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Hi everyone. A growing family and the need for more space means that the time has come to sell my beloved MY05 outback. I picked her up new from City Subaru sometime around Dec 05/Jan 06 and set her up as a tourer. The vast majority of the 107 000 km on the clock are from exploring WA and going camp...

Bryan,
did Irvin fit the tow points/padeyes to your bar, or did you do it? Are they padeyes welded to the bar, or do they penetrate through the bar and connect with something structural behind?
cheers
Martin

I bought raised king springs for all 4 corners of my 05 outback....they do exist...

What happened to the lift kits thread/link that was in the site navigation window on the front page?
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Martin

It's got window frames...

sweet! Thanks BYB01

another Q...How do I remove the rear shockie and spring without injuring myself?

do I disconnect the torsion bar, then remove the lower shock bolt?
cheers muchly in advance

Hi, In my 2005 3 litre auto outback I get about 12.4l/100k around the city. My better half gets about 11.4 to 11.8. Offroad or towing the 4.8m tinnie on bitumen we get about 13.4-ish Long trips on the tarmac, with the cruise control on, we get about 9.8 to 10.4-ish. I get better economy using 98 oct...

Hi all,

Does anyone know how I can get my hands on a service manual to suit a 2005 outback. I think it's titled "2004 Subaru Legacy/outback service manual"

I need help pulling out the rear quarter trim to get to my rear shocks to change out the springs.

Thanks muchly
martin

Many thanks.
Sorry for the late reply, been busy/away for a while.
Thanks again for the tips
seeya
Martin

Guys, I recently got some raised king springs and front KYB shocks for my 05 outback, and am keen to get them installed. I’d like to give this job a go myself, to learn more about the car. I’ve never done this job before and have limited mechanic skills, so before I start work, I’d like to ask a few...

oops sorry, I meant for a current shape outback...
aired down they fit, but that defeats the purpose of having a spare, unless you carry around a pump...
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Any tyre/wheel larger than stock standard will not fit in the spare tyre well. (edit: I meant for current shape outbacks...sorry for not being clear) I have to keep my spare tyre on the roof as well inside a roof basket. (doesn't leave much room for anything else unfortunately.......

Again..Nice Car!
The front towing point...what type is it and how have you mounted it? Any close ups and info would be greatly appreciated.
cheers
Martin

city subaru told me that the reason for putting a sales stop on the turbo models is that they had a bad batch of crankshaft bearings (from and new supplier). All existing stock apparently needs to be pulled apart and new bearings dropped in....just what I heard (or think I heard??)

For some crazy reason, I like the fact that subaru's have frameless windows. Why have they moved away from that with the new Forester, Tribeca and WRX?
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martin

thanks for the snorkel and mudflap info guys! Much appreciated!
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martin

thanks Frog. much appreciated.

Great looking car.
What model snorkel is that, and what mods did you need to do to make it fit? More info on that pls.
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martin

Gents, The front mudflaps on the outback gen 4 are shite. They don't prevent stone chips on the rear wheel arch and they take up precious space inside the fron t wheelarch minimising clearances between the tire and wheel arch. I'd like to replace them with something similar to the ones used by rally...