem to be taking the lowered height? Still a fairly smooth forgiving ride?

[Magic Marker]

That's pretty cool. Not my choice of rims, but I love the concept.

[gndm93]

Thats hot! So what exactly did you do for the fronts? Any part numbers to go with it? Also, are 09 legacy springs the same as 05's? I have a set of those sitting around. How do the stock shocks seem to be taking the lowered height? Still a fairly smooth forgiving ride?
It was a very easy job! For the fronts all you had to do was replace the top spring seats. I am not sure if the 05 and 09 Legacy springs are the same. The stock struts seem to ba taking the drop fine, but they are new. The ride isn't as firm as I wanted it to be. But it isn't a bad ride!

[gndm93]

That's pretty cool. Not my choice of rims, but I love the concept.
Thank you! They are not my choice of rims either! I Had them in storage for many many years. But I felt bad tossing out good rims. So I sand blasted them and painted them black. I will get something better later on down the road.

Hey I'm glad you guys are liking the Tribeca. But if you guys have any input on what i can do to make it better, im open to that.:)

[B9LTD83]

who did the paint job? That color is awesome... How much?

[Tony999]

More pics from different angles. Cool.

[HB_Dad]

Black wheels always look incomplete to me, like a cheap set of wheels missing hubcaps. The same wheels in chrome would look amazing

[hipower]

I think they changed the rear suspension on the 08 09 a little bit:mad:

[hipower]

Black wheels always look incomplete to me, like a cheap set of wheels missing hubcaps. The same wheels in chrome would look amazing

black with chrome or polish lip looks nice but chrome alone likes ugly.I had them:eek:

[boostsr20]

To the OP, not sure if you used different top hats or not but the Spec B ones will make the front sit about a 1/2 inch higher than LGT top hats.

[hipower]

I wonder if you can just use the legacy coilover kit instead of mix matching parts, will it bolt right up

[gndm93]

Hey everyone I have been meaning to post the part numbers for the parts i used. Just been super busy with work. but here they are.
All parts are all OEM 2009 Legacy Spec-B

Front Springs L/R ~~20330ag14a
Front Spring Seats L/R ~~ 20323ag00b
Rear Springs L/R ~~ 20380ag12a


boostsr20To the OP, not sure if you used different top hats or not but the Spec B ones will make the front sit about a 1/2 inch higher than LGT top hats.

I used the spec B top hats. It is plenty low enough. Any lower then i would be rubbing all the time.



hipowerI think they changed the rear suspension on the 08 09 a little bit:mad:

To my knowledge.. they only changed the rear spring. the legacy springs should still fit.



HB_DadBlack wheels always look incomplete to me, like a cheap set of wheels missing hubcaps. The same wheels in chrome would look amazing


It's a look that I like. I really don't like chrome. But its all in personal preference

[boostsr20]

I just posted that thinking that you could use a little more clearance up front but seeing as how your already using the Spec B top hats it won't do you any good. There are a couple company's that make delrin "spacers" to get you some more clearance.

[zachofalltrades]

This kinda makes me nervous. I've been looking for a way to drop my fiance's tribeca also, but somehow I don't think that taking springs from a 3600lb car and putting them in a 5700lb SUV is the answer.

[Cri.TacticalDriver]

Looks very nice! can you find another B9 and take a front picture side by side in order to see the height difference? That would be nice to see.

Can I make a suggestion to the people they modify their rides? can you please post a "before and after" picture? That would show first hand the effect achieved.

Did you changes the springs and shocks as well? If yes, what kind and what setting.

Thank you for your time!

[Brien]

It looks like a VW Golf to me.

[ralliartist]

5700lbs? lol, not really. Drop looks good. Did you keep the stock shocks/struts? Or swap to the legacy ones?

[Subiesan]

Looks good dropped. Black rims (or even bronze or gold) with polished lip would look awesome. I suspect with that much drop you're getting some spectacular bump steer. Would recommend going with a roll center kit (as a minimum) and with LCA offset bushings (but that would really crowd your wheel well) to tighten up the steering.

BTW - How much weight did you gain going with the 20" setup? Are you looking at upgrading your brakes to compensate for the extra stopping required by the heavier whee/tires combo and the additional lever arm distance from the hub?

At some point, realistically, you're going to need to go with something else besides the stock struts and the Spec B springs as neither are meant to work well with each other for the long-term. You might want to look at some Legacy-specific KW/RCE coilovers or possibly check with Jack at ION to see if he can set you up with some higher rate springs, but even then, the stock struts would be the long-pole in the tent.

GL

[agam]

gold son gold.. that's subaru style :D

[Magic Marker]

Where's the pic?