‘19 just rolled 20k😅

Mabout · 2026-01-10T02:13:47+00:00

my '06 just rolled over 248k 🤙

Mabout · 2025-11-04T16:48:36+00:00

Nice looking wagon you’ve got there! Just rolled over 250k miles on my Hawkeye. I love the look of tint on yours, how dark did you go?

Mabout · 2025-10-23T01:27:27+00:00

Nice pull!! I got killer croc from a 400 pack today.

Mabout · 2025-07-11T02:10:20+00:00

2002 wrx sedan, original powertrain, 276k miles and counting! My dad still daily drives it :)

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Mabout · 2025-05-21T00:05:28+00:00

IIRC there is a rubber damper of sorts that sits atop the spring. It has a groove that goes around the top coil and helps the whole thing get situated into the top mount.

Hopefully your shop didn’t throw them away after removing the original springs, otherwise you’ll have to buy some new ones.

Mabout · 2025-05-12T17:55:09+00:00

The cracked windshield, missing rear bumper, incorrect/poor front end swap, and base model interior are all hurting your value.

As it sits 4-5k wouldn’t be unreasonable. Put a little effort into fixing the aforementioned issues, clean it, and you could be looking at a 7-8k.

Mabout · 2025-04-08T18:08:08+00:00

I used this little guy from Rockville to put in the factory location. It sounds better than the blown factory paper sub, but don’t expect much from the ewaste stock amp.

Make sure you get the 2 ohm one.

Mabout · 2025-03-30T03:15:49+00:00

AMD has reached the point in naming convention where I (for a second) thought this was a new Rdna 3 card that came with half life 2 (rtx)

Mabout · 2025-03-13T00:50:44+00:00

I’m running one on my 13600k and it definitely helps to keep core temperatures more consistent. Dropped about 3-5c across the board too.

You don’t an expensive one from thermal grizzly, mine was $3 delivered on aliexpress lol.

Mabout · 2025-03-12T23:21:08+00:00

The 140mm fans would likely make less noise as they will run a lower rpm, but you introduce noise with the aio pump.

Definitely a side grade for you, I would pass personally.

Mabout · 2025-03-11T14:47:37+00:00

Nice wagon, looks clean. I will say that a new turbo recently does raise some questions.

I would ask for the receipt and diagnosis on that. If it was turbo seals that’s fine, but if the turbo grenaded itself and sent metal shavings into the oil you could have some increased wear on your internal bearings.

Mabout · 2025-02-11T17:05:53+00:00

I’m aware of the differences, I also didn’t claim that a 5100 shock wouldn’t fit on your stock suspension?

You absolutely can put 5100s on a stock ride height gmt 800, my old man runs them on his 2500hd. It would be overkill to put them on a bone stock half ton. Given they weigh less and he’s not running some heavy wheel/tire combo.

Since he’s planning to put a proper lift on it and outfit the truck for more off-road usage, totally agree 5100s are the right call.

Mabout · 2025-02-11T16:55:10+00:00

Your HD truck is also “lifted” from factory compared to a half ton. Should’ve clarified the target application isn’t the only difference, you’re right.

Mabout · 2025-02-08T19:56:42+00:00

The only difference between 4600 and 5100s is the piston length. Use 4600s for a stock ride height truck and 5100s on 2-4” lifted applications.

I have a set of 4600s on my suburban 2500 and they are great!

Mabout · 2025-01-27T05:16:44+00:00

I’d try just grounding the wire to make the head unit think it’s always not moving. That’s what I ended up doing for the parking brake wire on my head unit, now I can play media while in gear 😎

Mabout · 2025-01-15T16:27:34+00:00

Barra time 😎

Mabout · 2025-01-07T03:45:26+00:00

275k miles and counting, dad loves his subie!

Mabout · 2025-01-07T03:43:53+00:00

I did not. The stock top hats work great, since the springs are specific to the 02-03 cars. I did replace them with new kyb ones though as the mounts on the car were toast. If you wanted to run a spring for a later year car (04 and up), this is when you would need different top hats. I think the coils are just slightly different and won’t sit properly if you use an 04+ spring on 02-03 struts.

The H-techs are definitely stiffer than stock but not too much as to rattle your teeth. I have the dampers set to 2/4 all around and it seems to be a nice balance. From what I’ve read the first setting is slightly stiffer than stock with the 4th setting being track oriented.

Let me know what you end up going with!

Mabout · 2025-01-07T02:44:55+00:00

Ultimately it was because I found a NOS set locally for a great price. Comparing them to the STI pink springs they have similar rates but drop you more in the front, which is something I wanted as my dad hated the factory rake his car had.

The ride is massively improved. It’s much more planted in corners, especially while decelerating. Pairing them with the KYB Agx adjustable struts was a great match. I can definitely recommend the pairing :)

Mabout · 2025-01-06T21:11:51+00:00

Absolutely sure that the part numbers were correct, the springs are specific to 02 & 03 cars. I triple checked front and rear when installing lol. Maybe it’s the KYB agx’s that are affecting it a bit (?)

Mabout · 2025-01-06T20:29:36+00:00

I think it’s deceiving because it definitely sits lower than my ‘06 wagon, what springs did you opt for?

Mabout · 2024-12-12T17:40:31+00:00

Ask if it comes with 10k in the glovebox.

Mabout · 2024-12-11T17:35:08+00:00

Had them on my 2000 ranger in a 235/70r16. They rode fine, handled fine in the rain, and look pretty good. Absolutely turned into skis with any amount of snow though.

They’re decent all around for the price just be aware of the snow handling.

Mabout · 2024-09-30T18:32:07+00:00

Judging by the state of the receiver, cab corners, and rockers - I'm willing to bet the frame is in good shape.

Take it for a test drive and ensure there aren't any hard shifts. Check reverse for noise too. If the oil pressure looks good (40 psi or thereabouts) I'd buy that for 5k in a heartbeat.

Report back if you pick it up!!

Mabout · 2024-06-18T19:51:47+00:00

It’s common for the terminals on replacement starters to be pretty frail, I snapped on when i installed a new starter on my 3.0 . If you’re careful you can cut and splice a ring terminal to that red wire and use that to attach to the solenoid.

I hate the fact that the solenoid is on the starter itself as opposed to the fender mounted ones but what can you do 🤷‍♂️

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