Lifting a 5th Gen Legacy. Show me some example pictures

Andrewr05

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2011
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Legacy 2.5i
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I've done quite a bit of research, I know its possible, I know there are combinations that work.

But I can't find that many pictures of 5g Legacies that have actually been lifted.

I'm not asking HOW to do this.
I'm not asking WHY you would do this.

Yes I know these models to the majority of people don't look good lifted, but I personally like the unique look.
It seems like very few people have done this.

I'm just looking for any pictures you can dig up.
 
Also, yes I have seen that the AUSDM and CDM (Chinese domestic market) Legacy/Liberty models come factory lifted.
 
IMHO a lifted 5th Gen Legacy would look pretty damn similar to the Outback since there is very little difference to the non-trainspotter. Mainly the bumpers are different but mechanically they are almost (if not) identical so at least it would be an easy swap.

Maybe someone can Photoshop up a pic for you since it appears to be hard to find of a lifted 5th Gen Leggy
 
Maybe the sedan version would offer slightly better approach and departure angles?
 
havachat said:
Welcome.
in Australia the factory lifted Legacy is badged as an "Outback". This is a link to Subaru Australia's web

https://www.subaru.com.au/outback/range
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That is the wagon model though.

I basically want to see someone who has lifted a non-wagon 5th Gen Legacy to look like the sedan outback that we got in the USA for a few generations.

Source
"In the New England region of the United States, Subaru retailed the Legacy SUS—a similar concept to the Outback, but based on the sedan body variant."
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Not sure if you will find a lifted gen 5 sedan as it would be a very unique car. But good luck, I do like the idea of an offroad sedan.

Here's a 5 minute photoshop to show roughly what it would look like.
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How much lift were you looking at getting?
 
Not much lift, I'm not looking to take this off road necessarily.

I'd just like to not bottom out when I go down the rougher back roads, going to fishing spots and such.


2-3 inches at the most.

Strut spacers are probably the ideal solution.
 
A 2 inch lift would give you similar ground clearance to 1st and 2nd gen foresters, which is plenty for your average fishing track. The gen 5 Outbacks are a little higher, closer to a 3 inch lift. A 3 inch lift would give you similar clearance to the average stock 4wd, so not really needed unless if you're going down some more serious trails.

The top picture in the post above would probably be about a 2 inch lift, or just under. It would be a noticable difference parked next to another Legacy, a huge difference in offroad capability, but still won't look ridiculous on road.

Strut spacers are probably your cheapest and best option. That's how I got my 1 inch lift in my Forester. I like it because it keeps the original ride comfort due to the original springs. That 1 inch lift made a huge difference offroad and 99% of people wouldn't even pick it had a lift if it wasn't parked next to another forester.

Another possibility would be to source some Outback struts from Australia, but this would be a little trickier to research and source, plus more expensive. People have done this in earlier generations, but I don't know if they have in gen 5's.
 
It's been awhile...any update as I am keen to do something similar.
 
Yeah, he did a lot, for a car, well done with that front bumper re-design and a thoughtful lift. But there is a difference between being on a trail and completing a trail.
 
for me more important is enjoying the trail. i would be happy just to be there . amazing place. not sure would i dare to drive there really. kinda stony dangerous :) its not mud, you do mistake you will hit hard.
 
Yup. Moab is the world capital of rock crawling-and this is not a typical US overstatement. There is everything there, with the hardest trails being really for buggies. Unfortunately, some of the trails that actually go places are also above a SUbaru's league.

Fins and Things is among the mild difficult trails, known for AA and DA requirements; there are no obstacles. Otherwise, dry slick rock is very friendly for traction. It gets its name from wet conditions.

I have driven 29 trails around Moab itself but there are at least two dozen interesting trails I cannot touch, the extreme 1-2 mile long trails aside, in addition to some that I could do, but am reluctant to take all the beating. There is a ton a Subaru can do there, but it is really Jeep/Toyota territory.

The rest of S. Utah is much more Subaru friendly on the whole, though there are individual trails here and there that are too much.
 
Moab is awesome, it's my #1 destination if I ever make it to the US. Google "Lion's Back Moab", it's an awesome climb but unfortunately is closed now with the new owners unwilling to accept the string of serious accidents there.

Superu_legacy has done some of the difficult tracks there is his dual range lifted BD Legacy sedan with rock sliders. With damage though, I think you have to accept damage as being part of doing these hardcore tracks

His build thread here:
https://offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=3014

 
NachaLuva said:
Moab is awesome, it's my #1 destination if I ever make it to the US. Google "Lion's Back Moab", it's an awesome climb but unfortunately is closed now with the new owners unwilling to accept the string of serious accidents there.

Superu_legacy has done some of the difficult tracks there is his dual range lifted BD Legacy sedan with rock sliders. With damage though, I think you have to accept damage as being part of doing these hardcore tracks

His build thread here:
https://offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=3014
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He is a close friend.

Not really. He only did Lockhart Basin and could not get through without Toyota help. Lockhart Basin is among the milder difficult trails. He will be the first to tell you just how limited a Subaru is out there.

He now has a GX 470, which is a Prado derivative, and is very happy with it. We drove two moderate trails together in spring.

Excluding the toy Subaru in Mickey's hot tub, I am not sure I know of any Subaru other than SL's 95 Legacy, to have certainly and fully completed a difficult trail around Moab.

I am sure your Foz and Rally's and Kevin's can handle quite a few of the difficult trails there though.

If you do come over...I will take you to the best of what Southern Utah has to offer...:poke: There is a lot of that!
 
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