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Hi All. What a huge amount of information available to us new Subaru owners!! We already own flat 4 vehicles, a 55 oval beetle and a 67 splitscreen and have just purchased an 02 2.5 outback to do a trip across australia and want to get the suspension sorted out for the trip as we are also towing a jayco camper trailer and its feeling pretty boaty, even though we are running 4 bar stabaliser bars!!. Its done 160ks with full Subaru service history and looking through the receipts theres no sign of any suspension work so far. Im therefore looking at getting the front and rear completely overhauled and after reading alot of the posts will be using KYB struts and king springs. However, I am trying to decide whether i would be better of going for standard height king springs or raised all round? I understand that king springs are heavier duty so even standard height would immediately improve things at the back when towing the camper trailer and also give the car better ground clearence than it currently has due to the sagging of the current suspension and that they are firmer. If i fitted raised all round though, what extra height over factory do you get and is there any other modifications needed? The extra ground clearence is appealing so we can maybe go a little further afield when weve unhitched the jayco and go discovering. However i dont wish to open a can of worms so to speak and cause more problems than i solve!
Any tips or pointers would be helpfull. Thanks Darren

Hi Darren
does your Outback have self levelling rear suspension? We have just raised our 99 Outback with Kings and new KYBs, can give you a few pointers.
Neil

Not news in here... a lot of people have complained about the rear suspensions on Gen3 Liberty & Outback...
Cheers
AP

This mob make some good stuff although they are not too well known but note that they do work for Kenworth trucks.
http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/coil.htm
They also make lowered,std and raised springs that are around 25% heavier than original.
I have got their F & R 25mm Raised HD springs sitting in the corner just waiting to be fitted in my MY05 Forester.
They deliver anywhere in Aus and you can pay over the phone.
As far as i am aware the King Springs are a progressive coil but the Aurora(their brand) ones are a linear spring.
The tech guy told me they make them this way for two reasons.
1. The coils can't 'load up' like a progressive coil can.
2. The OEM springs are a linear spring so they stick to what Subaru has done.
The main difference will be that the linear spring will ride a bit harsher with no load as the softer progressive coil is not there.
The plus side is that the car should handle a bit better.
It's worth having a browse through their site as they do quite a range of stuff.
They were also very good to deal with. Thumbs up from me:D