DanteXanthe

Put a set of F1R wheels on. Fit perfectly

A little update in case anyone cares. I ended up unbolting the strut and yanked the lower control arm around a bit to get the axles out. Thanks everyone for all the help!

After some frustration, I think it's gonna have to wait a little longer. I need to drop the exhaust to get to the right side of the trans and I'll need a new gasket for that. Oh well.

I'll give it a shot. Hopefully the bolts aren't as crusty as some of the others. The engine came out fine though so there's hope. Thanks again. Now I'm going to go give it a shot.

I'll have to keep that in mind. I intend to replace everything I can with Whiteline stuff soon so I'll do that then. I need to get some fire so I can get the cotter pin out from the castle nut. My immediate thought was to just pop the ball joint from the control arm. Bloody rust. I love my car but so much needs replaced because of rot. A little off topic, I was debating STi swapping the hubs for better brakes but I'm not sure where to start with that or if it's even possible. And thank you so much for the help.

The bolt on the knuckle that holds the ball joint into the hub.

So I can do that without removing the transmission crossmember? And it won't hurt anything else will it? Also, thanks a bunch for the info.

My 2002 L wagon: Lowered on Godspeed MonoRS coilovers NRG 3" dish steering wheel w/NRG quick release and short hub 2.5" custom header back exhaust w/Yonaka high flow cat into xForce Varex muffler ACT Streetlight Flywheel and Exedy stage 1 clutch eventually: WRX swap Tint hood scoop GT hatch w/ wing

My 02 Legacy L wagon need some help. I've unfortunately run into a lot of rusted bolts and broken crap from previous owner's neglect. My biggest concern at this point is that the front axles need replaced badly but the pinch knuckle bolt is seized and rounded. Is there any other way to get the axle out? Also, what would I need to STi hub swap? I'm sort of looking to WRX swap at some point so I was also wondering if I could just buy a WRX wagon around the same year and strip it for all the parts I'd need. Thanks in advance for any help provided!