6 Speed Buildup/Versions Recommendations

[Pegdrgr]

Absolutely! I only considered the 07 or 08 when I sourced mine. The jump from 4th to 5th in the 04 is unbearable for me, also I like the differential better in the 06+.

We recently put an 07 6 speed in a Forrester and the customer, who had driven older STis was very grateful we pushed him to wait for the 07. Then again last summer we put a 04 in a Legacy GT and the customer has been completely happy with it. I can actually drive mine in the snow with the DCCDPro set to full rear, while all reports from friends and customers says that the rear bias is too great on the 04-05.

We are in the process of putting a 04 6 speed into a 98 Impreza right now, but that is because the price was right. For obvious reasons you will commonly find the 04-05 for less than the 07.