BH suspension into BG5?

[Guest]

Hi anyone know if the suspension from a 1998 BH legacy will fit into a 1994 BG5 Legacy?

(Did a quit search but didn't find anything.)

[Hailz]

My mates got a BH Legacy and we looked into that as I have the BG model and nope! they actually have a completely different rear strut set up and as for the front not a huge amount of differnece but by the looks it wouldnt work, you could give the fronts a go but definately not the rear - I would'nt be too hopefull though.

[pl0x]

fronts would, rears never

someone did say fronts have a different way to hold the brake line in place and would work between models but nothing cable ties wouldn't fix

[Guest]

Ok thanks for the answers, saved me some moneys

[ReubenH]

Yep, BH's have multi-link rear suspension, totally and utterly incompatible.

What CAN fit in a BG though is V7 STi stuff, and boy does it go well

V1-6 though, the rear sturts and springs are too short and you get the arse sag going...

[Hailz]

 ReubenH said:

What CAN fit in a BG though is V7 STi stuff, and boy does it go well

Do you know of someone who's done this swap before? I haven't heard of it before but would be keen to know if it can be done and what differences I could expect

[ReubenH]

Yep, i do. Car's off the road at the moment, so can't say for sure, but i've been in cars with V7 stuff and they are bloody good. The BG with the V7's sits at a very good ride height too, and no arse sag like GC8 stuff.

[pl0x]

V7 gear creates to much positive camber in the rear.

Can be fixed with mods the the shock (Slotting the bolt wholes like the front) or some camber bolts.

the way i was going to do it was, slot(grind/drill out) one of the wholes and have a wheel alignment & tack a washer etc to keep the bolt from moving.

In my bd5 i had V7 shocks with sedan lowering springs and was way to much positive camber, handled like shit. went for a test drive and almost ended up owning a new power pole

if i started again knowing what i know id go for v5/6 sti shocks, swap the top hats and use some wagon springs if you got a wagon, use sedan if you got a sedan.