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ive heard they are an easy swap has anyone done it...if so are there any mods to be done so it will fit........

cheers clint

I'll put my hand up to hear any info on this too please!
Wouldn't mind doing it myself.

Yep it fits


You will need to use the 'L' series tie-rod ends & bend the pipes on the rack or they will foul on the engine crossmember. & there is VERY little adjustment (Toe in/out) as the liberty is a wider car.

you could also mod the rack ends to get more toe in/ out if ya needed it

Yea i belive that to do it into a brumby i have to use the liberty rack ends and cut the thread off and then re thread the remaining rack end then grind a little bit out of the crossmember to fit the power head and other than that it just bolts in.

i guess it would be similar to the L series

From what I understand, what makes it easy with the L series is that the fittings for the hoses will screw striaght out of the L rack and into the Lib rack.

The MY hoses have a different thread on the end, but if you're going EJ you will need custom hoses anyway and it's not such a big deal.

I think someone said the fittings on the lib rack might conflict with a crossmember or something on an MY but I'm not 100% sure on that one.

Another way around it would be to do what subarursliberty has done here and "cut and shut" a crossmember to suit, but if you're not a VERY experienced welder pay someone else to do it.

Jordan.

When we do them we mod the rack ends (not tie-rod ends) by tapping a thread a further 35mm along them. You need a 14mm die nut to do this and it costs around $30. You also need to open up the hole in the cross member to suit the Liberty/Impreza power steering. Yes the L power steer lines will fit straight in to the later model rack.

so a liberty or impreza rack will work hey......

Yep.......