traildogck

Are you in New Mexico? You look so... Albuquerque. It looks very breaking-bad. Quite a sled. I have BCs myself. I did this mod, top perch bearing on them due to shitty Denver streets https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/curing-bc-coilover-rattle-270493.html?t=270493

Yes, looks nice.

Yes ^^^

Have the wheel turned on the ground. Have a paw on the castle nut...you will feel grinding and popping if it's a bad BJ. (phrasing-ouch)

I had similar experience and started a whole thread on the Outback Forum. https://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/65-parts-accessories-performance/491465-mevotech-arms-ball-joint-garbage.html

I will stress a rear sway bar upgrade and upgraded performance bushing will help in these stressful situations. https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cke-ssp-performance-bushings-19mm-20mm-rsb-267038.html https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cke-ssp-gen-6-fsb-2010-2018-rsb-performance-bushings-267041.html Feel free to PM me with any questions.

I would tend to disagree. Not just because I am the guy slinging the bushings. It's from my own experience. There are many testimonies on the Outback forum from different end end users and the feedback in overwhelming positive. The materials used by CKE SSP are advance industrial urethanes. They are not cheap poly. They don't squeak. Lets look at the system. The sway bar bushings resist lateral loads against their comprehensive properties. The do not resist torsional loads, the bar is free to rotate. Keep in mind the sway bars rotate very little through their reactive motion. Sure there is friction at this point, however rubber is subjected to friction as well. The stock bushings are coated with a dry lubricant. (like a wax) This wax does nothing to resist moisture. A rubber sway bar bushing often has rust built up between the bar and the ID of the bushing. Rubber bushing in some situations make more noise than poly. The sticky marine type greases are what typical poly manufacturers recommend and usually send with their product. Typical aftermarket bushing have an ID that usually matches the bar, or sometimes a tad loose. The sticky grease helps to prevent the water intrusion, you don't get the rust build up. CKE SSP bushings are a direct copy of the OEM bushings. OEM bushings are 1mm decrease in ID over the bar OD. This ensures a very tight fit around the bar, just like the OEM rubber. OEM bushings have a taper and seal (almost) on the edges. I send a lighter, thinner grease - SuperLube with PTFE. Once both surfaces are coated with the PTFE, and sealed tight, the system is then lubricated on the molecular level.

You could always upgrade your sway bar bushings. I heard there was a guy around here slinging better performance out of stock bars.

Agreed, a drop in unit like the others that have already been produced by madrig. I like where this is going very much. I might want 2 after all....

Not really, very little space if any on most aftermarket TMICs.

I like the 2nd picture the very best. All black on the silver hood. It stays within the hood sheet metal nicely. And definitely increases the air catch. I think the intake/exhaust combo would maybe be good for the FMIC guys if any are interested in this

Like knocking down AVO Turboworld bars front and rear for the gen4. WhiteLine is next ...

Not a re-seller at all. I am the one and only developer and producer. True one man show.

I am very happy when others can benefit. I am working on some seriously diabolical stuff right now. I will update here on the forum shortly. Basically, I am now doing bushings for aftermarket bars as well.

I am not around all that much. Let me catch up. I am registered as a homebrew vendor.

Thanks for the props Humble Rumble I am happy you are happy. I appreciate you posting feedback. As to the 75d vs 85d question... The 85d are a hardness what we are all familar with when it comes to the aftermarket performance. Similar to WhiteLine, AVO, Energy Suspensions. When I 1st developed the products I was concerned about adding NVH to our family cars. The 75d was a performance target which ensures no harshness. Then there were many users from the outback forum who purchased the 75d and responded with "I want more" As it turns out, the 2010-2014 and the 2015-2018 chassis are more isolated from road inputs than say the Gen4/Leggy. There have been no reports of unwanted NVH with the harder 85d. The general consensus over there is go straight with the 85d. However, I think it can depend on some other car details. Choice of stock or rear sway bar upgrade. Use of your car, predominately loaded vs empty. Feel free to PM or email me for specific advice. My apologies to HR, thread Hijack Complete

Performance sway bar bushings can help with stability. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cke-ssp-gen-6-fsb-2010-2018-rsb-performance-bushings-267041.html For both the stock bar set up as above. or the upgraded 19mm or 20mm rear bars below. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cke-ssp-performance-bushings-19mm-20mm-rsb-267038.html Anyone interested can feel free to contact me by PM or at the email below.

Remember folks, there are performance upgraded bushing available for both the 19mm and 20mm bar. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cke-ssp-performance-bushings-19mm-20mm-rsb-267038.html CKE SSP. PM or email me if interested.

I am happy you are happy.

I'm interested your thoughts when you get the sway bar bushings installed. Car looks great. I really like those wheels on that color.

Folks ... Remember there are performance and high performance RSB bushings available through CKE SSP http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/cke-ssp-performance-bushings-19mm-20mm-rsb-267038.html FSB bushing for Gen5 and Gen6 as well ...

I would still utilize those blast plates if I had an MT.

I agree, I don't think those side feed are going to get you there. When it comes to building your fuel and cooling systems...you want to be well with in the operating range, not at the limit. I can't see, are you using the stock fuel pressure regulator and all stock fuel lines?

Wow...Very straight forward, detailed for those who know, Not, sticker shock, by no means. Tks. M

Thank You Both. I can have tendency to spend too much time...in blocks. Whether that be on my car, bikes...time with my daughter. So, sometimes I disappear. I am here for help, helping and humor. in the short time I have spent logged on...I definitely feel a good community energy. I enjoy the community helping each other with all of out 6-star related cars. I think there are plenty of places in the world were folks and nit-pic a machine and / or be nasty. This isn't one of them. I like that. I definitely feel a responsibility to the OB forum community. Sometimes it gets un-interesting and exhausting at the same time. Having the "odd model" in OB form, plus all of my "straying from the stock platform", means I always feel like I am blazing trail...here I am just part of the mix...and I have the opportunity to learn a great deal more. I am mainly a chassis and suspension guy. Most of what I have done to correct the issues I didn't like...most of those folks don't understand. And most others think the pretty color are just stupid. I hope to contribute where I can.