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Roof rails and tyre
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:35 pm
by Captain Obvious
fitted these today came up great, they are factory legacy, but all the bracket are there in the aussie car to bolt to and alot stronger than rola style racks.
they suit the cars to well, make it look like a different car!!
just got to make some cross bars to bolt to spare tyre to !!
bryan
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:45 pm
by vincentvega
and I also want to say a big thanks to DANE for finding me these cheap!!!!
!!!
looks cool mate
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:47 pm
by Captain Obvious
yes indeed thanks danger!!
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:49 pm
by D3V1L
looks good!
cross bars are around if u look hard enough..i got some for my outback but was lucky enough to have got them with the car...he had them in junk pile and i made him pull them out...fit well and look great not to mention useability
dave
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:07 pm
by vincentvega
for an outback yeah, for a gen1 legacy... gonna be a lot harder to find. if you see some though let us know!
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:28 am
by Captain Obvious
well that something i am trying this week, i know someone with a gen 3 outback and he has the cross bars there going to see how closer fit they are.
bryan
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:50 am
by Outback bloke
Please tell me you aren't putting your spare wheel up there.
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:10 am
by Wilbur
Why not ? Are the roofs not allowed to take 40kg ?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:40 pm
by vincentvega
they are the strongest option you have for roof racks on a gen1. they bolt straight into the pillars of the car at 3 seperate points. bloody good setup
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:18 pm
by Captain Obvious
yes i am planing that brett, only place for it!! rest of the car will be full
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:44 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
Those later model bars look good on the early ones, good job there Byron.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:09 pm
by vincentvega
they arent later model bars, they are off a gen1 legacy. I managed to find 2 sets in tassie
seems likeall the good shit i find is in tasmania
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:26 pm
by Subaman
Yeah I think every gen 1 jap import car I have seen has had them fitted, may have been a standard fixture in Japan or something.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:53 pm
by Captain Obvious
well finally got the spare fitted to the roof now, made the cross bars up bolted them to the rails, the used threaded rod to bolt the tire marine ply.
bryan
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:19 am
by Wilbur
So the bolt goes only though some ply and one of the wheel stud holes ? I'd be doing something else if so. The ply may fall to pieces on the corrogations. Maybe some padding on those cross rails you bolted on and just go with some tie down straps onto your subaru rails. Hope you have spring washers on those bolts/and or nyloc nuts.
Otherwise it looks like it will work.
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:29 am
by daza
Lightning_Silver_RX wrote: Maybe some ... tie down straps onto your subaru rails.
I was gunna suggest the tie down strap from the point of making the wheel much easier to get down when you need it. eg not needing to climb up the reach in to undo the nut.
Daza.
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:34 am
by Subaman
Why didnt you just put it in your spare wheel hole byron? or is that a second spare.
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:02 pm
by cool banana
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.......
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:04 pm
by Xtreme_RX
cool banana wrote:Any tyre/wheel larger than stock standard will not fit in the spare tyre well. 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.......
Thats not totaly true - My dad has a 27" Nankang in the spare wheel well in the back of his series 2 liberty........
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:16 pm
by vincentvega
aired down surely?
my tyres dont fit in my well thats for sure.